EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight. Friday rain. " , largest paid cfrcu latlon of any paper 1" Oregon, east of Port land. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 24. PENDLETOX, OREGON, TIJI'llSDAV, DKCEMIJEIl 7, 1911. NO. 7289 !Y CREATE A H WARD Bill Providing for Reappor tionment of City Is In the Making. 2 ADDITIONAL ALDERMAN 1'iiUor lrnxMl 1,II,I NH-t, sl,lw Would CoiiHtltulc Ono Ward Fifth Would Comprise Tterrltory Located in West Pendleton. To crcuto an additional ward In the city and to Increase the number of councllmen by two la the purpose of the city aldermen and an ordinance calling for the reapportionment will probably bo Introduced before the council next Wednesday. For some time past the council hae had under consideration the propo sition of creating a ntv ward and last evUng Councilman rock. member of the committee, appointed to Inves tigate, submitted a report upon the subject. As contemplated the reapportion ment will throw the north side into a ward by Itself and It will continue to be known as the second ward. The territory lying on the south Hide of the river and now Included In the second ward will be divided-among the first, third and the new fifth ward. The fifth ward will comprise territory li-lng in west Pendleton and Will be made up of territory now Included in the four regular wards of the city. Thereapportlonmmt of the ward lines will take place jointly with the changes In the local .reelnct boun daries and the matter was brought before the council by County Judge Mnloney who hns been busy on th3 task of providing for an additional lo cal precinct comprising territory out side the city limit. The precinct is to be known ns Asylum precinct. The precincts within the city will be known as East Pendleton, North Tcn dlcton, Pendleton, South Pendleton and West Pendleton. The ward num bers will be in accordance with this arrangement. Under the charter It Is held changes in wards niny bo made by the coun cil by ordinance and City Attorney Ralcy will prepare an ordinance call ing for the reapportionment TAXlEVY OF NINE MILLS RECOMMENDED It the city council adopts the recom mendations of tho finance committee with reference to tho city tax levy for tho coming. year the levy will be nine mills, the snme ns last year. At the council meeting Inst night the finance committee submitted a report wherein it asked for a levy of six mills for general purposes, tor seven-tenths mills for sewers, for two mills for streets and 'three-tenths ' mills for library purposes, making a total of nine mills. Under the proposed levy tho library will receive tho benefits of slightly more money than in tho past. Last your the library levy was two-tenths mills. However, this Increase is saved elsewhere nnd the additional money for the library will therefore mean no Increase in the city levy. LOCAL MERCHANT APPEALED TO FOR AID BY WORKERS OF WORRIT SPANISH SWINDLE That tho Spanish letter writing swindiers nro still busy In this section Is shown by a letter Just received by John W. Dyer, proprietor of the East End Grocery and councilman from the first ward. The following Is the missive received by Mr. Dyer. Prison of Madrid, Nov. 11. Mr. John W. Dyer. Dear Sir and Relative: Although I know you only from good references of my dead mother, Mrs. Mary Dyer, your relative, gave me, I address my self to you for tho first time and per haps tho Inst time, in consideration of my gravo state of health, request ing your protection for my only daughter, a motherless girl of 15 years, who Is now in college. Before bo'ng Imprisoned here I was established ns a bnnker in Russia. I beseech you to help mo to obtain a sum of $200,000 I have in America and to take care of my daughter by a roward of a third part of said sum nnd tho interest of tho whole stock during her minority. It being your duty to'ndvance the necessary funds to ncrpilre my bnggago. As I Offf In prison It is prohIblft.'d for mo to ro- RECORD BROKEN FOR POOR CROPS But Uncle Sam's Farm Pro ducts Are Worth Over 5 Billions Ha Sufficient Stuff for Neod.s and Is Forty-four Richer by Shortage. Nation's Millions Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. De claring that the last crop season was replete with adverse conditions, that broke all previous records and put a aevure tent the. truth of the assertion that the nation's varied climate,' soli and crop?, make a nation wide crop calamity Impossible, Secretary James Wil-on. of the department of agricul ture, today submitted his annual re port to President Taft. Despite these discouraging facts, however, the sec retary suites that America raised suf- flclent crops to meet all her needs ! and will have a surplus left. All crops, except cotton, fall below I the average for the past five years. Cotton shows a twenty-five per cent 1 Increase over the average for that pe riod. Despite this shortage, the crops this year are worth 15,504.000,000, which is 144,000.000 more than the value of the larger crops of 1910. Tho hay crrfp Is valued at $700 000, 000 and wheat, with 656 000,000 bush els. Is worth $600,000,000. fa.AVIS SAYS AM, CLAIMS IV ALASKA CAN UK CANCELED Sacramento, Dec 7. Jubilant at contractors and tnere win ne many tho snpreme court decision, canceling , bidders for the Job. The bids are to tlx eStacv group of Alaskan coal land, be opened here on January 10 and it claims. Louis Glavis, who was dls-! is the Intention to have work under m'ssed by Halllnger becau-e he ex-, taken sufficiently early to get the new posed the Cunningham coal land building ready by fall, if possible, scheme, declared that nothing now; During the coming year the Pendle stands In the way of cancelling all ; ton school district wilj have between Alaska coal land filings, which num- $45,000 and $50,000 to expend for the ber 700. The Cunningham group operation and maintenance of the numbers thlrtv-two and Is worth flf-! schools. The assessed valuation of ty million dollars , j th" iocal district totals $5,267.1S4, and .. . the six mill levy voted yesterday will ...,., M.v nv. net the pum of $31,603. Aside from ' SUP KEMK COURT JUSTICE this the city will get $15,000 from the i county school fund through the $10 Washington,. D. C. Dec. 7.-It was1 Per capita arrangement and approxi declared openly In official circles, "atoly $3200 will be available from today, that Secretary of Commerce and I-ibor Charles Nagel will prob- ably be the next supreme Judge ap-, .... .- u...,., V, . .. . ua.KM.s ,u.,. SHERIFF l'OIl I'WS L.WALllltl SIAEN1Y THOlsANR Xew York, Dec. 7. "Returning! from Paris today Robert Chanler said ' ,7.hl v f. hat ho had settled with his Llna Cnyallerl, and she will obtain a llivorce. lucre n i'i vv nu ict""- cliiatlon .d.h.?. n- nancinl. It is understood that no paid her $70,000. COMMONER'S ASSOCIATE WOIXO A GOVERNOR RE , , " . " ,,. ! .Incoln, Dec 7.-Richanl Metcalfe. an s associate editor of the Com-, LI Rry moner. today announced his candidacy for the governorship at the next prl mary. Complete Voto Announced. Los Angeles. Vec. 7 -Tho complete vote follows: Alexander. , S5.739; Ilarrimnn, 51,590. Prohibition was beaten by a majority of G5.S70. Every good government candidate was elect ed by a b'g majority. Oill for Rniik Statements. Washington, Doc. 7. The comp troller of the currency today Issued a call for statements of tho condition of national banks at the close of busi ness December 6. i ' ceivo public correspondence, but vou ! wlll send a cablegram, signed with' your full name, not letter, to tho scr- vnnt'nAmo of my protector who will deliver it to me just received, to know! if you received this letter and to in-1 struct you in ail my secret. I chnrge yorf absolute reserve about this letter. Awaiting your cable, I am dear sir, Tours truly,. 1 AXiEXAXDER VOLKOFF. Address, C. Uodr'gnes, Ayaia, Madrid, Spain. Received letter, Dyer. Ho Is Irish. Needless to say, Mr. Dyor disclaims having any relatives in Madrid and ho Bays that Indeed the letter will bo tho last Mr. Volkoff will write to him. He has turned tho letter over, to Potmnster Brown so that the fed eral plcuths may aid In breaking up the scheme. The letter to Dyer Is but one of nu merous such missives rero'ved here nnd it Is the belief of the councilman that some people have fallen victims to tho game or o'hcrwl e the work would not bo continued so persistent- ly. SCHOOL FUTURE LOOKS BUT Board Has Sufficient Money to Complete Many Needed Improvements. TO FINISH LINCOLN BLDG. Planned to Mako Unfinished Structure Same Size us Other Buildings in City Work of Trustees Receives Endorsement. There are good things in store for tne local -noois as a result of me re- ccnt sal of tne n'Sh school bond i- Eue anJ tne voting of the six mill u,x levv yesterday. Aside irom car r'lng on the regular work of the schools during the year, the board now has available money for the con struction of the splendid new ni6h school, for the completion of the Lin coln school and for furnishing the new high school in an up-to-date manner. Tho Lincoln school will be com pleted during the coming summer and henceforth will be of the same size as the Hawthorne and Washington schools. Plans for the new high school are already in the hands of At the school meeting held at the i . , nou e e , . bv Dr. C. J. Smith. It is estimated of $2. onQ , bp needed f()r salaries durng the coming year. The $ be neede(, ! for the sinking fund and aside from these Items money will be needed for '"''I. Insurance, power, new furniture for the hlgU 9chool and other incl- , b , t am nft T (h nvnnt- the SdJmo', 5? ar tHec . ...Ill i Fary expenses are met uie ui joua n j be added to the sink'ng fund. Roard Is Endorsed, The meeting at the court hou-e yes terday was noticeable for the cordial- it v shown towards the school board. bo(m, wn d , , , ,.i , ' as shown In a substantial manner when the meet'ng voted to levy a tax of one-half mill in excess of the re quest made by the board. l1U:sn,1iNZ1Cv!; "'VSt vv f ATTEVI ION 1) Rl SMANS Washington. D. C, Dec. 7. Presi dent Taft today sent a message to congress, in which he outlined the present state of the government's re lations with foreign nations. In this message he calls attention to the recent refusal of Russia to is sue passports to American Jews as follows: "By direction of the state depart ment, our ambassador to Russia has recently been having serious confer ences with the minister of foreign af fairs in Russia, with theview of se curing a clearer understanding of the construction of the treaty of 1S3 SSHslrESH of the rights of American citizens, under the treaty, Relieve the government ofRus- pla ls addressing itself seriously to tlin needs of changing tho present P'ctices, under the treaty." The president also urges the senate to ratif.v. "s soon as possible, the j Franeo-Britain-American peace treaty NO JI RY' YET IX CHICAGO PACKERS5 TRIAL Chicago, Dec 7. At noon the gov ernment had tentatively passed eleven jurors for cause, and had a challenge pending against the twelfth. The de fense will begin the llmination of ob jectionable Jurymen thl9 afternoon. The government has twenty percmp tor'es left. The court room was again Jammed today. Tho government wants far mers on the Jury and clo--oly question ed all veniremen drawn, who reside in Chicago. ; Another Mexican Revolt. El Paso. Dec. 7. Another outbreak against President Madcro Is reported !n Chihuahua. Tmons are bolnir t rushed to the cities of Andreas and I Parral. WITEMKIt BEFORE FEDERAL GRAND JURY CONFESSED MURDERERS ARE McNamaras Will Refuse Testify fo Los Angeles, Dec. 7. The McXa mara brothers cal'.ed Captain Galla gher, the Jailer of the--county prison, tl their cells today and told him they would not under any circumstances, make a statement to the federal grand Jury which began its session here today -regarding their knowl edge of the dynamiting conspiracy. It Is expected that John J. will be called anyway and given an opportunity to decline to answer questions. Local postofflee inspectors have re ceived in tructions today to Investi gate the charges that the United States mails were misused in gather ing the MeXamara defense fund and to turn their evidence over to the United States district attorney's of fice. When the federal probe was start ed today, by Special Attorney General Lawlor, it requ'red over an hour to carry the books and documents to the grand Jury room. This was all the evidence that had been gathered by District Attorney Fredericks and De tective Burns. It is expected that many prominent Pacific coast hibor leaders will be In volved In the case and some of them have already retained Judge Hilton to defend them. Every effort !s being made by the federal officials to keep their inten tions secret. Picked men guard the grand jury room and a'l officials re fuse to talk. While the grand Jury probes the general conspiracy, the Los Angeles authorities are working on the brib ery cases, which are alleged to have precipitated the er'sls in the MeXa mara cases. Assistant District Attorney Ford is marshaling his forces in the proceed ings again -t Franklin, who will be glen his first hearing next Monday. It Is believed that all efforts have ceased to have the cases dropped. It is likely that ,the McXamaras wi'l be taken to San Quentin next week. They will be taken there se cretly to prevent any demonstration. Ityan Ridicules limw. Washington, Dec. 7. "Detective riurns likes to hear himself talk," said Frank Ryan, president of the Inter national Association of Bridge and structural Iron Workers here today. "I'm not hiding." He den'ed that the ironworkers organization Is disintegrated as a re sult of the MeXamara confessions. Ryan started for Indianapolis with- STRIKERS ON TRIAL IN LOCAL COURT Archie McFarland and Frank Johnson, Umatilla strikers who are accused of mistreating sotue Greek strikebreakers are being given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes today. A charge of as sault and battery has been made against each man and in addition to that charge John-on is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Owing to tho nature of the case it is attracting much interest and it is being hard fought. The prosecution ii rtproentpd by Deputy District Attorney Pruitt and by atio.-neys for the railroad company, while Judge J. A. Fee represents the. defendants. OIL TRIST MAY PAY TWO MILLION'S IN FIXES ruffalo, Dec. 7. United States Judge Hazel today deferred sentences until December 22nd in the case of the Standard Oil company, or .New collision with another bark at sea, the Jersey, convicted yesterday of having schooner .Albert Meyer was picked up accepted rebates from railroads on left Golden Gate t 'day and brought oil shipments' from Xew York to Ver-I safely here. point. The company wa"- found guilty! of. 143 counts, and can bo lined over two million dollars. The Standard has ! filed a motion for another trial. I Royal Family nt Delhi. Delhi, Deo. 7. King George with hi; court arrived at Delhi today amid the boom of ennnon. They were wel comed by the British viceroy, Lord Harding, and about one hundred and fifty native ru'ers whom the king re ceived. An imposing procession fol lowed. The coronation Durbar. Tues day, will be the climax of tho big slvnv PORTLAND MAY' DROP OFT OF NORTHWEST LEAGUE San Francisco, Dec. 7. Judge Mc Bredle today said he lost over $6,000 by keeping Portland in the North western league last season and if he dees not break even next year he will quit. Women Sacramento ly will have tatlves in the Eligible to Ofriee. Dec. 7. "Wo certain- some women represen next state legislature af election," said a promt- tor the net nrnt member following the man Ki.-op's giblo to overy of tho assembly today passage of Assembly bill making women pll ofiee in the state. i V : ; I , Ortle McManlgal tells grand Jury of alleged conspiracy. California will not surrender McManlgal to other states. MeXamara brothers assert they will not testify . before grand Jury. Collectors of defense fund under federal probe. District Attorney' Fredericks gives federal officers all his evidence. Labor leaders 'retain counsel, for defense against possible charges of conspiracy. Effort to have bribery case dropped, are futile. Burns tells of his connection with case. Federal prosecutor demands that Gompers secure accounting .of defense fund. Labor leaders clash over dis- position of remainder of de- fense fund. Detective Burns makes sen- sational charge against Samuel Gompers. 1 out attending the meeting of the Me Xamara defense committee at the American Federation of Labor ses sions. IJurim Tells of Cast. Xew York. Dec. 7. In tel ing. of his connection with the MeXamara case. Detective Burns here today said: "Mayor Alexander of Los Angeles, hired me to work on the MeXamara case first and for a ime he furnished me with money. "I learned ear'y that John MeXa mara was the man I was after, but I knew I could not arrest him on con clusive evidence. "In getting proof I spent $14,000 of my own money and still I did not have all the threads of evidence and I told Mayor Alexander that I needed more funds. "Alexander was then "in bad" be cause he had hired me. Big men of Los Angeles did not want me on the Job. "I quit and later Mayor Alexander sent for me. 1 appeared before three members of the Merchants and manufacturers' association and told them all I knew. Then money was forthcoming agaly " Burns goes back CO Philadelphia to morrow to cont'nue his work of secur ing evidence. ITALY TO SEN" I) MORE TROOPS TO TRIPOLI London, Dec. 7. Milan advices to day announce that the Italian gov ernment Is preparing to dispatch n fifth division of troops to Tripoli. When this division lands there will be approximately 130,000 Italian troops to cope with about 10,000 Turks and disorganized Arabs, of un known numbers. The censorship is so strict that the true situation can not be ascertained, but it is admitted the Italians are making no progress. tllRL CHARGES SHE WAS KIDNAPPED RY A MAN Olympia, Dec. 7. Man- Manford. 'age 14, who was kidnapped by Frank Hollo an Italian, was found along the roadside late yesterday and rescued. Shi said Hello made her accompany him and mistreaed her. The woods are being scoured for the fugitive. Helpliss Ship Rescued. San Francisco, Xov. 7. After drifting helpless on the h;gh seas for nearly two weeks, with the jib boom carried away, in a sinking condition nnd badly smashed as a result of a J. W. HlllSTER, OF T OF After having 're-elected J. W. Mc Allister of La Grande ns state presi dent and having re-elected the entire old bonrd with but one exception, tho farmers' union state convention came to an end last evening and tho scores of farmers who were hero in attend ance upon the gathering aro now wending their wtfy homewards. Tho final adjournment came at 11 o'clock last night and marked the close of a very Interesting and enthusiastic gathering. At the eloction of offices held yes terday 'he vice presidency went to Mr. Crusoe of The Dalles, while F. A. Sykes of this county was re-elected ns secretary. C. C. Connor of Helix who was a member of the board dur ing the past year, deel nod a reelec tion, because of the press of his pri vate work, and his place on the board went to Mr. Daugherty, a delegate from Baker county. DYNAMITE CONSPI RACY REVEIAJPMEXTS AN McManigal Unfolds spiracy Con-' Los Angeles, Dec. 7. Ortie McMan-' igal, confessed dynamiter and accom plice of the McXamaras. was taken before the federal grand Jury this forenoon. McManigal's testimony Is expected to be the whole ground work from which the government will build its structure, which may result in whole sale Indictments. He told of all his operations and al so whatever the McXamaras told him of the inner circle of dynamiters. District Attorney Fredericks posi tively denied that McManlgal will be turned over to the Milwaukee or Pe oria authorities, after he has testified here. "We will loan him, wherever his service are needed, in the cause of justice, but we will retain our prior right to prosecute him," said Freder icks, j Demand Cash Accounting1. Indianapolis, Dec. 7. United States District Attorney Miller today de manded that Samuel Gompers, sue for an accounting of what disposition was made of the MeXamara defense fund, "as evidence of good faith and to show the people how much was used legitimately, how much for cor ruption, fees and expenses." Miller Insists that the center of the governments investigations, into the dynamiting case will be here, and that the others will radiate from In dianapolis. Labor lycoder Clash. Washington, Dec. 7. Following a hot clash with President Ryan of the iron workers, over the disposition of the remaining money of the MeXam ara defense fund, Samuel Gompers today locked his doors to all news paper reporters. The trouble started when Secretary Morrison criticized Ryan who resented his words. Attack on Gompers Renewed. Xew Tork Dec. 7. Returning to his attack on Gompers Burns hero to day said his agents are shadowing every man wanted for the dynamit ing conspiracy and none will escape. He said: "If Gompers is so inno cent, why don't he explain how he happened to be in Indianapolis the day after the MeXamara arrests, and voted for the defense fund. "The labor leaders were there for a jollification over five dynamiting?, which were to have occurred at De troit, but failed because the places were too well guarded." LOCAL HANK STATEMENT SHOWS HEAVY DEPOSITS A call for a statement just made of the First National bank by the United States bank examiner, finds that In stitution with deposits such ns are to be found in few western banks out side of the large cit'es. The depos its at this time according to Assist ant Cashier George Hartman, total $1,758,000. It is a splendid showing, yet immediately after the Round-Up this fa'l the deposits at the First Na tional totaled almost $2 000 000, and considerable of the large amount of money in the city following the big show is credited to the Found-Up by Mr. Hatman. ALIEN MINISTERS CANNOT AID CCPH) IX OREGON" Salem. Dec. 7. According to an opinion of tho attorney general's of f ce, no mini-ter from outs'de the state can perform a marrage service under the new Oregon law. which says that only ordained ministers, re siding in Oregon, can secure licenses. Mrs. Patterson deserved conviction and pun'sh ner.t. But there's no use in trying to convict a pretty young woman murderc.-s. LA Among those who were in attend ance at tlu state xeeting Pendieton is decidedly the fa w rod town for the tristate meeting to be held this win ter. The invitation from the Cora merelni club to meet hero this year was waxnily received and efforts will be made by those who were in at tendance t j bring about such a result. "We have met In Walla Walla for two years." said W. W. Harrah this morning an l we would like to bring the convention to Pendleton for a chango Pendieton Is a very conve nient point in every way and we are in hopes of bringing the convention herae. However, Walla Walla Is en deavoring to secure tho gathering again ani has t!.e presti-'e of having entertained the past conventions lr good stylo. Tho place for tho tri-state meeting will bo selectd by tho Joint officers of tho as oclations from this, state, Washington and Idaho." GRANDE, STILL. MERS UNION: ADJOURNED