EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Rnln tonight and Sat urday. Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregoulan. COUNTY OFFICIAL TAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OK EG ON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER Vit NO. 7242 ARREST Youthful Pals- of Murder er Give Information Leading to Capture. TAKEN AT THE DALLES lu Sworn Affidavit, Roys Declare Hiflmi'i HolliilM-rg In PeiVtnitor of Kevolling Crime,, Which Wiped J'niiiily Out of IXIstonoc, The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 13. Richard Holinberg was arrested here, charged with the. murder of tne four member f the Hill family at Ardonwalk, near Portland, last June. The arrest was made on the alleged confession of two .young men, J lurry Howard and James Hawkins, who tramped- with Holin berg all Himiuer. Tile two young men, aged 19 and 17 years, were arretted last night by John Kindt, a rancher near here, while tin y and Holinberg are alleged ' to have been stealing potatoes, Holin berg escaping. The Doys told their story to th. sheriff and he nt once began a search for Holinberg,- run ning him down. Holinberg refuses to talk. In affidavits sworn to by the two youths, before Prosecuting Attorney Wilson of Wasco county, they had boen in company with the alleged murderer since early last May and had engaged In numerous crimes under the direction of Holinberg. On June 8, the affidavit continues, they In company with Holinberg, went to Arleta (a suburb of Portland) near the sceno of the murders. The boys affirm that It was arranged that they were to rob houses. They stayed up all night of the eighth. About 4 o'clock on the morning of the ninth tho affidavit. says, they came to the houso which they later ascertained wan that of the Hill family. They stated that Holinberg enter ed the house and soon afterward they heard screams. An hour later they declare, Holinberg Joined them and his clothes were bloody. They es caped to the hills nearby. They state they first learned of tho slaying of the Hill family while at Troutdale, Ore., ten days after the crime was committed. The avvida vlt says tljat Holinberg took the news-papei-s away. The affidavit then proceeds to tell of the wanderings of the trio. They fled to tho hills where they allege thoy stayed until the next day, Holin berg compelling them to follow him and t hrca'nning to kill them If they left his sight T.cjr wanderings In clude, they state, Astoria, Ore., Ray mond, Tacoma, Seattle 'and Walla Walla Wash , hack to Portland, to lfood River and finally escaping from Holinberg nt Howcna, eight miles north of here. i . Taken to Portland. Portland, Ore, Oct 13. Richard Hinebet-g. who was arrested at The Halles In connection with the murder of the Hills family, near here, was brought to this city today and lodged In Jail. SCALPERS lll'S WOHLIVS S FRIES TICKETS VP New Tork, Oct 13. Thousands of angry baseball fans nre unappeased here, today by Secretary Oray's offer of $500 reward for anyone who can prove that he knowingly sold World's Baseball series tickets to scalpers who have come Into possession of thousands of tickets and are demand ing treble the regular prices. Wlstor's DeiUh Doubted. Cheyenne,' Oct. 13. Reports of Owen Wlster's death are not believed ' here. He was last heard of hunting In Jackson Hole. PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE ALSO With 120 members enrolled at the opening ot the session last evening the second meeting of the Progressive . league was hold In ,tho assembly room of tho city hull and proved a very Interesting session. Following tho general met ting a meeting of tho charter framing committee was held nnd it was 11 o'clock before an ad journment was taken. Many of the principal features of tho proposed new charter wcro discussed pro and con. However, owing to tho unfinished Ptato of the work no report has been mado of tho actions of the commit tee. During tho genera meeting of tho lenguo several speakers mado extem poraneous talks In explanation of the commission form of government. The origin of the commission plan was ex plained and the general Ideas of the league set forth for the benefit ot m!IJ! . - llfflto UAdt ULAon All Morning Taken Up With One Juror Admits lie Believes Building Was I)y numitcU and Thinks McNuiiinra Did tlio Job. Los Angeles, Oct. 13. Attorneys for tho prosecution and defense In the McXamara trial, clashed as soon as court convened todav. District Attor ney Frederick insisted that Judge Hordwell's ruling allowing tho Inquiry into prospective Jurors' state of mind regarding labor unions, means endless quibbling, while. ..Attorney Davis was examining Nelson, the fir-t venireman for possible prejudice. After lengthy questions. Attorney Davis lead Nelson to admit that he believes tlie McNamaras guilty of the j Times explosion and that it would take positive proof to dispell this be-j lief Attuniy Horton then took up. the questioning, along thu same line. I Attorney Darrow, chief counsel fori the defense, and District Attorney j Frederick.-', for tho prosecution then ; started a skirmish over tho mater of Nelson's qualification for a juror. i District Attoiney Fredericks stated; that he knew it would be Impossible ' to secure Jurors who had not formed I au opinion one way or tho other, re- ! garding thu guilt or Innocence of the accu-ed men, while Mr. Darrow main- ' tallied that the jurors must be abso lutely free from all bias and not Just willing to set aside their private opinions. Nelson stated that ho believed that the Times plant was dynamited and that It would take strong proof to change his opinion. Judge liordwell then asked Nelson If he would be able to follow the court's Instructions, to set aside his own opinion. Ho said that he would, ; but counsel for the defense objected I and It wa agreed to argue the mat-! ter. The jurymen were dismissed i and argument started. j It was announced that the grand jury, which has been In session a ' year, will adjourn today, which the defense says means that Burns' ef forts to connect California labor lead- j ers with the Times explosion has failed. The grand jury which Investigated the Times explosion, was -discharged this afternoon by Judge Bordwell, without returning any further Indict ments. It also failed to dispose ot tho contempt proceedings, brought against Attorney Harrington. MEXICAN STORM HORROR GROWS Nogales, Oct. 13. Delated advices, through wrecked means of communi cation, today indicate that 'the death list of the big October storm on the west coast ot Mexico, will be very largo and the property loss enormous. All the busine.-s section of Guyamas was inundated by a tidal wave which followed the hurricane. At Km Pal mo, most of the town was flooded. Hermosillo and Ortiz, suffered great ly. It Is feared disease will follow lis no effort has been made to clear the wreckage, dead animals, etc , from the streets. The West Coast Railroad suffered $ 1,500,000 damage and the coast for twenty miles Is strewn with wreck age. Probably three hundred persons lost their lives. Chemist Wiley K!ntel for Cabinet Washington, Oct. 13. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the pure food man, is slat ed for a distinguished position in the United States cabinet, according to a report here, that if a department of public health Is created by congress at Its next session, Dr. Wiley will be j piuceu nt lis neati. COMMISSION PLAN SENTIMENT those who had not been In attend ance at tho previous meeting of the league. Particular points that were dwelt upon were that under tho com mission plan tho responsibility is cen tered In a few men and they arc paid for the work they do. . In explaining the aim and the work of the league the chairman declared It was to serve no political party or faction nor to represent any especial class or clement. He declared the commission plan move Is neither a SHloonman's move nor a prohibition ist's move He declare,! the liquor quostlon had been settled ' by the peoplo of Pendleton and settled Tie hoped tot all time to come. Hy previous resolution the meet ings are considered as private meetings and those In attendance are enjoined from gvlng newspaper pub licity to tho personnel of tho league or Its officers. TO HIM Y Determined to Make China a Republic and Elect General as President. MASSACRES ARE MANY Fifteen Thousand Imperial Troops Desert uiid Join Revolution Force Americans RvxrteJ Safe Japuu Sends Naval Force to Scene. Washington, D. C, Oct. 13. Sec retary Williams, who Is temporarily In charge of the American embassy in Pekin, China, sent a cablegram to the government here today, stating that tho rebellious Chinese- forces have captured Hankow which they fired and the town is now burning. He stated that the reports he has re ceived from the town indicate that all Americans nre safe Fifteen thousand government troops composing three army corps, have de.-erted and gone over to the rebels, according to the cnb'egram and com munication with tho doomed city has been cut off from the outside world Earlier reports received at the Chi nese capital state that the rebels have announced their intention to make China a republic and that their plans havo taken concrete form with the election of Lai Yuen Hung, the fa mous general who commanded the Im perial army, as president, of the new republic. Bloodcurdling tales of bloody mas sacres, horrible Incendiarism and he role devotion to duty by the rebels are pouring into the capital city from all parts of the four provinces of Hujeh, Hunan, Kainghu and Bzech uen, which form the greater part of the country now.in revolt against the imperial government. " It is reported that Nanking has been the scene of heavy and bloody fighting with heavy losses on both sides for several days, and panic reigns in a wide scope of country of which it is the center. Imperial troops are reported to be en route to Hankow from Shanghai, and with their arrival much more fighting and bloodshed will follow. Advices received from Vu Chang state that all foreign missionaries have fled from that section with tho exception of tho Sisters of the Cath olic mission and Mrs. R. A. Kemp, of the Episcopal mission. A formidable display of naval strength by the powers is included In the rebellion, according to Consul General Green, who cabled Washing ion from Hankow that the rebels hold Wuchang and Hankang. Great disorder prevails at H.mkew, two American warships, two Japan ese, three British, one German and six Chinese vessels are stationed tin re. , The rebels seized the provisional tti-asury and mint, captured one mil lion taels ($600,000.) The rebels crossed the river and captured Han kank. Japan Alarmed. Toklo, Japan, OcX 13. Reports of the revolution in China are of such grave nature that the Japanese gov ernment has dispatched the third di vision of the naval squadron to the scene of trouble to take care of Ja pan's interests. ACQUIRES LARGEST FARM IN COUNT! E. L. Smith, well known business man of this city, is now the owner of ono of the largest If not the largest farm in Umatilla county, his purchase of 640 acres today from Edward L. Brotherton of Walla Walla giving him that distinction. The land just bought and sold lies near Vansycle and adjoins the large acreage Al ready owned by Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith's farm now Include six entire sections, thus extending three miles in ono direction nnd two miles in an ether. Edgar W. Smith, his son, who has been farming he land for tho past two years, will continue In man agement, nnd. although one of the youngest ranchers In the county, he will be in charge of one of the largest and bos', farms ot Which Umatilla boasts. l'.iiuiiierators Arraigned. Portland, Oct. 13. Four census enumerators indicted by the federal grand jury July last, on charges of making false census reports nnd for presenting nlleged false claim ngainst the government as a result of the re ports, were arraigned before Federal Judge Bean yesterday. Harry DeBord pleaded guilty to tho charges. Vincent Manning and Conrad Zoll wegar pleaded not guilty while John James was given until Monday to en ter a plea. Zellwegar will be tried November 3 and Manning, Nov. 14. TIFT II POULTICES Twenty-five Addresses In 24 Hours, Leave Organ In Bad Condition. INVADES CALIFORNIA In Speech Delivered at Sacramento, President Again Puts I'p Defense for 'Dollar Diplomacy, Lauding Method of Forcing Payments. Aboard Taft's Special Train. En Uoute, Sacramento, Oct. 13 Invad ing California for the four most strenuous days of his forty-six day trip, President Taft was joined at the state line today by Governor Johnson and his staff. The pre-ident's throat is poulticed, owing to the strain cf the twenty-five speeches he made In twenty-four hours in Oregon and Wash'ngton. It Is ixpected that he wl'l be all right by tT.e time he reach es San Francisco ton.ght. Defends Dollar Diplomacy. , Sacramento Calif., Oct 13. A vigorous defense of "dollar diplo macy" as exemplified by the Nicara guan and Honduran loan treaties now before the senate, was made here to day by President Taft. The president lauded the two treat ies, which guarantee the collection of the customs duties of the South Am erican republics to satisfy loans to be made by American bankers under the treaties, as a means of preserving peace in Central and South America. He declared that with the debts of theso two countries funded and the collection of the customs In the hand of men recommended by the United States working under the pro tection of this .country, revolutions would cease. He urged that the In terminable Honduran and Nicaraguan revolutions have the custom houses as their objective point, and that with these under American protection there would be no incentive to revolution. The loans to be made by the Amer ican firms of J. P. Morgan & Co., Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the First National Tank and the City National Bank of New York, are to be used to liquidate the debts of Honduras and Nicara gua and their payment Is to be guar anteed out of the customs receipts. The president was greeted by eight thousand people here and delivered his addresse following a parade through the principal streets. While here he received a telegram containing a request from the Mex ican government, asking permission to transport Mexican troops through th0 southern part of the United States in order to reach the scenes of Indian uprisings. DECIDED BY COUNCIL At a special meeting of the city council last evening, it was decided to assess the cost of the paving of Alta, Cottonwood and Webb street, which Is to commence within a short time, to property owners whose prop erty fronts on the three streets, and to those property owners whose prop erty lies half a block either way from the streets, 1. e. lt was decided that property owners should pay for their frontage as under the old system but that the cost of the intersection should be ussessed up to those prop erty owners whose property lies wlth l.i a half block from the Intersection In either direction. This solution is a modification of the original assess ment plan under the Improvement district system recently adopted . LOST KF.Y; COSTS $1,500. "Grtvn" Policeman ltesixinsihlo for 500 New Office IocUs. 1 Washington, Oct. 13. Tho careless ness of. a Capitol policeman, who lost the master key of the House office building, has just cost the government nearly $l..r.(10 for new locks. As "the "master" key could not be found after an active search lasting for more than a month it was decided not to take a chance by having a new one made, but to have new cylinders made for the 500 locks on the doors of offices occupied by members of tho II use. This work has just been completed. The lost "master" key was in the custody of a newly appointed police man. He did not think much of lt when he could not find the key, sim ply reporting that It had vanished and asking that a new one be made. When the authorities got after him rather sharply, he offered to pay for a new one Finally, the seriousness of the proposition dawned upon him and when he found that the government had to pay out $1,500 for new locks on his account, he nearly fainted. He keeps all his keys chained to himself now. TRUST SENDS COAST IINDUSTRYJO WALL Wheaton Steel Company Is Bankrupt Steel Corporation Prevents Ian of Capital in Order to Gobble Valu able Property. Seattle, Wash Oct 13 -The Wheaton Steel company, operating a plant at Irondale, was thrown into bankruptcy by the court on a petiti - on by the Metropolitan Trust com - pany, which holds a $600,000 claim against it. The company's attorney says the concern's assets are $37, 000,000 in various iron, coal and tim ber claims in the Northwest and Can ada. The trust company's expert es- timates the assets at about $SOO,000. received here today from Constanti-. nopie, state that the Italian forces ,. J""1 ""'"'r1; ,u I attempted to make an advance into New lark Oct. 13That the de- t intfrir Q Tri wer)J r6 velopment of valuable ore property ,,. the TurkSi wno Bucceeded on the Pacific coast is being blocked ln chPl.klnB the ,nvaders wlth a i0,a by the .Steel trust, is a statement to the ItaUan army of sixteen hun. made today by James Moore, a mil- drfeJ k!lle, an,, u.oun,,P(1 lunalre promoter of Seattle, whose Another dispatch states that fight company is in hard financial straits. ing to(,uv started along the Monte Moore is hero trying to raise $600,- ' near.n frontier, when the Turkish 000, offering as security Pacific coast forces attacked the Monetenegrins, lands of coal and iron ore, which ex-, killing twelve und sustaining a loss of pins say are worth many millions. j three. They are being turned down be-; it is further reported that so de cause, Judge Moore says, 'The Steel termined are the Young Turks to trust has tightened its grip on . the carry the war with Itaiy on until money bags, for the purpose of stifl- Turkey is either wiped out of exist ing a new competitor and then grab- rung its plant and properties. SUFFRAGETTES WIN IN CALIFORNIA San Francisco. Oct. 13. With re- turns in from 2918 preeincts, out of ' tnat lt was aeclded at this session to 3121, the vote on woman suffrage this ; exl)e11 a11 Ita'-'an from Turkish ter morning stood, 121,016 for, and 118.-! ritory and cnfiscate a" their pos 209 against the amendment. . This ! 8es?slons- . majority of over two thousand makes 1 aTer alsPa,ch,s it clear" that certain the amendment has carried the Italians were repulsed when they and California has adopted equal tranchise. i Lindsay Pleased. Denver Pnl,i riot i Tv,of tv. triumph of woman suffrage in Call - fornia is a triumph for the progres- sive movement all over the nation is the opinion expressed today bv Judge Penjamin Lindsay, the noted juvenile criminologist and active worker fr:""rl!' "ILm" lne nuxl Iew ua-vs- equal suffrage. CANADA'S NEW GOVEItXOR ln arliament' OKXKHAL SWOKX IX j Italians Going Inland. ,-, , . . I Tripoli. Oct. 13. Preparations are Quebec, Ont. Oct. 13.-Amld Can- to,,Hy umll.r the Italian forc- no booms and the cheers of thou- , e, in this ,itv to lnva,e tu inter,or sands of Canadians, the Duke of Con- j of tho Jiriivin,e with the view ot en. " ' V ,U 6 pr,n,ceM,.of the Turks and their Arab al Iieland today and became the first ... .,.. , governor-general of royal blood. He , wns sworn in immediately at the par- I liament building In the presence of the conservative cabinet. LAKKS TO GULF WAY CONVLXTIOX IX SKSSIOX Chicago, Oct. 13 The Lakes to Gulf Deep Water Ways convention opened here today. Governor Eb erhard of Minnesota, the principal speaker, urged the building of a wa terway to connect the lakes and Gulf of Mexico, via the Mississippi river, as the only means of securing to tho United States the full value of the Pa nama Canal. Fowler to Try Asnin. Los Angeles. Calif., Oct. 13. Avi ator Fowler who failed in an attempt t cross the Sierra mountain range In a proposed flight across the con tli.ent. has announced that he will soon make another attempt in a new machine. Path Tul) Trust Slapped. Baltimore, Md., Oct 13. United States Judge Rose handed down a de cision here today declaring the Bath Tub trust Illegal. LISTEN HERE; TIE COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL SOON HOLD ONE STAG SOCIAL To hold a smoker or 'Mag social" at the Commercial club rooms to which each member will be allowed the privilege of inviting one friend is the obect of a move that was start ed at the managers' luncheon today. It is possible that tho smoker will be mado to take the place of the next monthly banquet, though tho exact arrangements for the affair have not been worked out. It is th the desiit of hte club di rectors and others to bring the busi ness and professional men into closer relations and also to strengthen the membership and Inf'uence of the Commercial club Largely for this purpose the smoker will be held. Sec retary Keefo who is good entertain er him-elf, will sing and play during the evening and some other good tal ent will also be on hand. MS DEFEAT ITALIAN ARMY Repell Advance Into Tri politan Interior and Stay or Wound 1,600. MAV RFPOSF SIHTAN iUn 1 LM-1 UOL OUL.mil 1 - , Voiiiij? Turks Prepare Drastic Mcas- ure to Carry War to FJUht Annihi lation or Victory for Turkish Army More Troops Landed. London, Eng., Oct. 13. Dispatches ence or decisively defeats the Italians, fhat it Is generally believed in Con stantinople that the Young Turks will depose the sultan If they find it ne cessary to do so for the further and complete prosecution of the program which, they have arranged to carry on hostilities with Italy. . One report has It that a caucus was held today, preliminary to the PePlr3 t parliament tomorrow and "tl;u-''e lne tuiKisn entrencnm.ents out-ide Tripoli To Decide on War Soon. Constantinople, Oct. 13. Whether ' he w , V Cntinued i by !he Turkish government, or sur- ""VT ct"7ssionst thatare n and,ed that country, will prob- "I ut!ll-'r"I"lea wnen parliament The Young Turks party, which want to carry on the war to the bitter fin- iv n-u uiui ti utie iurK. large lsh force is encamped within a few miles of the city, with thirty pieces of artillery. OWKX W1STKH. XOYF.LIST, DIKS IN WYOMING Cleveland, O., Oct. 13. While his wife was speeding on a special train in an effort to reach his bedside, Owen Wister, author of the celebrat ed novel, "The Virginian,'" died last j night on a ranch in Wyoming, ar j ound which was laid the scene of his most popular work and where he had gone seeking health. Commits Suicide. Seattle, Wash.. Oct. 13 Edward Wan.lt, a stranger of apparent refine ment, whose home Is believed to be In Seymour. Wis., committed suicide In j a down town hotel here by cutting 1 hts throat with a rozor. eWdnt was about 35 yeirs old. No explanation for the suicide could be found by the police, the only possible cluo being i U tter from a brother, Arthur, mailed from Seymour. Mrs. Asa B Thomson of Rcho Is among the people from over the county spending the day In the city. Ano-her subject of interest at the meeting today was th.it regarding closer dry farming methods in what is termed the light Ian 1 section ad joining the city. W. L. Thompson broached the subject and urged that nothing would be more beneficial to Pendleton than to double tho produc tivity or value of the lighter lands near the city. He set fonh the con tention tl-.a hy means of the Camp bell system of dry farming such re sults may be brought about. Principal A. C. Hampi,,n was a guest at the luncheon to, lay and ad dressed the board res.irJin-r the sup port for tho lecture bureau that Is now being arranged for. Tho board by motion approved of the lecture course and of the move of tho high School facUltV and stililenta tn hrl ' tho attractions to the city.