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COUNTY OFFICIAL rAPEIt.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24
PEXDLETOX, OREGON, TIIl'IISDAV, ARJCST 17, 1011.
XO. 7293
THOUSANDS OF BABIES STARVE
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FRENZIEO MOTHERS EEGJRITUSSLY FOR FOOD
British Government Guards Harbor With Battleships and Will
Use Jackies to Unload Provision Ships in Place
of Starving Seamen
Liverpool, Aug. 17. This city Is to
day beleaguered nnJ one thousand
babies and an additional two thou
sand children are actually starving as
a result of the strike of the dock
workers', which has effectually tied
up traffic and caused a food famine,
such as the c'.ty has never before ex
perienced.
So acute has the situation become,
that the governrrent has sent the war
ship Antrim here and the battleship
Ifc today guarding the harbor.
Five thousand troops arc encamp
ed about tho city In the streets and
several additional warships are en
route to the city to aid in guard. ng
the harbor.
The admlraltty has announced that
It is determined to henceworth pro
tect shipping, and the erews of the
war vessels will probably be used to
unloads shps, the owners of which will
not allow the seamen lo board their
vessels. This, It is declared, is the
only way the government sees to end
the famine, which has reached a se
rious 'Stage.
To add to the misery to which the
younger chlldredhad been subjected
following the labor troubles, the milk
supply was today cut off and fren
zied parents are beselglng the authori
ties and begging and demanding sup
pi s, which the authorities are un
able to give. Other food supplies are
very low, and a few more hours con
tinuance of the traffic tie-up will see
every one in actual want of food.
The elertrlc workers went out on a
strike today. Soldiers have been or
dered to work at the lighting plants.
The government will operate them
until the strikers' places are other
wise tilled.
London, Aug. 17. Home Secretary
Churchill announced in the house of
commons today that the governments
drastic action In sending war vessels
to Liverpool was caused by the local
authorities' utter helplessness In the
continual riatlng of last night. He
added that a battery of infantry will
be sent to Sheffield.
Officials of tho Hallway Employes'
organization tonight telegraphed
strike orders to all local unions in
the country. .
Premier Aso,ulth warned the labor
lendois that tho government would
not permit complete railway paralys
is. During tho night, when efforts were
being made to avert this now strike
the government massed 25,000 troops
f.t Aldershot, and today rushed them
to strategic positions.
It is estimated that the order ef
fects 175,000 railwiiw employes. Sir
Otiy Harnett, manager of tho Mid
land railroad said that ho believed
not oer thirty" per cent would strike.
Labor h p.ders expect 1 25,000 men
v. ill respond tomorrow, to the general
strike order.--, on the railways. al
though the railroads are offering
lame bonus-' a for those who will re
main loyal. The transport workers
ft deration will tonight meet and the
trailer sny that if they would strike
it would tie up shipping while the
railroad men are out.
PRINTERS WILL NOT
LEAVE INDIANAPOLIS
San Francisco, Aug. 17. The In
ternational Typographical convention
heiv today -rejected tho proposition
that tho headquarters of tho union be j
changed from Inlannpolls to Wash
ington.
President Lynch, supported by most
of the regulars In tho convention to
day led the opposition to a proposed
amendment forbidding tho organiza
tion lo use money from tho old ago
pension fund for any purpose than
that for which the fund was created.
Ho succeeded in defeating the meas
ure. Tho fund now amounts to half a
million dollars. He argued that tho
union's fund should be arranged so
they could bo used for defense at any
time.
Storm In Arizona.
Thoenlx, Ariz., Aug. 27. A wind
storm and clouburst at 6 o'clock lnst
night demolished the Commercial ho
tel and several other buildings at
Wlnkelman, the eastern terminus ot
the Arizona Eastern railroad, about
100 miles east of this city. One wo
man was injured.
LABOR A O CAPITAL IB
rOHTI-AXJ) MAX
X .MK U. S.
MARSHAL
Washington, D. C. Aug. 17.
President Taft today nomin
ated Leslie Scott of Portland as
United States Marshal for Ore
gon. May Not Accept.
Portland, Aug. 17. Leslie
Scott is a son of the late Har
vey Scott. He said this after
noon that ho did not know
whether he would accept the
Job which he said was unsollcit
ed, but was offered by Con
gressmen Lafcrty and Hawley.
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WOMAN VPPKHCLTS A XI)
AKHESTS A MASHER
Seattle, Aug. 17. Mrs. Xina Hatch
er, member of the Ladles' Musicial
club and a well known vocalist, re
buked a stranger, who, she said had
.accosted her three times In ten min
utes, by a severe blow on the Jaw.
Before the can could recover from
the blow, Mrs. Hatcher grasped him
by the lapel of his coat and shook
hlin. vigorously and then led him to
a policeman and caused his arrest. At
the police station the man told Mrs
Hatcher that she had made a gre-
vlous mistake, to whTch Mrs. Hatcher
replied:
"If I made a mistake it was not in
hitting harder."
Mrs, Hatcher is a young woman and
was fond of athletics when in college.
The man she said accosted her gave
his name at police headquarters as
John Brown, but was later identified
as A. Z. Washburn. Ho was released
on h's personal recognizance. s.
Look for Hotter Prices.
Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 17. That
weather will play un important part in
tho reciprocity campaign In western
Canada seems probable, according to
information received here. For the
last six days, ideal conditions have
existed for ripening crops and ' tho
farmers feel that if at the election.
September 21 men favorably to the
cause- of reciprocity are chosen they J
in gei oeucr prices.
Police Stop Elsht.
Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 17. The 13
louiid fight between drover Harris of
Ohio, and Hilly Luii-i-, lightweight
champion of Canada, was -stopped by
1110 police In the eighth round when
Louder was groggy und a knockout
looked Imminent.'
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It
Tannel ami freshened by tin ton
s encampment at (Vluinl.ia Hench
ndlcion'x national guard company
returned to the city on train No. 6
this morning and the amateur sol
diers file now hack in eivll life
again.
"It was the best encampment the
Oregon national guard has ever
held," says Lieutenant Ylnier who
took company I, to camp and was
the commanding officer of the com
pany during the ten days stay. "All
the companies were well filied and
as a rule with a good bunch of men.
The time was well spent in working
one me various, problems and tho
camp was u fine thing for the guard
Like company L all the other com
panies had many newly enlisted men.
However the raw men were drilled
Into shnpo within n very few days and
it. was impossible to tell them from
the old timers."
While in enmp nt Columbia Peach
not a single member of company L
was ill. Corporal Drown had a biood
poisoned finger duo to n cut ho re
ceived while working with his rifle.
However it was not serious.
Practically the entire company re
turned home this morning ns only
somo six or eight men took advantage
of tho chance to make a further vis
it In western Oregon.
Ilrown Defeats Towney.
Worchester, Mass., Aug. 17.
"Knockout" Brown of New York made
short work of Battling Downey of
North Adams in a 12-round bout last
night. In the Becond round Brown
sent four lefts to the Jaw. It took
five minutes to bring Downey to.
TIKE AT ENCAMPMENT
ItlXAI.L l'KTITIOX
FILLS A TISTXlv
Seattle, Aug. 17. A trunk
full of petitions for the recall of
Mayor Pilling, Seattle's recall
mayor, and three councllmen,
were filed this morning with
the city comptroller. If the pe
tition has sufficient names an
election wiU take place within
seven weeks or probably about
the first of October, when the
voters will decide their fate
in the matter.
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Erstwhile Sper.dthiifr, and
Vampire in Gotham's Trag
edy Again in Court
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 17. Not
like the faint flah of lightning
un- 1
in a !
spent storm which has passed and
been forgotten, the case
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of
nal,
j Thaw the young Pittsburg
I aire, who ,'s confined in M;
milllon-
latteawan
insane asylum in New York state, for
the murder of Sanfavd White, n weal
thy New York architect, who had
aroused the jealousy of Thaw by pay
ing attentions to his wife, pretty
Evelyn Thaw, a formr chorus girl
wa3 again brought out for the gaze of
the hungry public today.
Hoping to secure her share of the
annual income, $60 000, of her Insane
murdrrer husband, a petition was to
day filed in the common pleas court.
The document asks the court for a
petition In lunacy for Harry Thaw, in
order that the next step toward se
curing her part of ihe money can bo
taken by her attorneys.
For the pa-t several months Evelyn
Thaw has been decidedly in the back
ground, and it is common rumor that
the erstwhile happy, handsome spend
thrift whose love was anybody's for
the mere lavishing of fabulous wealth
to satiate an ungovernable desire to
fiy among the h'ghest of souls that
soared through and about "The Great
White Way" lias been sadly neg
lected by her former army of admir
ers, either from her own choice or
otherwise, and finances have been de
cidedly low and she has been compell
ed to economize in order to enjoy the
bare necessities of life.
2,000,000 IS PRICE
OF WSS FORCE
Xewpoit, U. I., Aug. IT. Arrange
ments, regarding an nute-nuptinl set
tlement, which Colonel. Astor wishes
to make upon bis bride-to-be. Miss
Force, are under way here today.
A lawyer representing the bride-to-be
and family, are here to .consult
w4t!i Colonel Astor's representatives.
This settlement is in accord with a
ciistom'of the men of tho Astor fam
ily, who usually set aside spe.-ific for
tunes fir their u ivi s in lieu of dowry
rights.
It is .indei'siood -Mbs Force is to
receive two million dollars.
To Wed on (leeiin.
New York, Aug 17. Friends of
both families intimated today that
Co!. 1:1. -I AMor and Miss Force may be
l.ia'-rii d soon aboard .W.or's yaehi
"Noina "
ivc.oj ki sfmis ri,i;ur
ami ih:oi ci:s pi;oioti'.fs
Toledo, ch'o. Aug. 17. Av'ator
llarrf Atwood, who Is en route from
SI. Louis to Ne w York In an aero
plane, left here this morning, going
nst ward and flying directly over
Lake Kro. He stopped at Sandusky,
5S miles cast of here, to replenish his
gasoline supply, and incidentally to
denounce promotors of aviation meets
whom he declared caused many
deaths by demanding sensational and
specta Hilar aerial performances.
TAIT COMIXtJ Wi:sT IF
COXUKKSS QVITS IN TIMl-i
Washington, Aug. 17. President
Taft today told the California delega-,
.... 'I
Hon that he would participate In the
ground breaking ceremonies for the
Panama Pacific exposition, nt San
Francisco In October, If congress ad
journs in a reasonable length-of time
meaning September 1.
YOUTIHTL Ml'KDKllKU WILL
MARE INSANITY PLKA
New York, Aug. .17. Insanity prob
ably will be the plea advanced by
attorneys for Paul Gledel when the
17 year old bell boy Is placed on trlnl
Monday to answer to a charge of
murder, of Millionaire Jackson in the
Iroeiuois hoted, a few weeks ago.
EVELYN THAW
NEEDS MONEY
0. S. BlillKCOF
COAL FAVORED
Congressman Kent Would also
Have Government Opeate
Colliers Through Canal
iix i .i:j;s iri;i.ic should
iw:m:i it py alaska minks
Would Also Knable Nnvy to Develop
Odlciic liiL. Same Would He
I'sclully Kinplojed r.r Common
Good.
Washington, Aug. 17. In a special
interview for the L'nited Press newspaper.-:.
Congressman Kent-, insurgent
republican of California, today strong
ly endorsed the policy of government
owneiship and operation of the Alas
ka coal m:nes and also government
ownership and operation of steamers
through the Panama canal from the
Pacific to the At'antic coast.
Congressman Kent said that Alas-
J.H Was purchased bv the irnv'farnmant
with nionev that ."., .1,1 v, .1 1 .
" " "c u..upcu
i lur 1'ic common eood ami not f,.r m.
nopulies,
He said that government mine own
ersh p would g.ve the United States a
chancy to develop a collier fleet which
the navy needs, by giving the vessels
ga.nt'ul occupations during peace and
would incieiitahy give the naval re
s' 1 ve corps a chance for training by
having the reM-i'vea handle the eol-lic-i
i-
il
e said if th's method failed he
wni iavoi- siring, nt government con-j
trol of coal by leases. ' !
West of same Opinion, j
S.ci'm, tire., Aug. 17. Governor:
est, one of the strongest proponents
for government mimng and sale of
Aia.skan oal, today declared that he
heartily favored Congressman Kent's
ideas regarding the matter. "With a
government line of steamers," said
t.ie governor, "the control of mar
kets by the cal trust would be brok
en and it would also gie the govern
ment colliers in plenty in time of
war."
Labor 1'avors Proposition.
Tacoma, Aug. 17. The Tacoma la
bor council, 2500 strong, last night
passed a resolution in favor of the
principle of haying the government
open th-; Alaskan coal mines and sell
ing the output direct to the people.
UMATILLA 0 MAY
FACE IM CHARGE
j-.u -uajors, me l malum negro pa-
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ii.ii u miiun "il" uiutctweu iho wo-
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in. 11 in x oik couio.i .Muimay auei-
n 'oil, may i ace a ciiargo ot muruer
n me nrsi elcgree it Mu-s Kftie 15a-
k. i n west .-aicni. one ot Ins vc-
tims, liis as a result ...f tile fright re-
ce ved.l She was in a critical condi-j
.:"n when t.ie ii' -,,i'i made his att'-mpt
due to a recent op ration and the
siii-i I.- n;;s iii.i e.- ii'-r yoii:teu more
Aceord'ng to a disp.it. ii n: the
Portland Telegram of yesterday, this
became known when Charles Jiakw,
a r. snlehl',1 ',.-! s.ei;,, e, died oil
1'isini., Attorn, y .Mc.N'a-.-y and inform
ed that i.ffi.ial i 1 i j ; . a Her Aiaj-'is m
tenipied t' aii.u k M.ss Walton on the
W'a lace fail, i.e leu across a t'i-'ld.
an i en:ei .ng his (.i'akci- .. house, a.sk
ed lis 15 e.ir-oiil da.ic.ht. r w h-t:- I
r not lu r husband was at home, j
Ms l:,;ker
s ill. 1. .tiler, I'll,! lac I
she had no husband, j
in ruder that
v hereupon .Vaj.'is ihi-iatciied to at
tack her. lSeing in bed just rccove-r-.ng
from a serimis-uri' al operation,
the girl screamed in i right, and
neighbors hasieie-d lo the house,
lightening the bl.uk away. Uakor
ia.. s his daughter is ;n a critical con
.iiiion today as ihe result ' of the
fright caused by the appearance and
actions of Majors.
'1 lie Oregon u'im n.il statin. -s pro
vide that if a victim in an attack is
j kiib'd, the person comniitting the
t crime is guilly of murder in the first
'degree, tor which ihe death penalty
. is provided.
Totio s STOMACH I NITI AL
1', ItlW'niV IMI.L-II '
TO llOSTOX ItAlvliU 15 LANS
Boston, Aug. 17. Suffering from an
attack of acute indigestion, Admiral
Togo cancelled his entertainment pro
gram planned for today and remain
ed at his hotel. Unless his condition
improves he will also cancel tomor
row's program.
Hlshop Wordsworth Hies.
London, Aug. 17. The night Rev.
John Wordsworth, bishop of Salis
bury, died last night. He was born
at Harrow, September 21, 1S43, and
was well known as an educator and
author of religious publications.
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Bellingham, Aug. 17. A. L.
Black, a local attorney, iuppos-
edly representing big eastern
capital, today placed on file an
opt'on on an entire section of
valuable coal land near Glacier.
The land Is now leased to
Alexander Poison and is being
developed. Trie option requires
payment cf $ 1,000,000 within
t:in:e years to close the deal.
TAFT AGREES
Will Sign Bill With Recall of
Judiciary Left Out Free
List Assured
1.. i-i-onieiii
Tuft vetoed the wool bill this after-
noon. in. a siiecial mesaR to Con-
gross he, said the information was In-
sufficient to show liow the wool tar
iff should lie reduced.
Washington, Aug.
17 Cenitnr
1.. senator
Smith of Michigan, chairman of the
senate committee on territories, an
nounced today that President Taft
had approved the compromise bill
framed by the senate and house ter
ritories committees, admitting New
Mexico and- Arizona, with the recall
of the judiciary clause eliminated
from the proposed Arizona constitu-
tion. Mr. Taft promised to sign the
Ull if it is passed by both houses.
Cotton Kill shot to Pieces.
Washington. Aus. 17. The senate
today adopted the Cummins steel am
endments to the cotton bill by a vote
of 28 to 2j. The amendments ad
just steel duties at $4.40 per. ton.
The Simon amendment reducing
J the duly on machines used in cotton
manufacturing was adopted by a vote
of 36 to 22
The Watson amendment, for re
ciprocal free coal, between the
! l'nited .States and Canada was ad
opted, as was also the Overman am
endment, changing the chemical
schedule.
Free List Kill Assured.
Washington. Aug. 17. The house
today passed the conference farmers'
free list bill. It will be ready to go
to President Taft for his signature,
as soon as t)ie senate accepts two m
TO STATEHOOD
nor amendments. The house insisted 0f the woman bv Cook b CT
on the elimination of corn from two rMentea t0 hlm ; wished to
extra paragraphs wherein rec.progal purchase a rldlng . Tfs
admission of free grommg and menas regarding the transaction is confuA
and n.ea s were made, condition to a lng. the bo clainling tnat , r
precedent, to placing these products but two dollars and that the terms of
on the free list. It is expected the the ntrreem.-.nt 3 .
ti'Tu v'1U "CCCPt the St;lml taken.the woma" outly maintaining that
I by the house. Bhe pa)cl th bo
i .lojouruineiii nt uijwi,
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ELECTRIC COMPANY
SUED FOR 10,000
Charging that he has b
!y and pi rni.m nt y injur
an electric hocU due to t
ne.-s ..f '.in- Pacific P , .
co
a
mpany.
Y. L. 15.. v, is'ov
f til
has
f.o-
brought suit in the e.ivuit
laniauis to the extent e.f $10,00')
j and for costs amounting to $i75.
F.oulsby was .nj'irvd . u oveml"v
22. If lo, yliiie at his home at 711
Aura street. In the complaint a is
alleged that the light company had
wires which evtended cy r tile ii. u.-c
and loiinocted with :'.- netting
which ran down a porch. However,
the liowlsbys did no; use e'.ec'.ricity
and made no. use of the wiring. Com
ing into contact with tho
which had become charged
netting
with -
electricity due to fauit of the electric
company it is alleged, P.owlsby wa
knocked unconscious and suffered a
lacerated hand and right foot. He is
permanently injured and for his hurts
a.sks the sum of $10,000, together
with tho sum of $S73 for special
charges.
The Howlsby suit was
through Judge J. A. Fee.
brought 1
Ureaks All Kecords.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 17. The Austin
team in the Texas league has broken
the National and American league
records for straight victories, winning
its twenty-first consecutive game at
Houston. The world's record is 29
wins made by the Ceirsicana team in
the old North Texas league in 1812!.
The American league record for con
secutive vlstories is 19 and the Na
tional league record is 20.
AiAl
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1 BUNCO TOOTH
" 1 1 1
Allege Pair Defraud Lad Out
of Pony and are Held in City
Bastile.
ARE MAX AND WIFE
HIT fcEXY RELATIONSHIP
jl'air Unable to Give lioiul, and Young
J Accu,or Helng JUU a WJuiesaes
-Claims to Have Ueen Enticed to
DNreiMituble House.
E. M. Cdok,
an emrjlova nf h
Mincer Carter livery barn on Cottaa
wood, and Josephine Cook -Jta-
nV",, "
j"il in default of $250 bunds follow
I ng their arrest in connection wiU. s
,77 u tt ween year old bo
"Inch transaction the officers allex
was a bunco deal by which the twaJLa
s0Uht to mi, m. ,": ::"
ti, u ,. . . ,' . . Ler OI,ms pony.
T , . .' u ,!s Deln ntll
! ' , " . ss. under bond
The ..
" no, me officers claim
are man and wife but who boU dto
ny Ihe relaf.onship, are involved to
two cases. f,nc r.e .ui.l .
1 "men was OejruH
j the Dollee M.,r Z
. jcoLciucty jLTTer.
noon and which will be resumed to
morrow morning, and the other of
which will probably be thrashed out
in the circuit court. The couple r
accused in each of giving intoxicat
ing lnjuor to a minor but more seri
ous charges may be Hied against
them later.
Pniitt Hegliis Proceedings,
After hearing the story of the boy
yesterday, Deputy District Attorney
Pruut conducted an investigate,.
1 judged the evidence against the pair
senoufc. However, because of tn
fact that Circuit Judge Plu-lps, County
Judge Maloney and Justice of th
Peace Parkes were all absent,- he
turned the case over to Citv Attorney
Haley who brought the two beXor
the police court. When thev secured
Judge James A. Fee as legal counsel
and manifested an inclination to Oght
the charges, Deputy Prultt himaelf
tiled a complaint upon which they
were put under $250 bonds pending
their preliminary hearing.
Meanwhile the case in the poUee
court was begun and continued until
G o'clock yesterday evening when It
was adjourned until tomorrow.
Testimony Conflicting.
According to the testimony of the
boy. he was t.-ilr..n ..
The testimony is also at variance
recar nniT ihp oi-i,,o- .-.e u
i e sar.ung me glvinsr of the b0v lino
1 i " "
or In the room. He testifi.,1 (,;,
ur lu lne room.
was given a drink of
whisky and
; ,..p.a eini'ty three
bottles or beet
in her r--o;ii. This .i..,,i ,
m. Tlii
! pliatuallv,
declaring no beer was
ier rooin and that the on.
, "pern d ill
,' 1. drink the :
s:o'o from e
:r s r. Hov
to admit that
i.iv '-.var. 1 w.is one he
. ' -i; of '. nisky on her
'..:; "as forced
V T.
k in the
ve they
rjury on
:s ;.s but
i which
can convict the w-uvan "i"
this testimony.
The aires: of t'ie tv.o C,
ar.oCVM- -iej, ir, crt.s
the fiutlioriti.-s are inakir.u to lid the
town of a"! parasite who o;.. vot.. 'in
the underworld.
TEODY ROOSEVELT
IS A GRANO-PA
San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 17.
ormer President Theodore P.oosevelt.
discoverer of racial extinctbn by the
suicide route today has cauo to feci
safe, in a measure so far as his own
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...,.i.,i st is ii'm i-i iiea, tor tne toe
of depopulation is today for the first
time in -his lit'", ,i real live fail fledg
ed grai.d-dad.
Tne tirst grand child of Teddy, wa
born this morning to the wife of hii
son, Teddy Jr., and is a healthy
bouncing girl, which toeether with
its "u',h,'; i;i doing nicely, according
w Hiivuuillg pil Mc iuns1.
GoniMTs to Tour West.
Washington. Aug. 17. Samuel
Oompers. president of the American
Pede ration of Labor, leaves today o
a tour of the western states, where he
will address several mass meeting of
laboring men. His Itinerary Include
stops in Chicago, Denver. Salt Lake
City,. Butte and several cities in Wash
ington, Oregon and California. Oa
Labor Day Mr. Gompers will speak
In San Francisco. He will return ti
Washington about October 1.