EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
WEATHER RETORT.
Fair tonight and Fri
day, Calling cards, wed
ding stationery, com
mercial stationery and
Job printing to order
at the East Oregonlan.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1911.
NO. 7247
BATTLE IS
STILL WAGING
Defeat of Chinese Rebels
of Yesterday Not as Bad
As Reported.
AMMUNITION RAN OUT
would ham: defeated IM
PERIAL FORCE with suffi
cient SUPPLIES JAPAN IS
HEADY TO SEND LARGER ARMY
Hankow. China, Oct. 19. Contin
uing the battle of yesterday, desul
tory firing between the rebel and Im
perial forces continues today and the
battle will ae, In all probability,
for several days.
It bus been ascertained that the
rebel setback of yesterday was not
nearly so great as was first reported.
It today . developed that the rebels
ran out of ammunition, which pru
vented them from decisively defeat
ing the government army.
Moro ammunition is Doing rusneu.
to
the rebels and an attack uy mem
is expected to be made momentarily.
Wore limn six hundred fell In yester
day's battle, about equally divided on
both sides.
Japan's Army Ready.
Toklo, Oct. 19. Plans were today
completed by the war office here
for sending a force of seventy thou
sand soldiers to Chinn. whenever the
move Is desired by the other powers.
It Is thought that the present land
forces of foreign nations In China
are Insufficient and the larger force
will materially nld In protecting for
eign Interests during the revolution.
Several loaded supply ships were to
day dispatched to the Japanese land
force at Hankow.
Communication Severed.
Pekin China. Oct. 19. All com
munication with Hankow, where a
battlo has waged fur two days be
tween the rebels and Imperial forces,
was suddenly severed today and It is
feared that the rebels haev defeated
the government army. It is consid
ered possible that the dissatisfied gov
ernment troops deserted and threw In
their lot with the revolutionists.
International War Possible.
Los Angeles Calif., Oct. 19. Pre
dicting that the Chinese revolution
will fall on account of the lack of ne
cessary funds to carry to a successful
end and Imperfect organization and
the absence of a national spirit. Hear
Admiral Roblcy D. Evans. United
States navy, retired, today declared
that whither succe-sful or not, the
revolu'lon may involve the nations of
the world In a bloody conflict. He be
lieves that it Is only a matter of time
until England will '-cunt the Inter
ference with her Chinese trade, which
Is caused by the revolt, and will step
in and take a hand and that Japan
will be interested also.
JkVoim'ii Massacred.
Toklo, Oct. 19. Shanghai dis
patches say that refugees from Wu
Chang declare that men, women and
children of the Manchu race were
massacred there by the rebels and
that the cities of Hankow and Kang
Yang which suffered similarity, are
veritable abbntoirs. A few larger
cities have not surrendered, but are
ready to do so.
Much I'. S. Coin Sent.
San Francisco, Oct. 19 With $600 .
000 In gold already donated to the
rebellion, Chinese revolutionists agents
here today declare that the entire
$,r.. 000, 0(10 Issue of certificates will bo
exhausted by next week and that mon
ey is being forwarded from all parts
of tho coast.
WORLD SERIES GAME
AGAIN POSTPONED
Philadelphia Pa, Oct. 19. Light
rains again fell hero today, causing,
the National Baseball commission to
again postpone tho fourth game of
th.' world ohamiilonshin series be
tween Ibe New York Giants and the
Ph'ladelphla Athletics.
Tho rain fell early in the day and
tho weather later cleared, but the
diamond was not In the best con
dition for a game. Fair weather la
predicted for tomorrow.
Philadelphia fans are thoroughly
disgusted with tho weather, believing
that It will prove nn important factor
in deciding the championship, as they
figure that eaeli day's rest increases
tho chances of the New York Olants
for winning tho fourth game, as the
New York pitchers arc sorely In need
of rest.
Wilson to Resign.
Bulletin, Washington, Oct. 19. It
Is reported that Secretary Wilson, of
thn agricultural department, has sub
mitted his resignation to President
Taft, to take effect November 16th,
The report is unconfirmed.
ANOTHER TIDAL WAVE
STRIKES MEXICO
Mexico City, Oct. 19. (Bul
letin) Another tidal wave Is
reported Today to have destroy
ed the towns of San Bias and
Slhautane, In the state of Te
plc. The population of the towns
Is two thousand and three thou
sand, respectively. Communica
tion with the state of Topic has
.been severed but it is reported
that the death list will reach a
large figure.
II. s. n VESSELS
102
Ships to Mobolize
New York
At
Pacific
Only
IH'SS,
licet (lot . .Similar Order
a Demonstration of Prepared
Says Von Meyer?
Washington, I). C Oct. 19. In a
statement made to the United Press
association newspapers today, .Secre
tary Von Meyer of the United States
i.nvy explained why he had ordered
the mobilization of the greatest as
semblage of fighting ships flying the
American fluff, ever attempted, at New
York on October 31 and November 1,
lor inspection and review.
Secretary Von Meyer stated that the
order was issued for the purpose of
demonstrating the preparedness of
the United States navy and to thor
oughly impress upon the people of the
country the Importance of that depart
ment of the government.
At New York, there will be 102
fighting ships gathered, ranging from
submarine boats to the largest Dread
naughts In the navy. The entire col
li.sul fleet will be directly under tho
command of Hear Admiral Osterhaus,
At the same time, the entire Pacifli
fleet will be assembled at Los Ange
les, California, and will be command
ej by Hear Admiral Thomas.
1 MAN MAY HAVE
2 MURDERED 4- FAMILIES
Ellsworth, Knns , Oct. 19. Work
ing on the theory that Charles Marz
yck, who is suspected of being tho
murderer of the five members of the
Showman family last Sunday, may al
so know something of the sextuple
murder of the families at Colorado
Springs a few weeks ago, and also of
the slaughter of a family at Monmouth
111., the police are today redoubling
their efforts to capture the man.
The fugitive's divorced wire has de.
dared to the officers that Marzyck
was in Colorado Springs ut the time
of the Wayne jind liurnham murders
and that he is also well acquainted in
Monmouth.
READY FOR SEASON'S
1ST FOOTBALL GAME
All Is In readiness for thn first lo
cal football came of the season which
will en-no tomorrow afternoon when
the hlirh school gladiators of Pendle
ton anil Walla Walla rivals since an
cient times, clash in a contest for su
premacy on the ncwlv nreoared erid
Iron at ltound-Un Park. Coach
Lytic put his pigskin chasers through
their last strenuous practice yester
day evening and this afternoon is giv
ing them light signal work to put a
finish on their team work. The line
up as announced today Is as follows:
ltugg, center; Cribs and Straughan.
guards; Hampton and Fee tackles;
Thompson and McDonald, ends;
Chapman, quarter; Houser and Fin
nell, half backs, and Hindcrman, full
back. Ferguson and Brock with one
or two others will be In suit vm the
side lines to suppant any exhausted
or injured players.
Tonight the students wi'l apply a
torch to a big bonfire on the high
school hill and hold a rally for the
purpose of arousing spirit for the
fray and the peace and quiet of the
city will probably be disturbed by
their enthusiastic rooting. A dance
in honor of the visiting team will be
given in tho evening.
Tho game will bo called promptly
at 2:30 oY-loek.
A ITER FEAST ON CR ABS
TWO A HE FOUND DEAD
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 19. The bodies
of Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Duncan were
found in their room on Twenty-fourth
avenue. They had been eating crabs
and it Is thought they were poisoned.
I'll gland to Annex Egypt.
London, Oct. 19. Egypt will soon
bo formally annexed by the British
empire, it is reported among finan
ciers. The foreign office makes a
perfunctory denlul.
II
FOR U.S. BENCH:
Former Trust Attorney to
Succeed Justice Harlan;
is Outlook.
TAFT CONSIDERS HIM
BELIEVES PEOPLE CAN BE
MADE TO LOOK UPON ATTOR
XEY GENERAL AS ONE MUST
EK OF TRUSTS.
rtutte, Mont., Oct. 19. Attorney
General Wickersham looms large to
day a the favorite candidate for the
vacancy on the United States su
preme court bench which was made
vacant last week by the death of
Justice Harlan.
Out of a long list of names of men ..Y()U appointed Justice White chief
who are eligible to the appoin'ment j,.stl(. who thirteen vears ago took
whi-h President Taft today began toilh(. T,..ly,.s ...!,, of f1(..stion over the
consider, there is only one progressive
republican. That is Secretary Fi-hor.
of the department of t)ie Interior, and
his chances are believed to bo decid
edly slim.
Among the others who are being
considired by the president .are Sec
retary of War tftimson. Solicitor Gen-
oral Lehman, Thomas Marshall, a-'
prominent attorney of New York, and
Circuit Judge Warrington of Cincin
nati, O, whom President Taft ap-;
pointed to the federal bench. I
President Taft realizes that the ap- '
pointment of Attorney General Wick-I
orshnm to the supreme bench might'
provoke some adverse criticism as thf '
attorney general's former connection :
with Wall Street interests, does not
reflect to his credit, but the presi-1
dent on the other hand believes that ,
the people can be made to swallow 1
Wickersham as a trust buster. i
Regarding his appointment. the 1
president has stated that he will have '
nothing definite to say until he com
pletes his tour, which will not end
until the middle of next month, as
lln re:liy.-; Ih?if tVirt ihiiinlmonf will '
go a long ways toward influencing
his political affairs.
FOLK AND CLARK DISPUTE
THEIR POLITICAL STRENGTH
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 12. With op
enly expressed defiance of the politi
cal strength of Speaker Clark in
Mis-
souri by Former Governor Joseph
Folk, war was today declared by the
followers of the two men, who are
striving for the endorsement of the
respective favorites. Folk openly de
fies Clark to test their strength at
the state primaries.
ANDREWS
TO HEAD
NAVIGATION
Washington, Oct.
Phillip Andrews, aide to the secre
tary of the navy will become head of
the all-powerful boreal of navigation
in the navy department on January
1, succeeding Rear Admiral Reginald
of the Nicholson, who rill hoist his
Hag as chief In command of the Asi
atic fleet.
Sontoiuvd to Death.
Vancouver, B. C Oct. 19. Sentence
Of death Was nronouneeil hist niiTlit
on a Japanese named Ishi, found ' Ing which time they will visit in Port
Mtiilty of killing his countryman Ko- land, Seattle and other cities.
lioyashl, at the Balmoral cannery tin
the Skecna river the night of June 11 Clark Nelson came in on the local
Ishi received the sentence without a thi- morning from Walla Walla,
tremor. Execution will take place j w here be had been cxhihitiner the
December 5 at New Westminister. Ilound-I'ii moving uic'ures
CHRIS LEWIS, SLAVER
LOCAL YOUNG
Chris Lewis, the Creek who lured
Mrs. Grace Dillman, a seventeen - year -
.,1.1 ..!.! lf., fmm thlu ..Hi- to, Wnllil
"' ' '
Walla and from Walla Walla to La
Grande for Immoral purposes, was
yesterday convicted by a trial jury in
the Portland federal court on four
different counts, the aggregate pun
ishment of which cou'd be made the
third of a life-time. Sentence will
not bo passed upon him until Satur
day and it is certain that the finding
of the jury will insure him a severe
punishment.
Shortly before tho Round-Up, Mrs.
Dillman, left her husband and home
In this city for ft visit with relatives
and friends in Walla Walla. At tho
local depot she had trouble with her
valise, so the story goes, whereupon
Lew is enters upon the scene in fault-le-s
stylo nnd offers to carry it for her
and receiving her permission decided
that ho too would journey to the Gar
,dcn City.
Girl Fulls Into Try.
On the way he made his company
so desirable that th girl was infat
uated with him and at his suggestion
that sbo delay her visit with friends
there for a few days and stay with
BRYAN AGAIN
AFTER TAFT
Dares President to Make
Public, His Recommen
dations From Trusts
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
SUGGESTS PEOPLE- BE ALLOWED
TO SICE HOW COMPLETELY
TRUSTS CONTROL SUPREME
COURT OF UNITED STATES.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 19. Reiterating
his challenge to President Taft, to
i make public the Influence which was
J brought to bear on him and caused
' him to appoint Judge White chief jus
tice of the United States Supreme
court, William Jennings Fryan in "The
I Commoner," which is issued today,
! has an article which says In part:
h'Ud of Justice Harlan, who had serv
ed longer and with more distinction
and who had taken the people's side
ol the questions.
"Who asked you to give a Trust
d mocrat the preference over an anti
trust republican?"
Continuing Mr. P.ryan said: "You
appointed Governor Hughes associate
Justice after he had interpreted your
platform to suit the trusts and he pro
ceeded to Join Justice White and ful
fill your promise, to amend the anti
trust law, by weakening it.
"Publish the written and verbal
recommendations, upon which you
appointed Governor Hughes and let
the people see how many trust mag
ntites united to secure his appoint
ment. "Let the public see how completely
have turned
land over to
the highest
the trusts.
court in
the
Dr. Edward 0. Parker, well known
physician of the city, ".-lipped one
over" on his many friends today when
'without any announcement of his in
tentions, he was married to Miss Flor
ence M. .Simmons. The wedding took
place at noon at the residence of the
officiating minister. Rev. J. M. Cor
nelison, 517 Union street and the doc
tor and his bride took delayed No. 17
for Portland.
The bride is a trained nurse and
Icame here about a year ago from On
BUREAU tario, Canada, and has since been ad-
i ministering to patients in St. An
19. Commander thony's hospital and in private homes.
, Dr. Parker became acquuited with
her while engaged in his professional
duties and their romance has been
: one of the sick room. Early this
morning, the doctor was noticed while
purchasing new clothes and later was
detected entering the courthouse. Sus-
i plcions were aroused and finally con-
I firmed, and. when the newly married
j couple left on their honeymoon, they
I were given an unexpected send-off.
'The- will Hn o-on. nhnut Ion ,lv ,lnr!
WHO VICTIMIZED
MATRON. IS CONVICTEO
' him, she
i dinner in
i "U' F'l'C-
acquiesced and they had
a cafe, ordering drinks on
They met again the next
the postoffleo after a first
; day lit
; evening of pleasure. This was fol
lowed by several others, until he per
suaded her to neci mpany other
, fronds of his, and finally succeeded
in removing her to La Grande where
there was a richer field to labor,
j There they worked together. It Is
: said. Lewis taking all the money and
the girl gradtial y sir'-!-ig lower, un
j til La' Grande a chief of police dis
covered and exposed him. Ho was i
taken before United States Court'
! Commissioner Vida John-ton In this
city and she promptly ordered him
, held for the grand lury on a $5000
j bail, which he could not furnish. The
case ended in Portland yesterday
; w hen Lew is was unable to escape the
perfectly woven web of evidence
I wound around him by La Grande's
i chief and Special Agent James Gain
I or ot the department of justice.
Tho girl's father, who.-e name is
I Henderson and wlvi lives somewhere
j in Oregon, upon learning of her pre
dicament, was grief-stricken as well
as her husband, who stood by her
I throughout.
WAR BETWEEN MEXICO
AND GUATAMALA NEXT
Mexico City. Oct 19. That
war between Mexico and Guata
mala is imminent is the re
port that is being circulated
here today. Mexican troops
are being rushed to the south
ern border to protect that part
of Mexico against an invasion.
It is reported that President
Cabrera, of Guatamala, Is act
ing in conjunction with General
Reyes, Intended revolution.
TAFT RECEPTION
" COOL AT BUTTE
n , , , ,i
Mayor Refuses to meet the
President
XewsiwiMT Men Rescue Chief Execu
tive from Einlwrrassliig Predicu
iniiit in Montana.
Butte. Mont., Oct. 19.
-Fresh
from the sweltering heat in
which he
sweated while sojourning in Califor
nia, President Taft arrived here and
was greeted by a freezing tempera
ture and a snow storm and the frosty
atmosphere was not confined entirely
to the weather, for there was no of
ficial reception prepared for him and
Mayor Duncan, a socialist, flatly re
fused to meet the president and left
the city on a lecturing tour.
This threw things generally in a
turmoil and had it not been for the
energetic tfforts of local newspaper
men, the president would have had
an uncomfortable time while in the
city. The Journalists came to Mr.
Taft's rescue, per.-uading Governor
Norris to come and officiate at the
meeting which the president address
ed. President Taft wa noticeably an
noyed by the treatment.
Mr. Taft took breakfast at the Sil
ver Bow hotel and delivered his ad
dress at the Broadway theater and
then left for Bozeman, Living-ton and
Billings, at which town his program
for today will end,
Killed in Auto Accident.
San Rafael, Cal., Oct. 19. Mrs. I.
II. Evans of San Francisco was al
most instantly killed yesterday and
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. A. Ev
ans and Mrs. John Finn of Mill Val
ley received serious injuries when
their automobile plunged Into a ditch
upsetting. Mrs. Evans who was 61
years old, sustained a fractured skull
and died before heln could reach her.
Air Hose Cut.
Uoseburg, Oct. 19. Forty-four air
hose were cut here on a freight train
! which was starting south lat night.
Officials won't talk and the unionists
deny that they did the job.
Fresh from their Initial triumph in
Wall. i Walla, the moving pictures of
tho Round-Up arrived in Pendleton
this morning In the custody of Clark
Nelson and they w"l unreel their ex
citing and spectacular scones for tho
next four days at the Grand theater
in tin's city. Reports from the Gar
den city indicate that 'the pictures
scored the greatest hit of anything
of their kind ever exhibited in that
burg, people crowding the theater
every evening and many being turned
away from the doors because of an
insufficient capacity.
The managers of the films reqm st
local people who attend the perform
ances not to remain longer than one
performance in order that all may
have an opportunity to witness the
pictures during tho limited time they
will be here. It is hoped particularly
that those who can attend during til-?
afternoon performances do so in or
der t i lessen the crowd which will be
in attendance at nirht.
Continuous performances will bo
given from 2 until 11 p. m. today, to
morrow. Saturday acd Sunday and en
fatm-day morning at 10 o'clock a
matinee performance, for children will
bo given.
1IEAR1NG OF INITIATIVE
CASE SET BY COURT
Salem. Oct. 19. Telegrams receiv
ed to. lay from attorneys employed by
the State Grange to assist the state
in defending the attack on the itiit i-,
ative and referendum by the Pacific!
Slate Telephone company, say tho'
hearing before tho United States su-!
pi-cme court will commence October;
30th. Attorney General Crawford;
haves for Washington early next week';
to defend the case for the state, i
Should the corporation be upheld in j
its contention, that the Oregon law is
uiu-oustltutional it would virtually
mean the death of all similar laws
I passed in other states.
JURY DRAWING
STILL GOES ON
McNamara Defense Keeps
Up Fight Against Dyna
mite Theory.
AWAITING DECISION
JUDGE BORDWELL MUST SOON
HAND DOWN RULING ON JU
ROUS WHO HAVE OPINION
1 1 EGA RBING EX PLOSION,
nan ot necorus, Lios .angeies, jci.
19 pending the decision of judge
I t.oraweii. wnetner a venireman, wno
believes the Times was dynamited but
I is still willing to assume that the Mc
; Namara brothers are innocent of mur-
d r. is eligible as a juror, the defense
tcday continued its efforts to disquali
fy such men for the Jury.
The greater part of the morning's
session was devoted to qualifying E.
C. Robinson and F. D. Green, both of
whom were passed by the defense.
Defense attorneys tried hard to dis
qualify Robinson, because he admit
ted he was prejudiced against the use
01 strikes, by labor unions, but they
failed. Davis was passed quickly, as
he showed no impartiality.
I When the noon recess was ordered,
i Attorney Davis was questioning E. J.
j SI owers. When this is completed,
i the court has to take up for decision,
the dynamite question, as there are
; two men in the box, Jessen and Mc
Kee, who have been challenegd be
cause they claim the Times was dyna
mited, but are willing to believe the
McNamaras innocent.
Showers, who is a painter and con
j tractor said he believed the unions
, were glad when the Times was de
! stroyed, and that he opposed labor
unions as organized now, hut not the
principle that forms the basis of their
organization.
CAN THIS BE TRUE?
TEDDY WONT TALK
Richmond, Va., Oct. 19. That for
mer President Theodore Roosevelt
will observe a strict silence during the
coming national campaign, was ind
cated today in a letter received by
Congressman Moore, of Philadelphia,
who is president of the Atlantic Deep
Water-way association which is in ses
sion here.
Mr. Roosevelt declined an invita
tion to attend the, meeting and address
the meeting and added:
"From now on, I wish to avoid mak
ing speeches.
"I cannot undertake further, of any
kind or sort now."
ARTILLERY
CAPTAIN
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Leavenworth. Kan., Oct. 19. Cap
tain W. B. Carr of the Sixth Field ar
tillery committed suicide here yester
day. No reason for his act was learn
ed. Divorce, Murder. Then Suicide.
Cairo, 111., Oct. 19. Divorce, mur
der and sucide was the record of the
week for Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Yard
ers. Mrs. Yardtrs was granted a divorce
here. She and a cou-in attended a
public dance last nigh', and were way
laid bv Lvarders. w ho shot his former
wife, killing her instantly.
Yarders then turned the gun upon
himself sending a bullet into his
head. He died today.
Ben Benjamin Dies.
Francisco, Oct. 19. Ben Bcn-
for .0 years sporting editor
San Francisco Chronlce nnd
the best known sporting writ-
tho west, particularly as to
San
jamin,
of the
(up of
ers of
turf matters, died yesterday at a
sanaturium in Oakland after a long
illness. 11? was H.O years of ivge.
ProiH-r Under
rrost.
19. Willia m
Los
Prop,( r,
w anted
el. a rare
Angeles, Oct.
aged so. wlio it
in Portland. Ore
was arrested here
is claimed is
, on a felony
Proper had
in a case
r trial on a
u i iccogniz-
just nt'ished t stifyinj
wherein his wife was
serious charge when li.
id and amsted.
Mount Rapid-Fire Guns.
Washington, Oct 19. All United
Stales revenue cutters are to he equip
ped with six pounder rapid fire guns.
Four of tin- pieces will be mounted
on each ship and tho Jackies will bo
i civtu tcd according to the navy
rules.
Henry Hill Loses by lire.
John F. Hill last evening received
a telegram from La Grande, stating
that th-- homo of his son. Henry Hill,
had been destroyed with practically
; all . f its contents by fro lute yoster
1 day l-'ernoon. Tho resilience was a
vt r i indsome Olio and, while the
I lov. is partially covered by Insurance,
! damage was done that Is Irreparable,
1 as in. my family treasure perished In.
I tho flames.