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PENDLETOX, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1911.
XO. 7296
VOL. 24.
v-' -V r CITY OFFICIAL rAfUK.
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FLAYS G. 0. P.
Refusal of Presidential Pri
mary Calls Forth a Scath
ing Review.
TAFT FACTION TO BLAME
Says Hwult, So Far, Is Ambteuous
uimI I'liliitclligiblo Formulation for
'National Convention Primaries
May Hurt California Irogresslve,
Sacramento, Cal f., Dec. 16. In a
statement which scathingly reviews
the refusal c the republican national
committee to allow a presidential pri
mary and which may result In the ex
clusion of delegations elected by the
people, Governor Johnson today de
clared that California progressives
will stand on the principle that "In
the selection of a president, as in all
matters, the people should rule. "It
Is expected that the legislature will
pass a law to enable Californlans to
mako their own presidential selec
tion.
Governor Johnson said the nation
al committee is in the hands of reac
tionarles. "It has formulated for the
national convention all that is am
biguous and untelllgiblc. The design
of the call seems to be either to ig
nore the laws that are In force In the
progressive states, providing for pros
Identical primaries, or to render a way
easy fo Ignoring the law in the fu
ture. "Senator Borah asked the national
committee to adopt a provision that
the delegates might be chosen by a
direct vote of the republican electors
and the reactionary national commit
tee, representing Mr. Tnft, the advo
cates of whom in California were
begging pteously for a presidential
preference primary a month ago, ov
erwhelmingly defeated the Borah mo
tion, that delegates mlnht bo directly
olected. This reversal Justifies fully
the call'ng of a ppeoial session of the
legislature."
He concludes by a statement that
the prlmar'es might hurt the progres
sives in California now, but neverthe
less, they must stand by the prin
ciple of "people's rule"
Johnson in his statement Inserted
a letter from Senator La Follette,
presidential candidate, in which La
Follette told Johnson to enact the
presidential primary even though It
m'ght wreck La Follette's chances,
bocnu e they wanted to stand for the
principle.
SOAKING RAIN IS
MORE THAN WELCOME
"A blessing undisguised," is the way
the drenching rain which has been
falling all duy is generally character
ized and thero Is much elation among
tho growers of grain. To them It
means more bushels to the"tcre In
tho 1912 crop and their only wish is
that it will contlnuo to fall for some
days.
While all ports of tho county will
share in tho benefN to be derived
from tills precip tatkn of moisture,
tho land north of tho city In tho Cold
Knrinzs district will receive special
valbo from the downpour. The light
hleh have fallen hereabouts
during the fall have not extended In
to tho Cold Springs country and, in
consequence, tho soil has becomo ex
ceedingly dry, and farmers in that
section have boon praying fervently
'for a big soaking rain such as Is be
ing received today.
Tho ra n began about eight o'clock
this morning and in a few hours had
developed Into a steady downpour
which has continued up to press time.
GIRL 11 YEARS OLD TUT '
OX TUIAL FOIt MURDER.
Hartford. Ky.. Dec. 15. Eleven
year-old Nell o Dowoll, charged with
the murder of Gertrude Kirby, a 12-year-oid
playmate, was placed on trial
here
Tho Klrby girl was found dead In
a room at tho Dowell home last Sun
day. A sho'gun wns lying a few feet
from tho body.
As the Dowell child was said to
have boon the only other person In
the house at tho time, she was arrest
ed on a warrant sworn out by the dead
girl's father. Nelllo maintains she is
Innocent. She says her playmate's
death wat the result of an accident.
and asserts that the gun was In the
hands of Gertrude Klrby when It was
accldontal'y d'scharged.
Aldrlelt to Uetlre.
Wash'ngton, Doc. 16. Ex-Senator
Aldrlch positively announced today
his retirement from publ'c life. He
probably will retire when the report
of the monetary commission, of which
ho Is chairman, Is made to congress,
Janunry 8th.
0
OHHSQN
FORGER CONFESSES 5
MINUTES AFTER JOB
Chinese Restaurantuer Is
Victimized By
Laborer
William Sitanglor, Branch Asylum
Kmploye, Vhcm Other Names In
Circulating I'ad Checks.
It took Wl liam L, Spangler alias
William L. Steward alias William L.
Johnson Just five minutes to break
Into Jail after he had passed a bad
check upon the Chinese proprietor of
the Horseshoe restaurant last even
ing. Ho made out a check upon the
Arnorlcan National bank for $10.15
and tendered it In payment for h:s
meal. It was received and the change
returned to him, after which he walk
ed out onto the street, pleased with
his success.
It happened, however, that anoth
er customer witnessed the transac
tion and was satisfied that the China
man waj the victim of a bogus check
man. Hurrying to the police station,
he notified the officers and Chief Gur
dane and Officer Kearney had the
man in their custody within a few
minutes. Another check made out
on the same bank for 110 17 was
found in his possession.
He admits his guilt but Is not suf
ficiently contrite to suffer his pun
ishment willingly. While being es
corted to the city bastile, he tried
many ruses by which he hoped to give
his guardians , the slip, but none of
them were successful.
To one of the checks he had sign
ed the name "William L. Johnson"
and to the other "William I.. Steward"
but he declares his real name Is Wil
liam L. Spangler. Under the last
name he has been working for some
time at the branch asylum and was
recently the butt of a Joke hold-up
perpetrated by his fellow laborers.
He was transferred to the county
Jail this forenoon to awa't his hear
ing. DANCERS' VXCLAD MM IIS SHOCK
St. 1amU Police Force Gertrude Hoff
man Coinjwuiy to Tn Rloomers.
St. Louis Dec. 15. Harry II. Hodg
don, aud'tor of the police department
nnd connected with the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement, Ger
trude Hoffmann and her dancers at
the Shubert theater.
In a report to Chief of Police Young
Ilodgdon said his only object'on to
the performance was that the legs of!
some of the dancers were unclad.
Chief Young telephoned to Melville
Stoltz, manager of the theater. Now
bloomers will be used in the dance.
rl'ssiaxs cwse homeless
pf.usiaxs to pie of oli
Teheran, Dec. 15. At mass meet
ings today the Persians denounced the
actions of Russian troops In Invading
Kasbln and ou-ting several thousand
Persians from their homes. Several
Persians were frozen to death In tho
snow and the others are suffering.
Tho citizens are expelled to remain
loyal 1o Shustor. Anti-British senti
ment Is spreading nnd Persian shop
keepers are refusing to' supply v the
British consular guard with food.
Russia Not Interested.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 15. Claiming
many American Jews are anarchists
and revolutionist, the Russ'an gov
ernment today announced a new pre
tevt for keeping the mnut of Russia.
It Is claimed that their coming with
passports would cause d'plomatlc
friction. Little interest In the ques-
i tlon Is shown here and tho prospect
of the treaty abrogation Is apparently
not disturbing the authorities
15
LOCAL RED SECY OF
INDIAN BROTHERHOOD
Joe Craig, well known Umatilla In
dian and Interpreter, has been made
tho great secretary of tho Brother
hood of North American Ind'ans,' just
organized in Washington. Tho fol
lowing telegram received by Judge
S. A. Lowell this morning te'.ls of In
dian mooting and election.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 14-15. 1911.
Hon. S. A. Lowell,
Pendleton Oregon,
Brotherhood of North American In
dians completely organized by eighty
delegates representing two hundrod
thounnd Indians. Officers elected
by ballot. The convention by unani
mous vote elected Richard Adams of
this city as great sachem, Jos. Craig
of Oregon ns great secretary. Sev
eral senators, congres-mcn, clergy
men, Including Father Ketcham, di
rector of the bureau of Catholic In
dian missions and .othor prominent
men Joined as honorary members.
Brotherhood memorials presented to
president nnd to eonpre's this morn
ing. Indian commissioner approves
of movement. Telegrams Ind'ea'e
other delegates on way to convention
which continues for several days.
Meeting well respected by nil.
HAUVE II. PHTPPS,
Attorney for Indians.
ASYLUM WILL
USE CRUDE OIL1
R. R. Grants Special Rate on
This Commodity for Fuel
to This City.
ANNOUNCE OTHER PLANS
Contractors Tell Ea-t Oregonlaii
Nowsjrathcrer That Pendleton
Branch of State Institution Is to Ho
l'incst Tlwy Have Kvor Constructed
An announcement of much signifi
cance to Pendleton was made yester
day by Captain Charles A. Murphy,
superintendent for the architect at
the branch asylum work, when he
stated that crude oil will be used ex
clusively as fuel for the new state In
stitutlon. He declared the state had
secured a special rate on this com
modity from the railroad company
which would make it as cheap for use
as any other fuel.
The announcement is regarded as
Important because it means the en
trance of crude oil into the local field
to compete with coal and wood and,
further, because it might mean cheap
er gas. Officials of the gas company
have declared in the past that the
principal objection to the reduction
in their rates was the refusal of the
railroad company to grant special
rates on crude oil.
Other Announcements Made.
This was only one of the many an
nouncements made yesterday by Su
perintendent Murphy in explaining
the plans and specifications of the
branch asylum to a representative of
tho East Oregonian. One of the
noteworthy features of the construc
tion work on the new institution is
the provision being made for the fu
ture. The laundry, the power house,
the kitchen, the offices and all util
ity buildings and facilities are de
signed to accommodate a much larger
number of patients than' is anticipat
ed during the first few years, and the
wards lire so arranged that additional
wards may be added on without mar
ring the architectural beauty of the
buildings. While these provisions will
increase the original per capita cost
of the institution, they will be the
means of saving the state much mon
ey in the future.
Excellent Sanitary Ilvcnutlons.
Special attention is being paid to
sanitation in the different buildings.
By means of a gigantic fan In the
power house all fumes from the kitch
en and toilets will be drawn Into the
165 foot stack which is to be con
structed in connection with the pow
ei plant. The drinking cup will not
find a place in tho Institution but
Instead the patients and employees
will quench their thirst at bubbling
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CHEYEXXE GETS NEXT
WOOl.GROWERS' COXVEXTIOX
Omaha, Pfc. 15. Declaring the
middlemen had gobbled up all the
wool industry profits, President
Brown of the Minnesota Wool Growers
association, addressed the National
Wool Growers here today. He said
both tho woolmcn and woolwearers
were robbed alike by the middleman.
He said the general public Is educat
ed falsely to believe the woolmen are
making profits. Th next convention
will be at Cheyenne
The masheo is as much at fault as
the masher.
Only 7 More
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Remember the Tired Shop
girls. Spire Them by
Lvic-v.ilS No-.v.
ALDERMAN-ELECT NOT
A CITIZEN OF U. S.
John Siebert Files Nat
uralization Papers
Today
Attorneys Say This Fact Makes Elco
lion Null and Void ami Grave Com
plications are Iroinlsed.
Can a man who is not a citizen ot
the United States be elected to a city
office and, if elected, can he take his
seat? This Is a question which arose
today when John Seibert, who defeat
ed Valentine Stroble, present Incum
bent, in a race for a seat in the coun
cil from the third ward, appeared at
the office of the county clerk and filed
his petition for final naturalization
papers. He filed his declaration of
becoming a citizen in 18S4 but has
never completed the legal require
ments. Deputy District Attorney W. C. E.
Pruitt expressed himself positively on
the matter, declaring 'that Seibert is :
not qualified to accept the position to
which he was elected. Mr. Pruitt was
stenographer in the office of the
county clerk for several years and be
came thoroughly familiar with the
naturalization laws and it is upon this
knowledge that he bases his opinion.
"You may quote me as saying that
I do not believe Mr. Seibert was en
titled to be a candidate," he said,
"and I am positive he cannot legally
take his seat in the council. Aside
from the fact that he was not a citi
zen at the time of his election, the
fact that his first declaration was
filed in 1884 disqualifies him even to
vole. The naturalization laws speci
fically declare that unless a man files
his final papers within seven years
after he files his declaration, his dec
ln ration shall become void. That
means that Mr. Seibert would have to
begin all over again."
City Attorney Raley was disinclined
to pass upon the matter without first
looking up the law on the case and
Circuit Judge Phelps also declined to
express himself for the reason that if
the matter should be taken into the
courts be might be called upon to ren
der a decision.
In his petition for final papers, Mr.
Siebert gives 'his native land as Ger
many. Whether or not there will be
any contest made on this point is yet
uncertain, but Mr. Stroble has many
friends who would like to see him re
tain his seat in the aldcrmanic cham
ber. INVESTIGATION TO COVE11
FREIGHT HATES ALSO
Washington. Dec. 15. Senator
George Oliver of the Stanley com
mittee, investigating the Steel trust,
called a number of witnesses today
for the purpose of discussing freight
rates for ores, coal and steel pro-
ducts over tho steel corporation's
roads and steamers, and other lines
between the Great Lakes and Pitts
burg. MOHO OCTLAWS ORDERED
TO GIVE VP THEIU ARMS
I Manila, Dec. 15. General Persh
' Ing, issued today an ultimatum to the
j Moro outlaws, in Mindanao, ordering
them to 'deliver their arms over to the
United States by Saturday or be pre
I pared to face another punitive expe
I dition.
I
King Deities Ho Is Dead.
Delphi, Dec. 15 A review of In
dian police, from all parts of the
country, presenting of a few honors
nnd attendance at the military tour
nament occupied King George today.
When told of rumors of his assassi
nation in Canada, he smilingly said,
"Permit me to deny it. I'm very
much alive nnd enjoying myself."
In Which to
Shop Before
Christmas
The East Oregonian is r
complete jruide for Christ
mas shopping. You can
easily select your list of
gifts from tho advertise
ments, in today's paper.
SHOP EAlvLY WJI1XE
THE LIXES ARE
MORE COMPLETE
Pays
BURGESS. SEEKING REVENGE.
RESORTS 10 SKULLDUGGERY
Sheepman Tries to Disrupt Commercial Club and
Discredit Action Taken Wednesday Night
''Wants to Get Dan Smythe" Admits Prime Mover Who
Acknowledges Move Cannot Aid Birch Creek Settlers
Few Sign Except Through Ignorance.
Disgruntled over the action of the
Commercial club, taken at its meet
ing Wednesday evening, J. N. Burgess
of the Cunningham sheep company,
has during the past 24 hours been
waging a guerilla fight to disrupt the
Pendieton Commercial club and to
seemingly make it appear that the
members of the club do not counte
nance the action taken by an almost
unanimous vote.
Assisted by several others, whom
it Is charged have been misled into
his- move, Burgess has been going
about among the business houses of
the city since yesterday morning, im
ploring people to sign a petition
which he presents. In substance, so
it is said, the petition says that the
signers do not sustain the action ta
ken by the club but eudore a state
ment attached and which is said to
embody the features of the substitute
tesolut'on offered by Fred Stelwer
and which was turned down by a de
cisive vote.
During the day yesterday, parties
from Stanfield, smarting under the
LABOR LEADER WILL
SQUEAL ON HIGHERUPS
Sensational Developments Arc Expect
cd Any Moment in Federal Prolie
of Djiiamitlngs.
Los Angeles, Dec. 15. Rumors are
rife today that a prominent San
Franci-co labor leader Is to confess
complicity in the Times dynamiting
case. It is said he is holding out for
immunity in case he involves others
higher up- District Attorney Fred
ericks would not discu-s the matter,
although he admitted that a sensa
tional development is expected soon.
The local federal grand jury re
sumes its investigations this after
noon. The chief of county detectives filed
a formal notice today that he would
claim half the rewards offered for the
conviction of the Times dynamiters.
The Burns Detective agency esti
mates the rewards will aggregate
$67,000. Detective Browne will waive
any rights to the rewards offered for
the arrests.
Tenderer of Cash Sought.
Indianapolis, Dec. 15. The jury to
day is seeking the name of the man! Burgess has been circulating it Is set
who furnished Ortie McManigal with forth that the resolutions wired to
money to carry on the dynamite President Taft were not really en
campaign in which he acted with the! dorsed by the club with but one dis-
McXamaras. Mary Dye and Nora
Haley, confidential secretaries of
John McNamara, were the first wit
nesses today.
Arrests Vp to Attorney General.
Washington. Dee. 15. Information
ha been obtained that Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham has been informed
from Los Angeles that sufficient facts
have been secured by the grand jury
to warrant the indictment and arrest
of four California labor leaders for
compl'city in the dynamiting. It is
now up to Wicker-ham to direct
whether Lawlor shall arrest them or
whether th eentire matter shall go to
the Indianapolis authorities and they
order the arrests from there.
MURDERER OF GIRL
IS BELIEVED FOUND
Fortland, Dec. 15. Local authori
ties think that Leon Lochard, sus
pected of the murder of little Bar
bara Holseman here laft March, is in
sane. Lochard, who is held prisoner
at Kelly's Butte for robbery. Is said
to have boasted that he committed
tho murder.
Miss Bertha Nelson, the on'.y wo
man who ever saw the man who
rented the room nt her boarding
house, says h looks much like tho
man but she Is not sure it Is him.
Stokes Still Seriously 111.
New York Dec. 15. Col. Stokes'
cond t on Is still critical. Arguments
in the Gr.ilnm-Conrid cases are bo
Ina; heard today. Tho case will prob
ably go to tho Jury this afternoon.
BITTER DE
endorsement of the project extension,
assisted Burgess in his scheme. Ac
cording to parties who have seen
Burgess' petition he has made almost
no headway with it among local busi
ness men who understand the sub
ject and were present at th club
meeting. Mcny to whom the paper
was presented turned it down in dis
gust and discouraged the move. Oth
ers to whom the paper was presented
declare they signed it not knowing Us
true meaning and import. The plea
was made to them that it was a move
in behalf of Birch creek settlers. Oth?
er businessmen, to whom the paper
was presented, were openly threaten
ed w.th loss of business if they did
not sign it, so it is declared.
Is Shyster Move.
Among prominent business men
and members of the Commercial club
Senator Burgess is being denounced
today in unmeasured terms. He is
harshly roasted for taking such a
course after' the Commercial club had
listened so intently to both sides of
the controversy and had expreised its
sentiments in such a decisive way.
While Burgess professes to act in be
half of Birch creek settlers it is
pointed out that his aim is rea.ly to
discredit the Comimrcial club in its
endorsement of the Umatilla exten
sion. In support of this it is pointed
out that some substantial farmers
near the city do not want the govern
ment to withdraw its adjudication
suits and are strictly opposed to Bur
gess in his present scheme. This be
ing the ca e it would be manifestly
improper for the Commercial club to
a?k the government to drop its adjudi
cation suits.
Parties to whom Burgess has talk
ed wlvle upon his guerilla raid declare
he openly admits that he knows there
Is no po-slbility whatever of getting
the government to drop the adjudica
tion suits. It is virtually admitted
that the whole scheme is a fight for
revenge. To one man Burgess admit
ted he was "after Dan P. Smythe,"
who as pres'dent of he Commercial
club pre.-ided during tie sessions re
cently held. It is presumed he hopes
to hit at Smythe by seemingly discred
iting the club. This desp'te the fact
that it was current comment among
people of all classes that as president
of the club during the controversy
Mr. Smythe held rig'dly to a fair and
square policy with reference to both
participants.
It is understood that In the pct'tion
. sent ing vote. This charge has arous-
ed the ire of Secretary Jack Keefe,
who filed the messages to the pres'
dent. Last evening Keefe roundly
scored Burgess for his course and
likewise paid his compliments to
Frank Sloan of Stanfield who ass'st
ed in the move for a time.
SAYS ETHEL CONRAD
IS KITTEN WILDCAT
New York, Dec. 15. Characteriz
ing nineteen-year-old Ethel Conrad,
who with L ilian Graham, is on trial
hero for shooting Col E bert Stokes,
as the "most astounding combination
of kitten and wildcat" Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Buckncr today begun
his opening statement for the prose
cution, to the jury.
He sail phe was the master mind eC
the entire "mesa." Throughout tha
scathing arraignment Miss . Conrad
hid her nervousness under a defiant
look, while Miss Graham sobbed bit
terly. , '
Wolgast Imjroves.
Los Angeles, Dec .15. Declaring
ha feels as well as ever, Ad Wolgast.
champion lightweight boxer, startled
hs friends today by tho announce
ment that he will he ready to defend
his tit'e on 'Washington's bir'hday.
"Tell Feddio Welsh to stVk around.
Ho will get a scrap sv oral month
before ho expected it," mil Ad. who
tomorrow goes to h s homo at Yenl -o
to improve.
A little that 1:1 certain Is better than
much that is doubtful.
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