EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonlan CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. C V. VOL. 24. PENDLETON, OREGON, 'Kl)X KSDAV, (MTOHKlt is, 11)11. XO. 7240 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. ' - KS ,4 r J? ADVOCATES GOVT MIKING Senator Poindexter More Firm in Belief Regard ing Alaskan Field WILL INTRODUCE BILL iovernmont duration of Coal Minos and Ownership of Transportation FacllitlcM Are Necessary to Meet Needs of Both Government and CoiiMiinw'rS of lnclflc Court, De clarer Washington SluUnman, Seattle. Wash., Oct. 18. "I return from Alaska more firmly convinced than ever before that the United .States government should build a rail road In that country and open up the coal mines there, primarily for -supplying the government's own needs along the Pacific coast and secondly for the purpose o' furnishing coal at a reasonable cost to ttio consum ers on the Pacific coast." This declaration was today made by United States Senator Miles Poin dexter. who with former Chief For ester Clifford Pinchot, has Just re turned here from an extensive tour of Alaska, during which he made a thorough investigation Into the re sources of the coup'ry and the op portunities for developing them. Senator Toindexter said that this Bcheme would necessitate the govern ment ownership of steamships, docks, etc. He advocated the reservation, hy the government of coal lands suf ficient for this purpose and the adop tion of some plan whereby private In terests could also opn the remainder of the vast mining field. The senator declared that he would be prepared at the opening of congress In December, to make a fight for the passage of his bill, which provided for government own ership of the Alaskan coal fields and transportation facilities for bringing the coal to the United States. He stated that the expenditure of a moderate sum of money would re sult In making Controller Bay u good harbor. Gifford Pinchot ststcd that he had not changed his oft repeated opinion, advocating government ownership of the coal fields and transportation fa cilities. To AddrexM Mass Meeting. Tacoma. Wash.. Oct. 18. United States Senator Poindexter and Gifford Pinchot. who have just returned to the United States from a tour of In vestigation of the Alaskan coal fields, will tonight address a mass meeting in this city. ROUTE OF GOVERNORS' SPECIAL ANNOUNCED Boise, Idaho, Oct. 18. The route to bo taken by the governor's special, tho train which will be sent through tho east to display the resources of the west, was announced today by for mer Governor Brady of Idaho, who has charge of the arrangements. The governors of California. Ore gon, Washington. Idaho, Montana, "Wyoming, Colorado, North and South lakota and Minnesota will accompany the train. Stops will be made as fol lows: , Chicago, November 2S; Indianap olis, November 29; Louisville. Novem ber 30; Cincinnati, December 1; Co lumbus, December 2; Pittsburg. De cember 3-4; Harrisburg, December 6; Baltimore. December 6; Philadelphia, December 8-9; Albany, December 10; Utica. December 11; Syracuse, De cember 11; Syracuse, December 12 13; Dochester. December 16; Buffalo, December 19; Cleveland, December 20; Detroit, December 21; Grand Rapids, December 22. Canada Gains Population. Ottawa. Can, Oct. 18. Census figures Just announced show that Canada has gained 1,710.554 since 1901, with Montreal showing the largest growth of any city, giving her a population of 1,908.467. Vancou ver gained 73,323, giving her a pop ulation of 100.323. Victoria gained 10,0X4 and now lias a population of 31,620. Slays Wife and Self. Cleveland, Oct. 18. Holding a crowd of more than 100 at bay after having fatally shot his wife, George Hermie, 45, a wealthy real estate deal er of Euclid, a suburb, calmly remov ed his shoes, turned his weapon on himself, and pulled the trigger with his toe, Instantly killing himself. No motive Is goven for the double trag edy. Earthquake Recorded. San Jose, Calif., Oct. 18. A slight earthquake shock was recorded at Santa Clara college observatory yes terdny afternoon. It lasted three minutes. TURKS SLAV 100 ITALIA)' SOLDIERS. London, Eng., Oct. 18. More than one hunred soldiers of the Italian forces at Tripoli were engaged ana slain by a Turkish force today. The Ital- lans had been sent out as a re- connoltering party and had ad- vanced neurer the nemy's lines than they Intended to, when they were set upon and slain before they could retreat to their base. TAFT EXTENDS TOUR Needs 18 Days More to Explain Presidential Siioelal Narrowly Escapes Wreck cn Account of Defective Drive Wheel on locomotive. On Board Tuft Speciul, Oct. 18. President Taft today announced that he has decided to extend his seeing tile country tour b adding eighteen days to it. His tour was to have ended In two weeks. His new program will carry him through the soutii-middle-west and also the southern states, with the ex ception of those states comprising the "solid democratic south," and cuts off his Pittsburg Jaunt. The president will make a speaking tour through Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee and will re turn to Washington November 18. At Pittsburg, he will abandon his spe cial train and continue the balance ot his Journey by attaching his special car to regular trains. The sudden change of the presiden tial program has caused some spec ulation as to his satisfaction with his trip through tho west. It is barely po.-sible that he Is not satisfied that his "explanations" of his adminis tration, will bo rewarded with the support that he expected in the wet and he may believe that more can be gained by carrying his trip into the sometimes doubtful states included in the new program. The Taft party are today discuss ing u. narrow escape from a wreck of the special train w hile It was running at a rate of speed of fifty miles an hour, twenty miles west of Kelso, Nevada last night. The engineer discovered that one of the drive whee's had slipped a tire and Immediately brought the train to a stop. It required an hour to secure another engine. m is JAILED III VICTORIA Kdwin C. Smith, formerly a resi dent of this city, is no wserving time in the povincial jail at Victoria, B. C, upon a charge of obtaining mon ey under false pretences. This was the substance of a message received this morning by local authorities and It reveals the whereabouts of the man for whom Pendleton officers have been conducting a search for the past two months on a charge of white slavery. Tho message did not state for how long a time Smith would be kept In Jail, but announced that he would be returned to th:s country up on the expiration of his sentence. The imprisoned man has been a resident of this city at Intervals for many years and recently conducted a pressing and cleaning shop on Cot tonwood street with his brother, Polk Smith. The latter was arrested about two months ago, charged with bring ing a young girl to this city for im gioral purposes frora Colfax ,but the case was dismissed when, rft the preliminary, hearing tho girl swore that the accused's brother was the one Implicated. He. however, had suddenly left the city and all efforts to locate him have been unavailing. Both Sides Confident. San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 18. Lo cal leaders of the striking members of the federation of shopmen of the Harrlman lines, today declare that they are well pleased with the present prospects for wlnnlne the striu nn.i assert that the indications are more In their favor every day. Tho railroad officials as usual, is sue Just exactly the contrary report. Oregon to Navy Yards. Vallejo, Calif., Oct. 18. The hnt tleshlp Oregon will snll for the Brem erton, Washington, navy yard on Oc tober 24 on her first cruise since hav ing been rebuilt at a cost of more than $1,000,000. She will participate at San Pedro in the Pacific fleet man euvers. Seliool Ilurns. Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 18. Lack ing water pressure, tho fire depart ment today -was'foreed to stand Idly by and watch tho Union high school burn to the ground, entailing a loss of $65,000. REBELS MEET WIIHJEFEAT Bloody Battle Being Wag ed On Outskirts of Han kow, China, Today. 2 SHIPS ARE DAMAGED Revolutionist Defeating I mix-rial Forces on lamd and Force Govern ment Fleet to Seek Refuge Behind Flotilla of Foreign Warship lied Cross Taking Cure, of Many Wound ed Brought Into City, Hankow, China, Oct. 18. The tide o.' battle having changed after sev eral hours of the most fierce and bloody fighting, the government forc es defeated a much larger force of rebels here. ' Several trains, entirely loaded with wounded, are arriving here continually. Hankow, China. Oct. 18. Desper ate fighting, which began with sun rise this morning a few miles north of this city, Is today under way be tween the imperial troops, reinforced by a force of two thousand marines from the imperial fleet, and a force of ten thou and rebels, who overwhelm ingly outnumber the government forces. The fighting began at a point where the government troops had entrenched themselves and all indications point to u decisive defeat for the govern ment troops. A large number of wounded are being brought into the city and the number of dead has reached a large figure. The firing has been continuous all d:iy. The lied Cross society has all it can do in taking care of and admin istering to the large number of wounded. ' The rebels in the city opened fire on tlie imperial warships In the har bor. The government ships returned the fire, but so' deadly and furious was the hail of steel of the rebels that the government ships were forced to seek safety by steaming to a point In tlie harbor, where thy were safe from the rebel fire, with the flotilla of foreign warships between them and the land guns. Two ships were badly damaged. B. P. 0. E. HONORS JUDGE G. W. PHELPS Circuit Judge Gilbert W. Phelps of this city has been honored by the B. P. O. K. lodge, having Just been nam ed district deputy grand exalted rul er for the northern Oregon district in which Is located the Portland : lodge, according to an announcement I made at the last meeting of the Port land Kiks. Judge Phelps has been a member of tlie antlered herd for many years and is at present affiliat ed with local lodge No. 2S8 and is past exalted ruler. The grand exalted ruler of the B. P. O. E. and his party will be In Portland this winter to se cure quarters for the national con vention und it is probably that the newly appointed district deputy grand exalted ruler I11 join the party at that time. CHAMP CLARK HAS NO WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS Dallas, Texas. Oct. IS. Congress man Champ Clark, speaker of the house of representatives, today branded as false the report that he had closed his presidential headquar ters in Washington, stating that It was untrue for no other reason than that he never had a presidential headquar ters. He said that he had never so licited any aid for the presidential nomination nor had he ever discuss ed the possibility of his- becoming the democratic nominee NOIIOL PRIZE TO HE AWARDED TO EDISON Stockhold, Oct. 18. It is reported here that the Nobol prize will this year be awarded to Thomas Edison, the American inventor, for his dis tinguished achievements in physics. The prize Is one-fifth of the Interest on a fund of nine million dollars. TODAY'S WORLD SERIES GAME IS POSTPONED Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 18. The pionshlp series between the New York Olants, of the National league, and the Philadelphia Athletics, of the American league, was postponed today, owing to the condition of the grounds, which are muddy as tho result of a rain that fell continuously lust night. The ground was soaked, despite the canvas covering which had been placed over the field. The Giants are elated over the postponement, as they believe that the rest will put Rube Marquard, who is scheduled to pitch the fourth gamo In better condition for the contest. They declare that Christy Mathewson will also be better for a rest. The Athletics make the came contention, however, pointing to the old adage, that what is good for the goose, will not kill the gander, and declaring that the rest will also do their men good. STILL FIGHT !j OVER JURORS i Defense Passes Only Six Veniremen' For Jury in McNamara Case. ONLY 2 ARE PROBABLE Darrow, for Defense, CliallciiRes Two ' and Judge Reserves Decision In j Case. Until Luter Date Opposing i Counsel Severely Reprimanded by Court Wlien They Indulge In Ex- change of Personalities. j Los Angeles, Oct. 18. John Rob erts, a land dealer, Robert Bain, a 1 carpenter, H. Quackenbush. a retired ! expressman, A. Mcintosh, a baker, T. j W. Adams, retired, and George Mc- Kee, a builder, had been passed "for j cause" when the McNamara trial op- i ened today. They have yet to run the gauntlet : of the prosecution and the retention i of at lean two Is problematical The defense has tnrown aside all concealment now. ana shows its in- . tention to demolish the murder case ty proving the explosion was caused by gas. The state will fight on the dvnnmltp theorv 'Attorney Darrow reamed the inter-' laJy Passengers on the local were rogation of George McKee, the last stepping off the coach at the local venireman passed yesterday and fi- platform, Brakeman Davis was near nally challenged him. He believed at hand tQ ass,st who , h eed that dynamite destroyed the Times. The prosecution objected and Judge hl!' services. One particular lady wore P.onlwell said he would pass upon a Paris "cation on her head and xut McKee's qualifications later. ' from ,ts silky folds obtruded six or Darrow questioned Otto Jensen, a eS"t Inches of fine blue steel. As she farmer, next, and challenged him la- turned he head suddenly, the needle ter for being biased because he didn't point of this stiletto struck Davis' chin like the labor unions. The Judge said with considerable force and penetrat he would also decide on Jensen later, fcl that part of his facial anatomy un after the defense asserted that he was til the bone barred its way. fair. I The brakeman did not exactly bias- Jensen said he had read Ortie Mc- Man'gal's statement and considerable uf what Detective Burns alleged against the McNamnras and that it would require the strongest testimony to make him belice anything but dynamite caused the explosion. The morning sess'on was marked the stream of blood that was trickl by a sen-ational rebuke by Judge lug down his chin and remarked that Bordwell when Attorney Darrow and Prosecutor Fredericks indulged in wants his vote will have to incorpor personalities over an opinionated ve- ate in his platform a promise to work nireman. He informed both that he wpuld not tolerate such tactics. To Photograph Exhibit. Indianapolis, Oct. 18 The books papers and records of the Internation al Association of Bridge and Structur al Iron Workers of which John Mc Namara is secretary, may yet play an Important part In the trial of the Mc.Namaras at Los Angeles. Denied permission to bring the exhibits to California, the rosecuting attorneys "f California today asked permission: to photoranh the documents in the criminal court here. The request will be considered October 20th. SUSPECT RELATIVE OF SLAIN FAMILY are past grand masters of the I. O. 0. 1 Archie and Nettil Coble last July-Ell-worth, Kan , Oct. 18. The local ' this state and for many years The prisoner listened to the ver police today are flooding the tele- , have been prominetly Identified with d'l t wllh t l,eJan'e apuhy , and graph and telephone Tires out of the i the "three links" order. Their friend-! 'f'1 . h has marked him city, requesting the authorities !-hip extends over a quarter of a cen- "roughout the trial. Mrs. Wilson throughout the country to locate ! tury or more and the two Willamette ,urf into "P'nff and clung to her t i. ii .i.., p ,u , .-I J husband as he was returned to his tin, ll'H .11.11 .11 fl, it UlUllier-IIl-UlW UL """J uinimi la vj,. nitr L, I u ill t II die Mrs. William Showman, who with her seized upon the wedding of tlie dau husband and three childrtn was mur- jgliter of the third as an opportunity dered Sunday night by some one who ; for a reunion. Mr. Metchan will leave chopped their bodies to pieces with j tills afternoon for his home but Mr. an axe. ! Tweedaie and his wife will spend It Is declared by neighbors of the ' several days at the Alexander home, murdered familv that Marznckn was i m'owiinir about tlie Showmnn home ! Sunday and on several occasions had made threats against the family. une tneory that tne murder was commuter by the same person who ...u-u me memoers or iwo iami.es in v oiuruuo springs, coio., a lew weens ago, Is couted by the local authori ties, who are unable to locate the brother-in-law of the murdered wo man. 1 Killed; 7 Hurt. Beaumont, Miss, Oct. 18. Bag gageman Potts was killed and twenty seven others were injured today w hen a passenger train on the New Or leans. Mobile and Chicago railroad jumped the track and overturned. fourth game of the world's rhnm J KILLS .1) SUICIDES. Portland. .e. Oct. 18. The bodies of Irving Millchamp, city salesman for th? Standard OH company, and his wife were found this morning by the Janitor of the Stanley apart ment house, where the couple lived. They had not been seen i-lnce Monday. The man had shot the woman as she was seated at the piano and then turned the weapon on himself. SPEARS A MAN Penetrates Innocent of Trainman Chin Fair Wearer of Murderous Stiletto Los- es No Time in Learning Duniuge to Her Victim. The murderous hatpin, used ex- clusively by most women, made Its plx.sence felt In this city this morn- . , ,.., ln& and as a result' Ed Davls' a ecl" al brakeman who came over on the "Walla Walla local this morning, is nursing a very sore chin. While the pheme but his sharp ejaculations were not calculated to sooth suffled feelings and the ,ady did not wait to ascertain the damages of her unln tentional thrust. The coupler of cars hauled a white handkerchief from his , hip pocket and ruefully wiped away the next congressional candidate who for legislation to protect mankind from the dangerous hatpin. FREIHQ3 HE-WEI a u hihg The wedding of Miss Bertha Alex ander to Henry Collins last night was 'he occasion for the reunion f three life long friends, R. Alexander, father of the bride and prominent merchant of this city. Phil Metchan, proprietor of the Imperial Hotel in Portland and one of the best known men in the state, and W. C Tweedaie. a retired merchant of Albanv. All three men Ask: Leniency; Fined. San Francisco, Oct. IS. For writ ing letters to judges of the circuit 0. p Hillman, the millionaire real es- tate operator of Seattle, who was con vlcted of defrauding poor people, E. F. Bateman and B. H. Cook were to day adjudged in contempt of court and fined $200 and $25 respectively. iiiiu... i.- t i .i .... . . iiitiiii.iii n iiiiu uieiii w rue ine lei tors, was fined $1000. 2:i(t Kill,-, in storm. Nogales, Ariz., Oct. IS. Two hun dred and thirty people lost their lives in the terrific storm ana tidal wave which devasted the west coast of Mex ico October 4, according to reports brought to this city from the strick en section by persons who went through the storm. Sues to Odloet Old Debts. Arthur Keenan today commenced suit in the local court against M. L. Fix to recover money alleged to be past due. The complaint cites that the defendant in 1901 and in 1905 boi rowed certain sums from Neatrle Bros, of this citv and repaid only the ! Employment agency on Front Avenue principal and that also he employed last niSM. The explosion shook this firm of blacksmiths for whom he scores of other buildings, including promised to pay $V25. It is also; the city, hall four blocks away. Tha alleced that these claims have been!el-tfro street within a-block each way transfered to the plaintiff and a de cree is asked for a total of $114.5 2 with interest, cots, disbursements and $35 attorney fees. Carter & Smythe are attorneys for the plaintiff. LIE NAILED Portland Paper Prints a Falsehood Regarding the Waters of Umatilla River. HERMISTON IS SAFE Reservation Lands and Umatilla I'rojivt Can Bo Irrigated from Jtlver ami Still a Surplus of Water Will Find Its Way Into Columbia River Iteport Biased and Intend ed to Favor Ilyers Company. Umatilla county people generally and re-idents of th west end par ticularly are indignant over a report which appeared in the Portland Ore gonian of yesterday morning to the effect that the water rights of the dwellers on the Umatilla project are placed in jeopardy by the Caldwell vs. Byers Milling company suit in the United States circuit court at Port land. The story states that should Caldwell win his contention that the rights of the Indian on the Umatilla reservation are prior to all other rights that there would not be enough water left tin the Umatilla river to ir rigate the 18.000 acres under the gov ernment project at Hermiston. The story is regarded here as bi ased to favor the contention of the Byers company which lays claim to all of the water in the Umatilla above this city. That the facts are misrep resented it is pointed out that at Yoa kum, a point between this city and Hermiston, the Umatilla river has a flow of 602.000 acre feet, according to the report of State Kngineer John H. Lewis and tha even if every acre on the reservation was irrigated, there would still be abundance of water left In the river to meet the needs of the project settlers and to reclaim thou sands of acres more. Not only, it is po'nted out, would there be a great surplus over the am ount taken out for the irrigation of Indian lands but much of this water taken out would find its way back into the river by seepage and in ad dition there would b& the annual flood waters to which. It is thought, any rights the Indians do not extend. Prominent residents of the west end of the connty who are in the city to day scoff at the idea that they will be injured by any decision in the case now pending and are indignant that such a report, detrimental to the pro gress of their country, should have been given circulation. .'SLAYER OF COBLES IS FOUND GUILTY Olympia, Wash.. Oct. 18. "Murder in the second degree" was the verdict returned by the jury after 24 hours' "t-uoeration in tne case or ueorge it. Wilson, charged with the murder of i cell, their children clustering around j Wilson and adding their childish la . ments to Mrs. Wilson's weeping. , Judge Mitchell will give time for the defense to file a motion for a new trial before pronouncing sentence. It is possible tlie Judge will not reach Wilson's case this week. SECY WILSON PRESIDES OYER BREWERS' MEETING Chicago, 111., Oct. 18 Despite the nation wide ministerial protest which went up with the announcement that he had been made a vice-president ot' tlie American Brewers association. , ' ...... J.imt s n on. secretary of the Unit ed States department of agriculture, today opened and presided over the convention of the association which began its sessions in this city. Speaking of the congregations throughout the country, which were sent heavenward because of his con nection with the beer makers. Secre tary Wilson said that he believed in the efficiency of the prayers that were, offered up for him, but declared that he had no fear of being stricken, be cause some of the ministers had pray ed to the lord for the opening of his eyes to the evil of his position. Employment Office Wreeked. Spokane, Wash., Oct. IS. Dynn- "'Iters wrecked tlie office of the Sun i the office was littered with broken g'ass and wood and section of corru gated Iron of which the walls of the building was composed. No cn wan. injured.