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VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1911.
NO. 72 G3
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ELECTION III
UV STATES
Strength of Numerous Po
litical Powers to Be De
cided During Day.
TArTS VETOES IN-BALANCE
Governor Wilson's UefVreiKluin, Wll
linm Hr.vun'H War on President and
Tammany Itnlu Aro Among tlie
Things Vote rs Will Decide.
State elections, In which the
strength of various political
powers aro hanging In the bal-
mice, are being held in many
slates today,
In New Jersey, Governor
Woodrow Wilson's ideas are at
Issue. In Nebraska, the differ-
Cliro.i between President Taft
and Wil.i.im Jennings Bryan
are tlie Issues, while Tammany
is be ng fou-'ht in New York,
AM if these will have important
hearing i n tlie national cam-
paUin of 1U12.
Trenton. N. J., Nov. 7. The main
test of the strength of Governor Wil
son for the democratic presidential
nomination, whicli will show cither
the end --r ement or repudiation of his
policies, is expected to come In to
day's election In Mercer and Trenton
counties Electors there are voting
on threo' of his propositions under
tho referendum law.
Tuft Vote8 m 7 Minutos.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 7. It requir
d President Taft Feven minutes to
vote In today's municipal election.
Iiryan Busy.
Lincoln, Nebr.. Nov. 7. Three su
lfonic Judge', one congressman and
county officers are being elected to
day The weather Is Ideal. W. J.
Hryan is busily engaged urging voters
to rebuke President Taft by support
ing the democratic candidates.
Tariff Buy State Issue.
Boston, Nov. 7. President Taft's
vetoes of the cotton and wool sched
ules, as revised by the democrats In
congress, is the great i-sue in today's
elcc'ion in Massachusetts. The re
pub'lrans have mado their fight for
governor on th's Issuo. In nearly all
the speeches delivered during the
,nmpa'gn by Lou I A. Frothingham,
the republican gubernatorial candi
'lato tho support n President Taft
has been tho keynote.
lie claims ho will bo elected by 35,
O00 plurality, while Governor Foss,
democrat, claims a plurality of &0,
O00. Two New States
Washlng on, Nov. 7 - Flections f'r
governor and state offices, emigres -1
men, legislators, judiciary and county
officers will bo held today In New 1
Mexico and Arizona, preparatory to.
the formal entrance of tho two ter
ritories Into the tjsterhood of stales
United States senators for the new
states will bo chosen In January. The
democrats say they will certainly car
ry Ariz ma, anl possibly New Mexico,
but the repub'lcans aro equally con-
(Continucd on pago five.)
COIIiUUI STRAIN HUES
AS TO PEHDLE
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Pendleton, Ore., Nov. 7, 1911.
lQdltor East Oregonian:
Tho straw ballot which you pro
pose is a good idea. Tho people
nhould choose their officials in tho
fullest Bouse, after first knowing wdiat
onch candidate stands for. There
nhould never bo selected, "cats in a
bag."
The candidates should, thereCoro,
acli state Ills position clearly, woll
In advanco of tho election.
As to mysolf, my time Is paid for
by Umatilla county, for my services
as county assessor, and I have no
moral right to give any portion of my
working hours to the city of Pendle
ton, nnd would not do so it selected
4ui mayor.
Relieving that I could render this
community greater services by con
fining myself to economic questions
than by devoting my time to moral
questions, I hnvo not heretofore al
lowed myself to bo drawn into any
contests outside of my chosen work.
I do not intend to do so now, but
Homebody, who Is in touch with city
affairs ought to give the public a
lirlcf analysis of the present situation,
und the liquor question la a part of
that situation.
As I view tho matter, the mayor
should, In any event, bo progressive
$700 ooo ooo trust :
MtVtALtU UN UUAbll
Plumbing Combine, Includ
ing 40 Firms, to be
Indicted
More Tlinn Eight Hundred Inilivlln
als Arc. Invilvcd in I'rolxi Now He
Uig .Muilo liy Federal (.rand Jury.
Lo,s Angeles. Nov. 7. Within the
next few days the federal grand Jury
Is expected to return a batch of in
dictments against the plumbing job
bers for alleged violation of the
Sherman antitrust law.
These concerns, which include forty
big firms In Oregon, Washington and
California, are members of the Pacif
ic Coast Plumbing Supply company
and it is said the government has the
strongest evidence on which to build
up Its case.
It is learned that the government
has traced the affiliation of the pob-!
bers in the alleged combine, to say:
manufai Hiring concerns, corporations
and individuals, whoso capital aggrc-!
.gate seven hundred million dollars.
J It Is asserted that the alleged trust
j even went so f ir as to blacklist those
, concerns not members of the octopus.1
is.vrn ri:n .maim: to be
111 KIi:i IX 'J UL OC'EAX
Washington, D. C.' Nov. 7 An an-J
p.ouiiC'inent was today made hire that!
the stern of the sunken battleship
Maine will be tower from Havana!
harbor out Into the sea and buried. !
The bow wll also be chopped to'
pie ces and carried out to sea In bar-j
pes. I
General Bixby, who has charge of
the work of clearing away the wreck,
Is of the opinion that' many months,
will be required to do this work and
that It will be a tedious task.
The general scouts the many theor
ies of late given as tho cause of the
explos'on which wre ked the battle
ship. Ho stated th.i' "We know no
more now than we did when the ship
v.ai blown up thirteen years ago.
suspected murderess
asstmls silext attitude
Chicago, Ills.. Nov. 7 Mrs. Vermil
ya, who is charged with Policeman
Rissonelte's murder and suspected of
others, is today reserved and wary
in marked contrast o her tearful at
titude when she was removed from
her home. The suspected woman is
very weak nnd has been subjected!
to detailed examination as a result.
JOHN D'S. FATHER
IS REPORTED DEAD
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov 7. That 1
William Rockefeller, father of John j
P. Urn d;ofeller. is dead and has been'
dead for nearly eighteen months. Is
the contention of th Cleveland Press
'n an nrt'ele published today. j
It fays It lias been learned that he
died In May of 1910. continuing, "af- j
ter Ida T.ithel, the political writer,
had att.i'ied John !". Rockefeller, no!
member of the family would say
whether tho fit her was d( ad or alive
and if I'ving, where." I
. The ar hle then states the old man'
died nt the age of nearly 100 years
and secrecy was maintained regard
ing the location of the grave for fear
K'iouIs might secure the body and
hold it for ransom. It Is be'ieved the
body is In Now York state.
HIS VIEWS
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and a good economist. Under the pro
posed commission form of govern
ment he should bo able, not only to
plan, but to work daily, If necessary.
Under our present system, nil wo
need Is a mayor who can plan. I
mention this here, because the mayor
now elected would bo likely to suc
ceed himself as our first commission
mayor.
Issues just now arc of great Import
ance. The liquor question, the prob
lem of better water, and the city's
attitude toward our local public ser
vico concerns nil need to bo handled
with a view singlo to tho ullimato
wi ll being of our city.
The liquor question Is now largely
a local matter. Tho Home Rule am
endment has given Incorporated cities
poweiNto become "wet" or "dry" by a
vote of thoir own people, alone.
Put it does not follow that we can
Ignore the will of every one residing
without our boundaries. Most of the
men who cave us tho first local op
tion law, and who voted this county
dry, ore yet flying hero. They have
as much power now to re-ennct those
laws ns they had to pass them or
iginally, and would. In my opinion,
dc so with less provocation.
A large majority of Pendletonlans
(Continued on Pago 2 )
'GRAND JURY GETS
mimmm books
Delivered Today on Order
of Court
, r.oivlwell Payors Prosecution in 1
j daring CUi! War Veteran Not .Men
tally Capable of Being Just.
I Indiana), o'is Nov 17,The books
j and records f the International As
, soclation of Bridge and Structural
I Iron Workers, which were se:zed In
the raid on the MeNamaras' office,
were turned over to the federal au
thorities today on an order of Federal
Judge Anderson The books were
, then placed in the hands of the fed
; era grand Jury which is investigating
the dynamite cases.
Rordwcll Favors Prosecution.
Los Angeles, Nov. 7- Over the bit
ter protests of the defense, Judge
Bordwell today sustained the state's
challenge against Juror George Mor
ton, a 75-year-old civil war veteran.
Tile prosecution alleged him to be in
competent on the grounds that he is
not mentally capable of following the
trial and rendering Justice.
Before the judge allowed Morton
(hillenged. Attorney Harrow declar
ed the on'y reason the s ite wanted
Morton eliminated was because he did
not "lean to tho'r f ide vid because he
was a socialist." Pro-vTutor Borden
denied tlrs and insisted that mental
qualification would bo sufficient.
The remainder of the morning ses
sion was devoted by the defense in
trying to impeach Juror McKee. Five
witnesses testified that McKee had
sa;d he believed the MeNamaras guilty-
The Indianapolis news that the fed
eral grand jury there had gotten the
McNamara documents, was received
here and Assistant District Attorney
Ford said he was glad of it, while
Davis for the defense reserved him
self to the statement that "he as not
not surprised."
OPPOSES PLAN OF
NAT1 BANK CONTROL
Washington, P. C, Nov. 7. Secre
tary MacVeagh of the United States
treasury, announced today that he
was unalt l'ably opposed to the prop
osition of having the national banks
control the stock of other banks,
through a holding company. He de
clared that permitting such a system
Invited the concentration of the coun
try's banking power in the hands of
a few.
He stated further that the currency
reform plan, as advocated by Chair
man Aldrich of tho National Mone
tary commission, must be modified
before he will 'approve it and then
he'll urge congress to adopt it.
Secretary MacVeagh said he believ
ed the sentiment favoring a national
reserve a-soceition is growing and
that any faction In congress which
stands in tho way of currency legisla
tion this winter will suffer.
Asa P.. Thompson returned to his
home at F.cho this morning after
spending a day and night in the city.
J. II. TALLIN WITHDRAWS FROM RACE
M U MAY H lim
lUM.lliniUU, ULILIl
With tho withdrawal of J. V. Tall
man as well as Dan p. Smythe from
the race tor mayor the F.ast Oregon
ioii's trnv election is narrowed down
to the seven men listed below. There
i.i a possibility that further with-
drawals may yet occur so as to even- j
tunlly confine tho race to but a few
men.
In withdrawing from tho race Mr.
Tallman, who had many enthusiastic
backers for the mayorality, declared
ho could not afford to take the office
nnd give it the attention ho feels the
position calls for. Mr. Tallman feels
that his entire time is needed in the
management of his pharmacy busi
ness and In, attending to his duties as
chairman of the school board
Voting for mayorality candidates is
FOll MAYOR VOTK FOR ONE
The men listed below are mentioned as possible candidates for mayor
of the city of Pendleton at tho election to be held December 4. Who
is your choice?
Wrlto X between the name and
1. W. E. BROCK.
2. W. F. MATLOCK.
3. F. J. QUI X LAN.
4. J. R. RALEY.
5. J. L. SHARON.
6. C. P. STRAIN.
7. V. STROBLE.
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This bnllot ls open to legal voters of Tendleton only.
Mark your ballot, cut it out nnd return it by mail or In person to The
East Oregonian Mayorality Editor, nt once. Tlie voting will continue for
one week, the result being announced on Saturday, November 11.
ATROCITIES SICKEN
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German Follows American
in Leaving
Italian Relnforci-incnts Reach Tripoli
and Attack Ls Immediately Made on
Tiirki-!i Forts.
Berlin, Germany, Nov. 7. Il'-rr
Cottbog, war correspondent in Tri
poli for German newspapers, today
ge.ve support to the ehcrges of the
New York World correspondent's
Francis MeCullagh, of Italian brutal
ities in Tripoli, by himself following
the action of McCullogh, in quitting
his post as newspaper attache to the
army of General Caneva.
Gottboig declares that even a news
paper man of varied experiences can
not bare to witness the awful atrocities
committed by the Italian forces on
innocent and helpless non-combatants.
I'rueflically all newspaper men with
the Italian forces have left their pots
f-r the san? reason, and are urging
I inner nations in i:iko a nana in stop
Ting the wanton "slaughter of women
and children.
Renew Fight.
Tripoli. Nov. 7. r.u'MIn Rt-ln-
frei . by the arrival of troops the
I'allans today undertook to advance
on the forts held by the Turks while
the Italian battleships joined in
shelling. The assailants fired for
hours anil the loss Is believed to be
heavy on both sides.
SEEKING HOMES FOR
PARENTLESS BOYS
The Roys and Girls aid society of
Portland Is "overstocked" with boys
.'etveen the ages of seven and four
teen years and a family thut wishes
to take such a lad to raise may find
one with ease. A boy may be adopted
or not at the option of the people giv
ing him a home.
This information is from J. G. Kil
pack. traveling representative of tho
aid society who is in Pendleton today
upon business connected with the in
stitution. According to Mr. Kilpack
there are now 72 children in the aid
society's home. They are of varying
ages but the officials find they are
more than supplied at this particular
time with boys between the ages
mentioned above. This Mr. Kilpack
attributes to the fact that i.rtny people
prefer to secure children of very ten
der years rather than to take boys
after they are partly grown.
. Mr. Kilpack was one of the speak
ers at the recent Child Welfare con
gress in Portland. He Is also fresh
from a trip to his old home in Eng
land and while there irado a study
of the social conditions with especial
reference to such institutions as he
i connected with here.
Noted Kditor Pies Suddenly.
Philadelphia. Nov 7. Dr. Alfred
Lambden. editor in ahief of the Phil
addphia Ledger, died here today of
he-art disease at li s homo.
5T ' I t DllfJHIM
U I ILL III MIL llUlilllli
now well underway and there are in
dications that tile contist vviil become
a spirited one before the end of the
week.
Among those to vote early this fore-
noon was R. Alexander who is manl
festing an interest in the election and
exercised his right of franchise by
voting in the straw election.
Any qualified voter of Pendleton is
entitled to one vote in the East Ore
gonian straw election. Mark your
ballot and mail it to this office at
once or come in person to the business
office and drop your ballot into the
voting box.
Tlie ballots aro to bo counted Sat
urday by a committee composed of
friends of tho various candidates,
number.
WAR CORRESPOKDEN
J. R. R A LEY WILL
RUN FOR MAYOR
"Hero of Roundup" Becomes
Candidate at Request
of Friends
Will Issno Statement Setting I'ortli
Views Regarding Current Loral Is.
sues Brock Will Xot be Candidate.
J. It. P.alcy city attorney and pres
ident of the ltoun 1-1'p association, to
day formally announced h s candidacy
for mayor and lie will make the. race
at the election tj be held December
4. Petitions for his nomination are
to be circulated immediately and the
petition will be filed within due time.
In a statement to tne East Oregon
ian today, Mr. Haley said:
"For some weeks past friends have
been urging me to run for mayor, but
until today I steadily refused to be
come a candidate. But si insistent
have been those who desire me to run
that I have consented to the matter.
I have reached th's decision after
hitvir.g accepted as correct the views
of my friends that I can render good
service to tlie city in the event of my
election."
According to Mr Rloy, he v.i'l
shortly issue a statement through
which he will make known to the pub
lic his views regarding local affairs
and that ftatement will serve in a
measure as a platform upon which
he will make his race for mayor.
Among friends of the city a torney,
and they are numerous In Pendleton,
there is rejoicing over the announce
ment of his candidacy. During the
past few weeks many have been urg
ing him to run and have pointed to
his Pound-Up record as showing Tils
executive ability. Raley is heralded
by his friends as the hpro of the
Kound-Up for they ascribe much of
the success of the big show to his
good executive work.
W. E. Brock today announced that
he will not be a candidate for mayor
and his name will be withdrawn
fr-,m the straw bailot appearing each
day in the East Oregonian.
Go.MPF.ns worm protfct
LMPLOYi; FROM SFXl
Washington. Nov. 7 At today's
hearing on the. bill drafted by the
Employers Liability and Working-
men s Compensation commission, be
fore the congressional committee
.Samuel Gompers suggested several
radical changes. Regarding the pay
ment of a lump sum to a workman
or dependant, he suggested that It
would be better to pay only a certain
fixed sum weekly or monthly, to ob
viate the danger of loss through bad
investments.
Raker Girl n Suicide.
Paker, Ore , Nov. 7. Miss Myrtle
Miller, aged 19 years, swallowed a
buttle of carbolic acid nt her home
yesterday afternoon in the presence
of her parents Mr. and Mr-. A. J.
Miller and her sweetheart, Earl Waey.
She died in a few momen s after tak
ing the poison. The couple were to
have been married yesterday but the
ceremony had been postponed.
PROF. ELLIOT TO
WORK FOR PEACE
New York. Nov. 7 Pr. Charles
Elliot presiilont-emerit us of Harvard,
accompanied by his wife began a tour
of the world, in the intere-t of inter
national peace today. He sided for
Paris and next goes to the Far Fas.,
where he begins his work.
The trip w 11 inc'ude lVir aah. Java,
traits settlements, tho Phiippine Is.
l'.nls. China, Japan and H moiulu
lie will return via s.m Fruiciseo.
Dr. Elliot was cho.en by the trus
tees of the Carnegie oeaec endowment
fund to circle the globe in tho inter
est of international peace.
LOCAL FAILR3AD GMN DECLARES STRIKE
ENDED, SO FAR AS CO. IS CONCERNED
"The strike Is a'l over as far as tho
railroad is concerned," was the way
T. F. O'Brien, local agent for the
O -W. R. & N. company and brother
of the general superintendent, epitom
ized the situation of the shopmen's
strike today. "The company has re
covered from the temporary disar
rangement which resulted from the
walkout and traffic is rapidly getting
back to its normal cond tion. There
is a full crew of men In the La
Grande shops and n'so in the Albina
shops, and, while many of these are
green workmen, they are learning
rapid'y nnd will soon be able t care
for the shop work with all the dis
patch of the old employes."
When asked concerning the lateness
of through trains, and agents admit
ted that there were more or less do
lays in the traffic of the company 1 ut
not deny ng that the strike was in
part responsible for thl disarrange
ment of the schedule, he called atten-
Smm
Had Recently Deserted Re
bels to Serve Chinese
Child Emperor.
FALL OF PEKING SCOUTED
l'n:te, States Consul Fears for Safety
of Americans nt Amoy ami Condi
tion of Anarchy ltcipis at Foo
1iov Warships Are V.n Kouto.
Shanghai, Nov. 7. General Wu Lu
Chen, the newly appointed governor
of Shansi prov'nee. has been assassi
nated by Martchu soldiers.
He recently deserted the rebels for
the emperor when the edict giving
China a limited monarchy, was an
nounced. He was assassinated in a tent and
h's guards captured the assassins.
The political a sassination is look
ed upon as a Mani.hu mistake and it
will enrage the rebels and also de
prive the government of a strong
supporter.
Tho assassinations sal. they did
n-.t believe Wu was I -yal to the
throne, but v,a secretly urging a
massacre of Manchus.
lieports that Pekin had fallen are
believed to have resulted from the
fact that several Manchu nobles, fac
ing loss of power, suicided.
The United States eon ul today tel
egraphed for the protection of Am
ericans at Amoy, "vhere anarchy
reigns. The cruiser Albany will pro
ceed immediately from Wu Sung to
their relief.
The condition at Foo Chow is
threatening. Marines from the tor
pedo boat Bainbridge are guarding
a'l consulates and property of foreign-
Viceroy Suicides.
Shanghai. Nov. 7. The viceroy of
Manking is reported to have suicided
following the insubordination of a
Tartar commander, who fired on the
rebels in defending the city against
he orders of the viceroy, who had
bita so ordered by the emperor.
lTlEEWATER HOLDS LIQUOR
ELECTION IX CITY TODAY
Freewater, Ore., Nov. 7. People of
the surrounding country are showing
great interest in the election today
to decide whether Freewater shall
have a saloon. The Hudson Bay
grange sent a well-signed resolution
asking the voters to veto the saloon
question and this week the grangers
of the Ferndale lodge held a special
meeting and sent resolutions to the
local papers, eal'ing upon citizens of
the city of Freewater to prevent li
censing. This resolution was signed
by over 400.
BOY SUICIPE PLAYS HARP
AS LIl'I'l'.LOOD FLOWS
Concord, Cal., Nov. 7. "I died
I laying mi the harp." wrote Elmer
Cota, 15 years old, today, as his lifa
blood ebbed away through two bullet
wounds. Cota was found in the wood
hed or h's father's home, a 22 call
bi r rifle? near him and under his hand
lay the note'.
"I sh it myself in the s'de fooling
with the gun an 1 then T ended my
self. 1 died pUying on the harp."
Piixbury Sails.
Nome. Alaska, Nov. 7. The power
s-'hocner Puxhury sailed from St.
Michael for Seattle today with four
it. 11 pa----.-mens front tho upper Yp
k.in v,1h, eas-.ie down too lito to catch
the la t re-r:lar 1 ner beVre tho close
of 11.1vi4.uion. The Ouxbury will bo
the last vessel to leave Bering sea
this year. The weather at Nome con
t niii's warm.
t tion to tho fact that a year ago there
j was the same delay and there was no
stnko then.
"As for No. 5 this morning which
did not arrive until 10 o'clock one
look at it would tell the reason. There,
wero fourteen cars, 'ivo of which
were baggage and express cars, and
it is impossible for such a train to
run on time."
Xo Vote, Xo Tax.
Chicago, Nov. 7. "No vote, no tax,"
is to be the slogan this year of hun
eireds of women taxpayers in Chicago
unless thoy are allowed to vote. At
a meeting of the "no vote, no tax"
league, held vest -rday. It was decided
to begin v.ork at once to urge 0110
thousand women property owners to
fuse to pay their taxes Members
of the league were urged to pay their
tl membership fee in the leaguo In
view of paying their taxes.
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