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EVENING EDITION
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair tonight; Friday
fair and cooler.
Calling cards, wad
ding stationery, om
merclal stationery and
Job printing to order
at the East OregonUn.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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PENDLETOX, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1011.
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ADVANCING AND UNCONTROLLED
FLAMES CLAIM MORE VICTIMS
MANY HUNDREDS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED
Large Area of Wealthy Country, Changed to Blackened,
Charred Stretch ot Desolation
I'anlc Stricken Foreigners Throw Women and ( lillilren Refugees I'roin :
Boat Into Water And Are Driven Hack by Oik? Lone Man .MU-liifan
Situation Shows Marked Improvement After Killing Scores mid Ren- j
dcrlng Thousands Homeless Estimate of 1'utnlitics Impossible.
Cobalt, Out., July 13. More than
three hundred dead, by forest fires,
In the Porcupine district today, is the
record for the holecaust In the Do
minion of Canada. Damage to the
extent of many millions is believed
to have been done. Thousands of
acres of timber have been devastcd.
Many mines are ruined and etill the
flames rage uncontrolled.
It Is feared that many lives were
lost in those section, from which no
word has yet come. More than two
hundred settlers, with their wives and
families, who had Jaring.j in the
fire zone, are missing una most of
them are believed to be dead.
The following mines were totally
ruined:
The Dome, North Dome, Vlpond,
Foley, O'Brien, Philadelphia, United
Porcupine, Standard Imperial, West
Dome and El Dorado Porcupine.
I'Nwvljriicrs Show Cowardice.
At South Porcupine, while the wo
men and children were being hur
ried to safety on the steamer Golden
City, a gang of fear-frenzied foreign
ers rushed the boats, moored at the
wharf, and threw the other passen
gers overboard.
Joseph Gardiner, a druggist, rose
to the occasion and with drawn re
t volvcr backed the foreigners away,
until the women and children were
safe. t
Thousands) Homeless.
Grayling, Mich., July 13. The vil
lage of Waters, near here, Is In ruins
today. For some miles northeastern
Michigan is a blackened stretch of
desolation. Three thousand families
are homeless and hundreds are miss
ing. It is Impossible to obtain an ac
curate estimate of the fatalities. The
situation Is slightly Improved today
and the fires aro burning out.
AI.I-.EfiE! PORTLAND FORGER
ARRESTED IX IDAHO TOWX
Portland, July 13. Tracey G. Av
ery, charged with operating In high
financial circles, by floating alleged
forged city Improvement bonds, and
with Issuing worthless checks, was
arrested today at Harrison, Idaho, by
detectives from this city.. Avery's
operations are said to extend to sev
eral cities. Including Portland, Spo
kane and Salt Lake.
"PURE FOOD" WILEY A
GRAETER, IS CHARGE
PRESIDENTIAL AXE
WILL PALL II'
TRUE
Allowed to Ilavo Conspired With
I (inflow ami Xew York Physician
to Draw Y'enr's Salary for
Days' Services.
Eighty
Washington, I). C. July 13. Dr
Harvey V. Wiley, chief chemist of
the United Slates department of ag
riculture, is angry today because of
reports to the effect Uiat ho Is slated
for decapitation on account of irreg
ularities in his office. The personnel
committee of the agricultural depart
ment has recommended that Wiley
and his assistant. W. D. Blgelow, bo
permitted to resign. President Taft
Is now considering the case.
The charges are that Wiley and
Bigelow, entered into a secret arj
rangenient with Dr. II. 11. Rusgy, head
of the New York College of Phar
macy, whereby Ilusby received a yeur
ly salury of $1600 for services during
not more than eighty days.
The law provided that employes re
ceiving yearly salaries must work ex
clusively for the government.
PORTUGESE INARCH
London, July IS. With a war fund
of $6,000,000 a call to arms to Por
tugese monarchists has been Issued
Jointly by Ex-King Manuel and Don
Miguel the pretender, according to
a dispatch from Badajos today.
Attack Ca.silo.
Lisbon, July 13. An unsuccessful
attempt was made last night to cap
- - Many Mines Destroyed.
SPOKANE CHAMBER
COMING TO ROUND-UP
TilltEE HUNDRED WILL
v BE IX THE PARTY '
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Ooimrt::?e Arrunirlinr Excursion la
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O.do.- That Members May Slay in ;
Pen..:-.on ax Long As They Like.
Spokane, Wash., July 13. Three
hundred members of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon
in the assembly hall on July 11, ac
cepted an invitation extended by J.
H. Gwinn, secretary of the Round-up,
to attend the Hound-up at Pendleton,
Ore., September 14.
The excursion committee will make
arrangements to run an excursion to
Pendleton, leaving Spokane the eve
ning of September 13, enabling the
excursionists to spend an entire day
at the Kound-up.
Arrangements will also be made
to enable as many as desire to stay
for a greater length of time at Pen
dleton. It is believed this will be
one of the largest excursions of the
season and that many of the mem
bers of the Spokane chamber of com
merce will avail themselves of the
opportunity of attending the 'cele
bration. The above dispatch was received
at this office this morning and is
self explanatory. Secretary J. H.
Gwinn received a letter from Secre
tary R. J. Maclean of the Spokane
chamber of commerce this morning
containing an official announcement
of the acceptance of the invitation.
After thanking the association for
naming September 14 Spokane day,
he says, "We shall endeavor to be
there in numbers so that you will
realize that it is Spokane Day. I
advise you either to increase your
police force for the day or to dis -
charge it entirely.
TAFT DENOUNCED BY
SEN. LA FOLLETTE
Washington, July 13. In a speech
bristling with invective and satire,
Senator La Folletto today on the floor
of the senate, bitterly denounced Ca-
nndliin ri.i-lm.n.lv nn.l PrpsMen t Tuft I
He flatly accused Taft of not having
kept his promise, of having added be
j trayal to betrayal and of having sac
I rlficed bis progressive policies to
I Aldriehisni and reactionaries. j
i Snnntiir T.a Tenllptti. snlH th.it reel-I
proeity would not benefit the people,
but would reduce duties for
the big
interests.
It is nothing It pretends to be and
professes to be nothing that It is
he
snkl.
He described the measure as
the greatest legislative wrong inflict -
ed on the people In tho last half the poor. Hundreds of nun and wo
century. I men stormed the office of the Foster-
"Jt is an interesting study in po-j Scott company and demanded ice.
liticnl psychology to observe Taft'aiThe manager was forced to distribute
devotion to Roosevelt Policies," said i ticket, good for ice at the company's
the senator,
"The people elected Taft in the be
lief that he would hold fast to all
Roosevelt had gained and not revoke'
his orders and reverse his action." he
said.
Concluding, he said what Roose
velt and the progressives contend for
is: Justice, eternal, everlasting Justice
for every human being and are against
organized selfishness and power. If' is
the fight of the plain people against
the confederated privileged."
STS ASSAULT CASTLE
ture St. George Castle by a band of
mysterious invaders. Tho govern
ment today has inaugurated a strict
press censorship and thx garrison at
the castle has been Increased. The
attack is believed to have been made
by Monarchists who disappeared when
the Republican soldiers fired on them
Excitement here Is high and an out
break Is momentarily expected.
PEA HUE ClIOSKV FOR 1
X. K. A. PRESIDENCY.
San Francisco, July 13. Car-
roll G. Pearse of Milwaukee,
will be the next president of
the Naional Educational associa-
tion. In nominating the com-
mittee this morning, Pearse re-
celvod twenty seven votes and
I A. K. Win-hip of Boston, an
1 "old guard, candidate, received
j "twenty. Durand W. Ppring'-r,
! 4 the present treasurer, received
j twenty-four votes to twenty-
! three for Katharine Dovereaux
I Blake, an "insurgent."
! VI ITY
POSTOI'IK i:s
Ann savings hanks
Washington, July 13. Fifty postof-
flees In various sections of the United j
Plates added savings banks to their;
facilities today, under the order of
Po.-tmnster General Hltchcork. This i
bring? the total of postal brinks in)
op-ra'b.n to CiiO From now en banks
already designated will be opened al-lpany and the Pacific Telephone corn
most continuously and hv Julv 24 pany shall be required to place their
the total number, ready for deposits I
wil' reach 1000.
Of the thousand banks In opera
tion or soon to be opened, Pennsyl
vania has the largest number, fifty
eight. Postmaster General Hitch-
ro'k na fnun'l ,nnt communities
with large foreign populations are
appreciative of the facilities of
the postal banks, and a majority of
m lght Pennsylvania banks
are in the mining districts, where im
migrants predominate.
L4FFERTY BILL
DOOMED TO REST
Confirming a previous announce
ment to the effect that Lafferty's ju
diciary bill, which has for its purpose
the transferring of the headquarters
of the eastern Oregon Judicial district
from Pendleton to Baker, will not
corne up for action at the present spe
cial session of congress is a letter
received this morning by Secretary
J. E. Keefe of the Commercial asso
ciation from Senator George E.
Chamberlain.
"I find that, in view of the repre
sentations made to him," he writes,
"the representative from your district
has decided to make a number of
changes in the bill and to reintroduce
It in the house where the matter will
be referred to the committee on the
Judiciary.' Tou may rest assured that
no action whatever will be taken,
even bv that branch of congress, dur-
ing tne present special session; and
Uhould it be passed at any time by the
house and be referred to the senate,
j will give the measure my earnest
! attention In connection with your
I communication.'
j "EREXZIED I'INANCE" LAWSOX
j MEETS A REAL REAR
! Portland. July 13. A story reach
ed here from Prineville oday of an
encounter that Thomas W. Lawson,
tile Wall street "bear," bad with a
real bruin while spending his vaca
tion nt the home of Thomas Sharp.
Seven. 1 days ago Lawson went fish-
I ing. When he failed to return, Sharp
! went out to roconnoiter. He found
i the Boston millionaire on a tree limb
over n creek t.nd a big black bear on
; gu""a bel"'
I Liwson hud fed the bear all his
trout, but bruin stuck to the job.
.Sharp chased the bear away and Iiw-.-on
was rescued.
i PRICE Ol'
ICE CAUSES
RIOTS IX NEW YOUIv
Xew York. July 13. Through an
' increase of nearly three hundred per
j cent in the price of ice during the hot
; spell, ice riots are raging today among
pier.
Methods. Unjust.
Washington, July 13. Tho methods
employed in extraditing John J. .Mo
Namara from Indianapolis In connec
tion with tho destruction of the Los
Angdles Times building were arraign
ed by Attorney Leo M. Kappuport of
Indianapolis, who addressed the sen
ate "third degree" committee in sup
port of legislation which would pre
vent such methods.
Portland Chosen.
Pittsburg, July 13. At a meeting
of the executive committee of the Na
tional Reform association here, Port
land, Or , was selected as the phuc
for holding the second world Chris
tian Citizenship conference beginning
June 2'i 1013, and continuing for one
week.
Commercial Luncheon Tomorrow.
Tho board of managers of the local
Commercial association will hold their
weekly luncheon in the Quelle annex
tomorrow, , ,
C TO
First Skirmish Won in Figh t
to Place Overhead Wires
Underground.
question- given to
o i 1 din a n ce com m itt ee
; Councilman strain Siiecccds In flavin
Authority Given Committee of
Which lie I- Chairman City At
torney Excused Irom Serving.
The proposition
not tile Pacific I'
lo whether or
r ic Light corn-
wires underground on the business
streets is now In the hands of the or
dinance committee of the city coun
cil and that committee will make a
thorough investigation of the matter
with a view to drafting an ordinance
calling for the improvement. This
action was taken by the council last
evening following the presentation of
a petition by the ladles of the Civic
club asking that the wires on the
main streets be grounded.
Strain Leads Move.
The motion to refer the matter to
the ordinance committee of which he
himself is chairman, was made by
Councilman Strain and was seconded
by Councilman Dyer. In introducing
hLs motion, Mr. Strain stated that he
had no desire to force the matter up
on the council but simply wished to
have it considered. "The city has
shown a great deal of zeal for public
improvement recently," he said
"and. Inasmuch as we are now going
to spend $40,000 or $50,000 for pav
ing, I think it is the proper time to
consider the proposition of grounding
power wires. Therefore, in order to
get the matter before the council,
make a motion that the city attorney
and the ordinance committee look
into the" matter, and if they deem it
advisable, to draft an ordinance for
submission to the council."
City Attorney Excused.
City Attorney Roy Raley asked to
be relieved of the duty of assisting in
the investigation for the reason that
the firm to which he belongs has act
ed as legal council for the Pacific
Power & Light company at various
times. He was accordingly excused.
Montgomery Is Opposed.
Before the motion was put, Coun
cilman Montgomery stated that he
was not In sympathy with the move
for the reason that he deemed It In
consistent to ask the power company
to spend more money on Its equip
ment at the same time it is being
asked to reduce its rates. "There is
no doubt that the East Oregonian
has the popular side of the question,
he said, "but the company has rights
and I think they should be consider
ed thoroughly so that no mistake be
made."
Councilman Strain replied that, as
chairman of the ordinance commit
tee he would see that everyone has
a f..ir opportunity of presenting facts
bearing on the matter. The fact that
Strain is chairman of the ordinance
Keefe wil' be glad o receive the ac
(Continued on page eight.)
SUICIDES AFTER
Walla Walla, Wash., July 13. A
tragedy, that followed a dispute three
weeks ago, when the two men fought
a fist fight, was
naeied in this city
shortly after mid night this niornin
when William Mcineiko committed
suicide in the police station after hav
ing fired a shot Into tin? head of Dal
las Marquis and inflicting a wound
that is expected to result fatally. Both
men are cab drivers.
The shouting of Marquis occurred
on one of the business streets, his as-,
sailant having called him down from
his seat on the cau box. The suicide
ocurred about one hour later, in tne
presence of a couple ot policemen
and u newspaper reporter, who h.ut
rushed to the police station to learn
the particulars of the last shooting.
Mcinecke, had iu.;dc ills way to the
station, presumably U surrender, lie
was s;.'..'d in ine station, iwating
the action of the authorities, when
tile newspaper reporter appiared and
askoii about the attair. Tile slayer
peinteu his revolver .at the reporter
and said that lie l..ui .-hoi his lu.in
Willi that weapon. Then, before ho
i.ui be stopped, he placed the ma-- .
of the gun at his head and fired. The
revolver was a heap .32 taiiber wea
pon. Smith May Dooline. Toga.
Atlanta, (la. July 13. That Gover
nor Hoke Smith, who was lectcd
United States sdiatoi jesterday, may
ilecline, because of tho turmoil hi
withdrawal from the governorship
might create, is said to be a possi
bility today.
JOIIX GATES, ITXAXCIER, .
IS REPORTED DEAD
New York, July 1.1. Private
Wull Street advices, from Paris,
say that John W. Gates died
there today. Business associ
ates of the financier have re
ceived no confirmation of the
ri'port. Gales lias been In Paris
several weeks under the care
of spit'hilists and liis condition
lias been jrrave for many days
past.
Pitckey Signs for Bout.
San Francisco. July 13. Promoter
Clarke today recevod the signature of
Packy McFarland to articles calling
for a fight here next September w'th
Matt Wells, the British champion.
Clark's representative Is now In fie
;ist endeavoring to sign up Weils.
EDWARD IS INVESTED
PRINCE OF WALES
HUNDRED THOUSAND
SUBJECTS GREET HIM
King and Queen Take Back Scut
While Their Seventeen-Year-Old
Son Sits in Limelight and Acknowl
edged Loyalty.
Carnavon, Wales, July 13. With
ceremonies of quaint and medieval
magnificence, Edward, the seventeen-
year-old heir apparent to the British
crown, was today Invested as Prince
of Wales. Historic Carnarvon Castle
was the scene of the ancient rites of
the Investiture of the handsome young
prince, who was given a tremendous
ovatb a by the 100,000 Welshmen as
sembled to greet their nominal ruler.
K::i.; George and Queen Mary played
a minor part in the pomp and pa
Seantry of today and the royal pair
were given a back seat while their
son occupied the center of the stage
and monopolized the limelight.
Returning from Ireland in the
royal yacht, the Prince of Wales, ac
companied by his parents, boarded a
special train at Holyhead this morn
ing. At Griffith's Crossing, a village
two and a half miles north of Carnar
von, the royal party left the train an.
made the remainder of the journey
to the castle by road, the royal car
riages and escort awaiting the arrival
at Griffith's Crossing.
In the center of the great inner
courtyard of the castle where the
investiture took place, fifteen thou
sand leading men and women of
England and Wales were seated.
The bishop of Bangor officiated
at the ceremony, at the conclusion ot
which the prince appeared at the
celebrated "Queen Eleanor's" gate
way and Joined his subjects In sing
ing the Welch natinal anthem.
ROUND-UP HATS AND
BANDS NOW IN STYLE
"Get out your cowboy hats, your
Round-up hatbands and belts and
make manifest your Round-up spirit!"
This is the proclamation which Ad
vertising Manager Lee D. Drake
makes to Pendleton people today, and
tomorrow, Just two months prior to
the opening of the second annual
.-how of the Northwestern Frontier
Exhibition association, is the date set
for the commencement of this osten
tatious display.
Acting upon this request to the pub
lic, the different men's furnishing
stores of the city will dress their win
dows tonight with Round-up sartor
ial paraphernalia so that those good
l.iii.cloru fli.- Vinw i . O attf."i.1 nro
, ... ., "
, lut'u meiii&t:i es wiin ine iiecessar
adornments may have temptation
thrust in their way.
Therefore, Pendleton may be ex
pected to blossom forth tomorrow in
mil Uouud-up regalia and he, she or
it who appears without a wide brim
med sombrero, hatband, belt or othei
Insigna of the wild west show, will be
looked upon ;is lacking in proper
pr.de and .-pirit.
REVENUE OFFICERS
CHARGED WITH COXSIMRVCY
Chicago. July 13. A peci.i! Uniieit
States grand jury today indicted thr-H-United
state revenue officers and
tweuty-oiie other employes of two of
the largest olyeomavgarine factories
in the country, on ehaigo of con
spiracy to defraud' the cocernine in .
L TO M?
Captain Kern is enthusiastic over
the coming encampment und is anxi
ous to see n large company go down
from Pendleton. He is anxious to
have a new captain selected for com
pany L but says that ho will take the
lompany to the encampment if ne
cessary for him to do so.
Information received here last eve-
MODERN B. A.
INVADES CITK
Commercial Association Will.
Capture Visiting Dslegates
and Entertain Thtm.
REPORTS OE OFFICERS
BIIING SUBMITTED
A::tou .ooile Trip Over Pari of County
Vi'i.l i'c -Made, 1'oiioucd by Banquet
and Musical Program Membership
Is Iir;e.
With approximately one hundred
delegates i-i attendance, the triennial
convention of the Eastern Oregon and
Eastern Washington di:'.-ict of the
Modern Brotherhood of A nerica was
convened in the EaijIJ-Woodman
hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The
meeting is being presided over by J.
M. Gore, the district chief, whose ef
forts brought the convention to this
city.
The business session is in progres
at press time, the principal matter
coming oefore the convention being
the presentation of the reports of the
officers and the election of three del
egates to the national convention
which 'is to be held in Denver. .
Auto Trip is Arranged.
The business of the association will
be over by 5 o'clock at which hour
the delegates will be taken In hand
by the reception committee of the
Commercial association. Automobiles
have been secured from various citi
zens and these will be used to take
the visiting men and women over this
section of the county so. that they
may see some of the best wheat fields
in the United States.
Banqquet and Program Tonight.
The program for this evening will
start with the lodge ceremonies when
several members will be obligated.
Following this, a musical and literary
program will be rendered in the hall
to which the public is invited. Besides
the talent among the delegates, soma
of the best local entertainers, among
them Secretary Jack Keefe, have
been impressed for the occasion. The
convention will end with a big ban
quet to which also an invitation to the
public is extended.
Commercial Club Hosts.
During the stay of the delegates la
the city, the Commercial association,
through Its reception committee, has
acted as host and has done its utmost
to make their visit here a pleasant
one. They were met at the depot last
evening by the committee and es
corted to their hotels. After dinner
they were taken to the rooms of the
association where they were enter
tained until a late hour. They were
urged to make the rooms their head
quarters and. during the day, many
of them have availed themselves of
the invitation.
Lodjre is Strong One.
The Modern Brotherhood of Am
erica, although a comparatively
youthful organization by reason of its
rapid growth has reached such
strength that it is now ranked as
fourth among the lodges of its kind.
It was formed just 14 years ago and
now claims n membership of 2nn,000.
i Its purpose is insurance aud during
its existance it has paid out over $6,
onn.OOO to its beneficiaries. Its re
serve fund amounts to $1,000,000 in
vested in governmental and munici
pal bonds and loans of the best se
rr.r'ty. The local branch of the lodse is
only eleven months old but boasts a
membership of 1SS and has already
paid out $40iiii to beneficiaries, for
v. ht.'V. sum only $27 had been paid in
by the members.
FAMILY OP FIVE DIE
WREN HOME BURNS
Grand Junction, Colo., July 13. J
". Williams and wife and three ohil-
I dr
were burned t.i death la t-? yes
terday. Mrs. Williims poured a quan
tity or casoVne in the cracks nf the
floor, to kill hugs. The fluid v.".m
ignite! burn'nc the house The oc
cupants wore unabli to es.'ape.
I
Unique M.irriiure Record.
Salem, Or... July 13.. When Rev.
P. S. Knight last r.iht p-Tt'orme 1 a
marriage ceremony uniting Hugh
tld.s.o; and Miss Nina Mack he est ib
lished a unique record. In IsSS he
married Mis.-. Jl;i k's- parents and in
!-(; he M'.arr.-d lor grand j : n! -
AT ASTORIA IN AUGUST
jning from Captain M. s. Kern is to
the effe.t that the Oregon national
guard encampment this year will be
held at Astoria from Augu.-t T to Au
gust 17. Therefore the Pendleton
I guardsmen will have an opportunity
to see the Astoria centennial, enlnv
the pool breezes of the Pacific and
gain some military experience all
during the same time.