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VOL. 24 PEXDIXTOX, OKEGOX. TII':'.i):Y, Al'fii'ST 1, l'.UL
WON IN HAFJDS OF ITIffi 'i,:;CMIFEUIi HD . Ili
IB: TROOPS ORDERED DUT
STRIKERS SUP TRAFFIC: FOOD fiiSISF H
Government Forced to Take Harid in Struggle and Will End
Trouble Without Regard tc Rights of Either Side
London, Ave;. 10. After ci
the wildest rioting, armeil
comprising an entire division,
day of I
troops, I
tonight I
are streaming into London Tho gov
ernment will stamp out the disorder,
no matter at what cost, and irrespec
tive of tho rights of either the strik
ers or employers.
London, Aug. 10. With 150,000
dockers, carter, freight handlers and
railway teamsters on strike here to
day tlie trouble Is prcading hourly.
London citizens, of all classes, will
nirely go hungry within forty-eight
hours, unless peace among the warring
factions comes.
Fuel for motor busses, upon which
this city depends for transportation,
Is running low.
Thousands of tons of food Is rot
ting on the wharves nnd the Thames
river Is blocked with countless ships
which are unable to discharge their
cargoes
Many large food markets which
are unable to secure supplies have
closed.
Great destitution prevails among
the poorer classes nnd constant clash
es between the police nnd strikers are
taking place. The government has
ordered two regiments to be held In
readiness at Aldershot, for service In
this city If necessary.
One thousand troops. In the first
division, and a like number at Aider
shot, are ready to move. Tomorrow
London will look like an armed camp.
That the government will strike
hard to restore order was stated defi
nitely by Home Secretary Churchill.
He said, "Unless the strike Is set
tled today. It will be necessary for
the government to take hold and to
supply the city with food. The gov
ernment won't shirk Its duty."
The mnyor of Liverpool has also
asked for troops, which probably will
be sent. Rioting there was bad all
day and ton'ght the situation Is not
much Improved.
Troojm at Liverpool.
Liverpool, Aug. 10. Troops arriv
ed here today to assist the police, to
battle with the strikers who have
practically parallzed the street trade
of this city.
The police have been powerless to
disperse the mobs around the rnil
road yards. Only u few passenger
trains are running now.
Mill HuriM at Sale Hour.
Marshi'b Id, Ore. While a purchas
er was waiting In Rnndon for L. J.
Hartley to close a deal for tho sale
of the hitter's sawmill, located about
three miles from Bnndon, Mr. Radley
was busy fighting fire which entirely
destroyed the plant. The loss was
aboutMnoo The mill burned at the
hour the final papers for the sale of
the mill were to have been signed.
Mr. Radley will rebuild the plant and
has ordered machinery, which will be
Installed as, soon as It arrives.
Rebel Veteran Ciller Pies.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 10. General
Gordon, commander In chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, died
here today. The end came after a
short illness. General Mlckle of New-
Orleans, succeeds him.
I
ASTORIA'S CENTENNIAL PAGEANT OPENS
TODAY WITH CANNON BOOM AND GAIETY
Astoria, Ore., Aug. 10. Astoria's
centennial pageant to commemorate
the first white settlement of the Pa
cific Northwest was officially opened
by Governor Oswald West of Oregon
today attended by General Finzer
of the Oregon National Guard and
official staff. President Taft was rep
resented by John Barrett, director
general of the Bureau of Pan-American
republics. The celebration will
last thirty days.
As tho governor nnd his official
family stepped froir the train nt noon
the big guns at Fort Stevens, ten
miles below at the mouth of the
Columbiba river, boomed out the
governor's salrtte. Sixteen warships
In the harbor replied to the thunder
ous token rendered while the offici
als were hurried Into automobiles and
driven to the Welnhard-Astorla ho
tel for an Informnl luncheon.
At two o'clock a parade, headed
by state and federal representatives
nnd centennial officers made Its way
from the court house nt Coxcomb
Hill where the centennial grounds are
located. As soon as the bond of the
line renehed the gntes of Fort Astoria
AGREE Oil FREE LIST
ADVERSE REPORT MADE
ON COTTON REVISION ML
House Concurs in Senate Annulment
to Statehood j; ami Will Attempt
Defeat uf Veto.
Washington, D.
ator La Foil-no
Underwood, who
committees of a
C, Aug. 10. -Sen- :
and Representative j
formed the sub- j
joint conference
committee,
bill, today
on the
reached
farmers free list I
an agreement. I
Congressman Underwood announced and at which place Miss Claire Wil
that the agreement almost certain to j Hamsun died as the reuit of being
go through, although It must firs:
bo submitted to the other
The text of the agreement
unpubllshd.
eonferes.
Is as yet
Koitort on Cottpn Hill. i
Washington, D. C, Aug. 10. Sen-)
ator Smoot, for the Senate finance:
enmmltte?, today reported its adverse!
vote on the cotton revision bill. He '
moved to make the bill unfinished
business end thus give it right of way.
There was objection to this nnd the
bill went on the senate calendar.
Aotvpt Statehood Amendment.
Washington, Aug. 10. The house
agreed today to accept the senate
amendment to the Arizona and New
Mexico statehood hill. The measure
now goes to President Taft. It Is
generally believed that he wilt veto
it, but Its advocates hope they will
be able to pass It over his veto.
I.nngford Defeats Smith.
New York, Aug. 10. Fam Lang
ford won from Jim Smith in the fifth
round of a scheduled 10-round bout
at the Falrmount Athletic club last
night, the referee stopping the bout
after Smith had gone to the floor for
the count of nine. Smith was prac
tically out when the bout was stopped.
FEAR FOREIGNER
WILL SUCCEED POPE
Rome, Aug. 10 Although ,Pope
lVu rad not Intended to permit any
formal gathering at the Papal court,
during the year of the Italian Na
tional Jubilee, In order to show the
resentment of -the Vatican against the
government's limitation of , the pa
pacy's power, It is' known that lead
ing Italian cardinals are urging him
to call a consistory In November to
fill twenty-one vacancies In the sac
red college.
It Is not yet certain whether the
pope will yield. The cardinals are
hurrying matters, fearing that If the
pope should die before the vacancies
are filled It may he that some for
eigner might be chosen pope. The
danger i.i not really great, however,
as the Italians are in the maioritv.
Governor West turned the key,
swung back the gates nnd lead the
parade to the monster stadium.
Ills entrance was the signal for aj
song the National Anthem, which
was sung by 1500 persons. At Its
conclusion Archbishop Alexander;
Christie asked a blessing and the cele-,
biatbm was officially opened by the
governor who delivered an oration on
"A Hundred Years of As'orla and
Oregon."
Out In the harbor there are an
even dozen United States naval ves
sels ami the Lupine and Slieervater
of the British fleet and a French and
Japanese cruiser arc expeotsd by the
ei-d of tho week A big water pa
rade and carnival is scheduled for
tonight.
Cum pod on the Centennial grounds
are the United Slates regular Coast
artillerymen and marines and sailors
from the naval vessels In the harbor.
The o. N. G. Is encamped near the
centennial grounds.
The celebration Is being held to
commemorate the settlement of the
Taclflc Northwest ln'lS12 when John
Jacob Astor'of New York established
n trading post nt Astoria.
Asbury Park, X. J., A us. 10. .
James Nugent, chairman of
the Democratic State Central !
committee, was today ousted, '
after a xtormy session. The ae-
: tlon was taken against 'him,
'for liln attack on Governor !
Woodrow Wilson, whom he char-
ueterlzej as an ingratu and "
liar, because Governor Wilson
had opposed him in pertyr poli
, ties. The election for a new
chairman has been
until u later date.
t!ef"rred
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STARVED INMATES
! PRESENT PITIFUL
: SCENE AT OLAILA
in Dr. Ha zzarja
Tells of Eno:
Fasting Methods
Nurse
Insti
led tute
Taconta. Wish., Aug. in. "':;! I:
sienes in ine iii 'lia instjiutiC'i, wnicii
, was conducted bv Dr. r.ina H;i7y.ir,l
starved to dealh, were extremely piti-
'tul, is tin1 statement of Mi s Conwaj,
ja nurse i't the institution,
j Miss Conway reciti d to liritish
t Consul ApasslK, who is diiTeting the
prosecution of Dr Hazvir.rd,: on charg
es of murder in connection with the
death of Miss Williamson, the meth
ods that were employed in treating
numerous patients by the starvation
cure.
She stated that the patients daily
became more and more emaciated
and helpless and were force.) by Dr.
Hazzard to continue their "fasting and
were only allowed water, which they
were compelled to pump from a well
themselves.
Accompanied by his itttornoy. Con
sul Agassis! is today in Seattle, gath
ering affidavits from former patients
of Dr. Hazzard. He has secured the
names of three persons, whom it is
alleged, were forced to go twenty j
days without food. From there he I
goes to Victoria and Vancouver. In i
search of evidence, I
COMMERCIAL ROD1KS
INVITE PRESIDENT l
San Francisco, Aug. 10. As a part
of n general movement, having fer
Its object President Toft's acceptance'
of an Invitation to Include Portland. I
Seattle, S":'n Francisco anil other I
coat cities in the itinerary of his pro- '
posed western trip this fall, the Com-!
merclal bodh
throughout California I
today were asked to forward resolu
tions i-.tlng Mr. Taft to visit San
Francisco for the Panama-Pacific ex-j
position ground breaking. j
25 Gorman Miners Killed.
Berlin. Aug. 1 0. Twent-flvey mi'i
ers were drowned and thitry-five In
jured, many fatally at Becum, Ger
many, today when a four stovv ca up
dropped down the shaft of thf Krupp
Pannlbla mine.
0. A. C.
WITH PAVING CO.
That -O. A. C. graduates are looked
upon with high favor by the Warren
Construction company is indicated
by the number of grails now in the
employe of the company and by the
fact that two students each year from
the engineering department nt O A.
C. are given positions by the paving
company.
T. A. Garrow nnd H. S. Wall, the
young engineers who have represented
the Warren company In dealing with
the Pendleton city council in refer
ence to the paving now proposed, are
both graduates of the Oregon Agri
cultural college. Garrow graduated
with the class of inns, while Wall
finished w'th ih- inns class. Others
now with the construction company
are Calif and Dunn of this year's
graduating class. Smith nnd Rankin
both members of '10 c'as, and Price
of the 'Ofl class, who Is designing
draftsman in the company's office in
Portland.
On entering the employ of the pav
ing company the student. are tywn
various positions and are advanced In
accordance with (he ability shown.
It is the policy of th. Warren com
pany to select Its omp'oyes from
the O. A. C, engineering department
a complimentary to that ln--t tutlon.
Most of the Warren company men,
from the head men down are college
graduates, and as a ru'.? they nre nil
young men.
John Rohertson, traveling represen
tative of the Remington Typow-rlter
company. Is a business visitor In Pen
dleton today.
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HISS ELOPE
jSYice of Vanderb-lts Chooses
i Son ot Stableman and New
port i in Hysterics.
: grooms mother thought
j S)X 'SAD NO RAD HA I! MS
j ifriilf's Morril'icil Wclthy Relative?
Are Scouring Country if: Effort to
i I.oejit;- Run:iwus Waii-ini I i Cen.
I ra Valoy uiiil Taki- Atilo Trip.
i Xe-j oil, Au-r. I'.'. Trie entire
lpopuls.ee here today is ri,,'.itii; with
I excitement over tin- i lopei.n lit of Miss
I juiia Tr-nch, a niece of Mrs. Alfred
and-rbilt with John Jernghty, a
garage employe and son of a livery
stableman.
The .oiipie were married in Central
Valley, Conn., an 1 have started in
.;n auto tucar.l Xew York. Their
present whereabout is unknown.
Mrs. John Geiaghty, the groom's
mother, eaid today, "I don't see why
my good, honest boy married that
society girl. He had no bad habits and
was always' a ard worker" His
mother doesn't like it.
The bride's wealthy relatives are
ljkowi-' honor stricken at the un
ion and r.re just as angr'. Her rel
atives are scouring the country to
day in an effort to locate the bride
and groom.
DKTCCTIVK IJI ISNS TO
PRORK PORTLAND
1
JOI.ICK
Portlandi Ore., -Aug. 10. It was
mr.dt; puo;6) "t'Wuy tha'5ames Burns
head of the detective agency of the
same name, will come to Portland
next week, from California, to per
si ruiHy direct an investigation Into
the -e ports of police grafting here.
The agency and the Portland police
have clashed several times and Burns
Intends to even scores.
I-f'V
ITGITIYF.S ARK
LOST IN ROAT AT SKA
j Avalon. Catilina Island, Cal.. Aug.
J 10. Adrift in a small open boat, two
j boy, attempting to escape from the
state reformatory camp, on this is
land, are believed to be out on the
ocean today, fighting to land against
counter currents, on the main land
thirty miles distant. A search for
them is on.
American Victim of Fire,
London, Aug. 10. Fire that do-
Slr"-Vl'(1 11 Pnmn of the Carleton hotel
lasi nignt, resulted in the death of at
'east one person. After the flames
had been quenched, a charred body
was found on the top floor. It was
identified as that of Jameston Lee
Finney, an American actor.
The Carlton is one of London's
most fashionable resorts and many
Americans were among its guests.
Practically all had narrow escapes.
PENDLETON FAVORED
BY RATE RULING
Washington, D. C, Aug. 10. To
facilitate Its work in ordering new
railroad lates, the interstate com
merce commission today divided the
country Into five zones. One includes
all states west of a line extending
southwest from Grand Portage, Mich.,
along the Arkansas-Oklahoma bor
der to the Gulf of Mexico. The other
zones are east of this line. The com
mission held, in a decision made pub
lic today, that freight rates, com
plained of by the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce, were unlawful and or
dered them suspended for n period
of two years from November IS.
The rates Include charges for trans
portation, of origin.. In mno one, to
Spokane. Walla Walla. Pendleton,
Taker and Li Grande, which accord
ins to todays order will not exceed
the charges from any point In the
same zone on freight to coast cities.
Attack Appraisers.
Lisbon. Aim. la.- The population
of t'-.e vllbfue of Lie, a attacked the
goveriinor ; vppi.ilsors v. ho are mak
ing an inventory of church property
in Portumil. Stones and billets of
wood were hurled at the appraisers
and tho military had to bo called out
I i supross the disorders.
Severe Storm In Town
Waterloo, Iowa. Ails' 10. line of
the worst storms experienced here In
years struck this city last night. A
heavy rain fell -flooding tho streets
Lightning set fire to many buildings.
The fire department has heen kept
busy throughout the night answering
.('arms. Telephone nd telegraph
wires arc down nnd street car service
U at a standstill.
r-,v York, Aim'. 10. Assert
ing that he is keeping in
touch with th-i leaders of the
various railroad unions, which
have made demands for In
crease in wage?, President Sam
uel Gompers. of the American
Federation of Labor, today stat
ed that the men are united in
D" i' demands and while they
hop to avert th- threatened
mammoth strike. they will
press 'their demands until they
are granted.
PERKINS BECOMES
i 1 1
EXCITED; FLAYS
TRUST BUSTERS
Denies Morgan Dominates Fin.
ancial World; Denounces
Sherman Law
Washington, Aug. 10. Wildly excit
ed, George Perkins, testifying before
the Stanley committee today, denied
that the Morgan Interests dominated
the financial world, and character
ized as an infamous lie, the state
ment that the bankers started the
197 panic, for their own advantage.
not knowing it would get beyond
control. .
He bitterly denounced the Sherman
anti-trust law, predicting business
disaster would result from the en
forcement iof it.
He (Ic-.-lared that the present cam
paign of anti-trust prosecutions, was
dangerous to all business and char
acterized the recent dissolution or-
- !. -
court, as a "red flag and danger sig-
unit win also produce a mil
He further asserted that the com- lien gallons of water daily 50 I hxrm
mereial supremacy of the nation n) fears there will not be p!ent f
could not be maintained under the ; water. The citv now uses T$flt
Sherman law and that the benefits gallons daily and a million galiona
which big corporations brought to daily during extreme hot weathee.
themselves by combination, should , "However the bboard will not
be preserved. fr the selling of the bond issue
Mien asked how to remedy such i til a th orough test has first fceea
a situation, Perkins said he would made to show exactly the amount f
stop Xew York speculation and pre-j water available from' the springs. la
vent the banks from sendine money ' order to mnk anu .. ,.
from the west to Xew York, for call
, . . . , ,,
loans and then rushing it back to
move crops, thus creating a high
money market.
farirIjtoist and
family are killed
Sioux City. Iowa. Aug. 10. Four
ni'lNiltlu i-nrp Vitl.d nnd n n .-.t l-i ,-. fit'..' fc
" . .
ally injured near Galva. Iowa, when
an automobile occupied by A. F.
Johnson n fnrmer livlntr nenr U-rn
I " ,, ""
Iowa, nnd familv. was strncL- hi-
Iowa, and family, was struck bv a
Northwestern passenger train travel
ing 30 miles an hour.
The dead:
Mrs. Johnson, wife of the dead man.
Florence Johnson, 11 years of age.
Dorothy Johnson, 6 years of age.
Ferae Johnson, aged S will die
.... .
The automobile was carried 1 Oil feet i
., ,, . . , , , 1 - - . -
on the pilot of the engine before it
cropped ofT
. '
Pope- Little ClianpM.
Lome. Aug. 10. Utile change is
apparent today in the pope's condi-
tion. His temperature is less, how-j
ever and he feels bettor.
COUNCIL ASKS FOR BIDS FOR PAVING
COTTONWOOD, ALTA AND WEBB STREETS
With the emergency clause attach
ed to e:uh ordinance tho nu asur.
asking for Idds for the paving of Fast
Alta, street and for the paving of
Cottonwood and one block on Web.)
streets wore passed by the i it y coun
cil last owning without a single vote
being registered in the negative.
Two mom hers, Messrs Strain and
Miolde, wore absent and a a result
tin1 votes of all those present wore
necessary in order to pass the ordi
nance with the emergency clause at
tached. Under the ordinances as passed bids
are invited for the improving of the
streets in question by hard surfae,
paving In accordance with the plans
and specifications on file. The bld
nre to be opened nt the council meet
ing two weeks hence and in tho moan
time the advertisement for bids is to
bo Inserted for a period of 1 a days
in the daily Issue of tho Fast Oi e
gonlan.
Must Look Up Law.
Under a clause in tho ordinauo.
passed the city excuses Itself from
any responsibility for the payment
of street assessments in the event
:e reply ti
J1ES JDH'JS
Plot A'oo' to Discredit Thorn
Hollow Supp'y Unjr.stly.Sa
Commissioners.
j uj.i-gi: mijjs co.viPANv
IS RKIIIM) THE MOVM
J- I. Cronn ct ui Tt. of s
H.on, Hollow am! of PInns
Uator lKTma to
After Sin-iiiu, uro SwumL
crerd1;1tthtI,ere h P,0t af00t t0 -credit
the proposed Thorn Hollow wL
tor system unjustly, that it la eSl
peered by parties who are oppo
a mountain watr supply -firpl!!
dleton and thathe b rJZ
company or men working i 'SB
chl .'Trn are bac thm
scheme Is intimated by member,
the -water commission who wen mu
today in reference to the attaefc
made yesterday by James JohnT
J bat Mr. Johns had no sound tea
s for his statements is declared br
the members of the board and tZ
say people should take such rtxta.
ments with allowance for the fact
Parties doing such talking may hxrm.
Personal interest,- at stake in omZ
Froin J. t. Brown.
'According to the report of Engi
neer F. C. Kelsay the springs at Tt
Hollow run one miIllon gallon,
water daily," says J. T. Brown, hh
nan of the water board "It is nr
"Pinion that when these springs r
developed that the sprif!gs will pro
duce two million or two million aaf
, - saiious OI water -per 4m
, There is another spring a few mi.
u litii: Kii (ins cT - .
I , 11 una un.
springs are being purchased thrm
condemnation and as so0n as the (Mart
gets title to the land work will km
undertaken."
Other members of the board w
are regarded as favorable to a mooa
tain water supply confirm Str.
frown' statements.
G. I. La Dow.
"There Is no intention on the part
of the board to spend the $20,t
hond money u:r.il it has first been as
certained fully that the project tm
right and feasible " doii-oo n t r
dow. "We believe fro,,,
uo,,. mane mat the supply is alrurh
but we v,ill make sure before thm
work is undertaken. To develon th
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"pmigs we win rr.vc to obtain 1
nU - u. . , . .. . ... .
to the la.id but this will cost compaiw
auveiy little and it will not be a bm
Idea fer the city to own those spring
even should the Thorn Hollow pro
ject not be carried out."
According to Mr. Ladow there la
no truth in the charge, made by
some, that the board has been ha-
s?jiii-, uiiu me iiuiuu nits ueen nv
.j-. . , . .
ling io lane ;uer irom me river as
j Thorn TjolI,nv in tho event
springs do not produce enough w
j ter. Other members make the sama
npsf rtion. ..,f wp ,ake any leT
from the Umatilla it win be taVeB.
j from n oint fnr above Thorn Hlli
.
j (Continued on page eight.)
, property owners should refuse ta
make such payments and should be
! uphold by tho courts in their stand.
The clause upou this point is ssiS '
be more explicit than was a simPja
i clause in the paving ordinance aduyt
I cd when tho first paving w do-r
(here several years ago.
j Under tho term-; of the ordinance it
I tin roforo devolves upon the paving
I company's attorneys to pass upon the
i legality of the recent charter elect
land upon any other points that mleVt
i be contested. It Is generally riiTK.r-
ed that the Byers milling company
will go into court to prevent tho paw
ling of East nlta street nr ti hecont
exempt from (laying Its per'ion TT
tho prospective expense.
The ordinances passed provide th
work must bbe started bby tho pav
ing companies 20 days from the dit
of letting the contract. The pavif.j
company securing the rontract l t
give an Indemnity bond In a sum eeuJ
to the face of the contracts.
Under the estimates the paving or
Fast Alta street Is to cost $;!.0ili) ana
the paving of Cottonwool sfi. t ana
, the one block en Webb will owt SIC
' 000.