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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY. JANUARY 30, 1912.
NO. 7335
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CLARENCE DAR ROW'S ARREST ONLY
BEGINNING OF UNFOLDING BRIBERY
SCANDAt SAYS FREDERICKS
Says Famous Labor Lawyer
Cannot Escape Conviction
Out On Bond and Ar
ranging Defense.
Tampa, Fla., Jan. 30. "Clarence
Darrow's Indictment and arrest, on
charges of Jury bribing during the
McNamara trial, Is only the Begin
ning of a series of very Interesting
things that are to follow in connection
with the case," said District Attorney
Fredericks, of Los Angeles, who la
here today, when asked If any "higher
upb" In the American Federation of
Labor would be prosecuted,
Fredericks left this city today for
Key West and will shortly return to
Los Angeles to personally conduct the
prosecution of the bribery charge
against Darrow.
"He has not the slightest chance
to escape' conviction," . said Freder
icks. "We knew that Juror Bains
had been bribed when he took his seat
In the Jury box to hear the McNamara
case."
Arranges for Defense.
Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 80. Clar
ence Darrow, chief counsel for the
McNamaras, confessed dynamiters and
murderers, who was yesterday indict
ed by the grand Jury! and arrested on
charges of bribing Jurors during the
McNamara trial, will be arraigned be.
fore Superior Judge Conrey, Thurs
day. Darrow and his counsel Ear Rodg
ers, who started the Investigation that
led to the arrests of the McNamaras,
spent the greater part of today con-
fering and arranging for his defense.
He was released on bail in the sum of
$20,000. Mrs. Lecompto Davis, wife
of his associate counsel In the Mc
Namara case, and Colonel Young, fur
nished the bond.
If convicted on each of the four
counts, Darrow may spend thirty
years In the penitentiary find pay a
fine of 110,000. The date of the trial
is problematical, but will likely not
come up until fall, as the court .cal
endar is crowded.
It Is rumored here that the county
grand Jury will carry Its Investiga
tions further. Bert Frankling, Dar
row's detective, who handled the al
leged bribe, is also reported to have
confessed.
INHUMAN HUNT FOR GOLD
MAKES WOMAN A MAXIAC
New York, Jan. 30. Penniless and
hungry with her husband's body de
nied her because the workers have
been tap busy looking for gold In the
vaults to recover a, corpse, Mrs.
Frank Neider, widow of the watch
man who perished In the Equitable
fire Is a raving maniac. She was
found in her home shrieking, under
the belief that she was trying to re
move heavy girders from his body.
NIECE OF PAXIL JONES
DIES OF STARVATION
Paris, Jan. 'SO. Dead from starva
tion; the body of Miss Gombalt,
Grand Nelco of Admiral Paul Jones
was found in her room in a cheap
lodging house suirounded by a few
relics of the hero. She was once
wealthy.
ENGINEERS ARRIVE AND LISTEN TO '
ADVICE REGARDING WEST EXTENSION
With tho chief engineer of the rec-
lUlMtlllUll Bt'I VILO til IIIQU HCttU, U1B
board appointed to Investigate the
West Extension is now here and hear
ings are under way at the office of
the United States commissioner In tho
Smith-Crawford building.- The board
will bo here today and tomorrow.
Thursday will be passed at Arlington
and following the visit at Arlington
a session will be held at Hermlston.
The members of the party, accom
panied by John II.' Lewis, state engi
neer, came up from Hermlston on the
motor car this morning. Seen at the
Hotel St. George soon after their ar
rival members of the board express
ed much delight over Pendleton's
springtime weather and showed a
lively interest in the subject of Pen
dloton Indian robes.
Relating to the work of the In
vestigating board. Chief Engineer
Davis gave out the following type
written statement as to tho organ
ization of the board and its purposes:
"Under authority of tho secretary
of tho Interior, the director of tho
reclamation service has designated
Arthur P. Davis, D. C. Henny, E. G.
Hopson, O. P. Morton and H. D. New
T....! 1 .. - l 1 1, 1 I .1 11 I
ell, a board to consider the plans.
surveys for the western extension of
the Umatilla project and to make re
port and recommendation thereon
"Numerous eomunlcatlons have
been received by the secretary of tho
Interior In favor of tho proposed ex
tension, and several against the
same. This board has been Instruct-
. Arrest For 30 Leaders.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 30.
Thirty members of the alleged
"inner circle" of labor leaders
of the country, who are under a
federal grand Jury probe for al-
leged complicity In the nation
wide dynamite conspiracy which
was revealed with the arrests,
trial and confession of the
McNamara brothers at Los An-
geles, are to be arrested before
the end .of the present- week,
according to rumors circulated
here today.
Federal officials here today
declare that unless something
unforeseen developes, the grand
Jury will complete Its lnvestl-
gatlons, which have been under
way for several weeks past, to-
morrow night and will make
their report either Friday or
Saturday of this week.
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SOLDIER FATALLY STABS
AN INNOCENT STRIKER
Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 30. More
serious than at any time did the tex
tile workers strike become today
when the military authorities took
drastic measures to prevent the un
employed from grouping together and
the militia fatally bayonetted John
Barry, an eighteen year old youth,
who the officers admit did nothing
worse than try to fun out of the way
of the soldiers. He was bayonetted
in the back.
Practically martial law Is today be
ing maintained by twenty-one com
panies of Infantry, two troops of cav
alry and one thousand private detec
tives In the employ of the Textile
manufacturers, who are combining
their forces to overthrow the thous
and of strikers.
"Although martial law has not been
offlclaly declared, the soldiers are pa
trolling the business section of the
city and all avenues leading to
textile mills.
Meanwhile the strikers, most
them hungry, stand Idly about
the
of
In
small groups In a blinding snowstorm
and bitter cold which intensifies their
horrible sufferings.
Colonel Swetzer, who Is in com
mand of the military forces, has for
bidden the strikers from parading the
streets or holding mass meetings to
discuss ways and means of wlnninir a
victory over the employers and has
ordered the troops to arrest any one
trying to make a speech in the streets.
CHINESE REBELS START
BOMB THROWING CAMPAIGN
Tien Tsln, Jan. 30. The first ex
pression of rebel determination to
start a terrorist campaign against the
Manchus, was a bomb here today that
shattered a part of the vlce-regal's
residence. An hour later three imper
ial generals barely escaped assassina
tion. Suspects have been arrested.
O'Keefe Wins Bout.
New York, Jan. 30. Eddie O'Keefe
of Philadelphia knocked out Jimmy
Corroli of San Francisco in the sixth
round of a ten round bout last night.
Carroll was outclassed from the tap
of the bell until the finish.
ed to afford hearing ..to all persons
interested and desiring to be heard.
Tho board has nothing to do with the
litigation concerning water rights,
but as thlssubject has been frequent
ly mentioned in the correspondence,
tho director invited the state engi
neer, who has Jurisdiction over wa
ter rights, to attend these hearings if
In his opinion, Information mlht be
obtained of value to the state."
During tho forenoon tho members
of the board were taken to the Com
mercial club where they made in
quiries of Secretary Jack Keefo as to
the attltOde of th club regarding the
West Extension. They wero Inform
ed as to the resolutions passed by the
local organization following the open
meeting held at tho Oregon theaer
early in December.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
board convened in the office in the
Smith-Crawford building and began
listening to information and advice
from such parties as appeared.
Called by the session of the board
a number of people from Stanfleld
and elsewhere in the west end are
here today, presumably to appear bo
fore the board. In the Stanfleld dele
gation are James Kyle, mayor and
booster for that city and Frank Sloan,
one of the war horses in the anti-ex
tension brigude. D. C. Brownell of
Umatilla came up to represent his
town at the hearing.
Numerous farmers f Dm 'Birch and
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FAITHFUL LIFE TERM
Convict Who Vindicated Hon
or System is Sent
to Family.
One Month After Lifting Mortgage
on Parents' Home and Returning
to Pen, Is Again Llberated,
Portland, Ore., Jan.' 30. As a re
ward for his keeping faith with Gov
ernor West and returning to the pen
itentiary to serve out a life term af
ter he had been paroled to go to his
parents In Spokane and aid them In
raising money with which to pay off
a mortgage on their home, William
Mack, who was convicted of killing
a man in a fight at Grant's Pass, has
been paroled a second time bv the
chief executive and will hn allowed
to Join his wife and baby at Tasoma, I slk was shot four times, one bullet
according to reports received here to-.Pa8slnS through his hip, one through
day from Salem. ' his shoulder, one through fhls check
Bouqd only bf his word of honor, I and one through his ear and lodging
Mack was paroled one year ago in!in nls neck. The shooting occurred
order that he mi&ht have a chance to!last evening and the victim lay where
save the home from be'ng taken from ' he fell until discovered at 8 o'clock
his aged parents. He secured a po- J th's morning.
sitlon with a street pav'ng company! Because of the long time elapsing
and within a few months had accom- before he was given medical attend-
plished his purpose.
He. returned alone to the Oregon
penitentiary, after accomplishing the
task for his parents, arriving at the ( ning and Dr. Rlngo, who operated up
prison about the first of this year, i on him, expressed the belief that the
and donned the stripes, resigned to 1
spend the remainder of his days be
hind cell bars.
Governor West, in communication
with Mrs. Mack, recently arranged
for her to go to Tacoma and today
surprised the life prisoner with a pa.-
role and advice to Join his family In
the Washington city.
PROBATION OF WALSH WILL
HELD TTP BY COURT ORDER
Chlcngo. Jan. 30. Probate of John
Walsh's will, who died soon after ,
h's release from the Leavenworth
prison, was refused by Judge Cutting
todav pn the grounds that witnesses
to the will refused to swear the ; ever of the man. The officers here
banker was of sound mind when the j have not learned any more about the
will was made. The widow will be , case beyond the fact that the assailant
made administratrix and John j was formerly employed on Switzler's
Walsh, Jr., whom the father disln- j island. He will be brought to Pendle
herited, will receive a share of the ton tomorrow. ,
$800,000, all of which was left to
the widow.
CALIFORNIA HAS ANOTHER
INSANE ASYLUM SCANDAL
San Francisco, Jan. 30. That con
ditions of lax methods and incompet
ency, which outshine the recent reve
natlon of Napa insane asylum also
exist at the state asylum at Uklah, is
the sworn declaration of F. Townsend,
formerly an attendant there, who has
filed an affidavit with Dr. F. Hatch,
of the state lunacy board. He says
patients are. cruelly beaten and gives
the names of some whose bones have
been broken. An investigation prob
ably will be ordered.
Laugh Causes Death.
San Francisco, Jan. 30. Charles B.
Edsberg, a five-year-old boy, laughed
so heartily at pictures In the colored ,
supplement of a Sunday newspaper
that he fell out of a second-story
window at his parents' home here
yesterday, and was so severely Injur
ed that he died on the way to the
hospital. He was conscious when
picked up and explained to his fath-'ney
er Ahnt the pictures were "so funny'
that they caused him to lose his bal
ance. I
Joseph Snow Acquitted.
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 30 After,
eighteen hours' deliberation a
jury
today returi.'ed a verdict of acquittal t
In the case of Joseph Snow, former
highway commissioner, charged with;
grand larceny, for retaining $2000 in I
funds, paid by the Milwaukee roadl
for lands in Snoqualmie Pass. The
fact was brought out that he never
had been arrested or pleaded to the
charge but had submitted to trial
voluntarily.
Klaus Gets Decision.
Pittsburg. Jan. So. Frank Klaus
of East Pittsburg and George
(Knockout) Brown of Chicago, mld
dleweights. last night fought six
rounds before the National club of
this city. Krause had the better of
tho bout from tho beginning but was
unable to land a knockout. In the
last half Brown fought but little, ap
parently "stalling" to keep in the
battlo to the finish.
Graft Cnso Postponed.
San Francisco, Jan. 30. When Su
perior Judge Lawlor appeared before
tho court of appeals, to answer the
writ of prohibition restraining him
from proceeding with tho trial of for
mer Mayor Schmltz charged with
grafting, the matter was set over un
til Thursday, because the district at
torney's office was not ready.
Supremo Court In Recess.
Washington, Jan. SO. So the Judges
can prepare opinions, the United
States supreme court today went into
recess until February U.
SHOT DOWN BY W
HE GAVE LODGING TO
Charles Silk, Umatilla Man,
Receives Four Bad
Wounds.
Injured Man Lies Helpless In Lonely
Shack All Night Before Being Dis
covered. After opening the door of his shack
to a stranger and offering him half
of his bunk for the night Charles Silk
an O.-W. R. & N. switewman at Uma
tilla, was shot down by his guest and
now lies dangerously If not fatally
wounded In the Weal hospital. His as
sailant escaped but was captured this
morning at Arlington, according to ad
vices received by Sheriff Taylor, but
his name has not been learned.
anee, the wounas are liable to prove
more serious. He was brought to
Pendleton on the motor car this mor
man may recover,
According to the story told by Silk,
a stranger appeared at his shack last
evening and asked for a night's lodg-
ing. He was invited in and told he
could share , the only bunk In the build
ing. Silk then started about his pre
parations for supper, when, he says,
stranger suddenly opened his grip,
took from it a .38 calibre revolver and
tegan nring at him. After two shots
had taken effect, he says, his assailant
(knocked him down with the butt end
of the revolver and fired two more
bullets Into his prostrate body before
fleeing.
He gives no motive for the assault
and declares he knows nothing what-
109. Stuck to Ox Team.
Scranton, Pa John McNamara.
perhaps the oldest man In Pennsyl
vania, is dead. He was one hundred
and nine years, six months and twen
ty days old. Men of today who rail
at automobiles are called "old fash
ioned." McNamara's special an
tipathy was for horses, and all his life
he stuck to oxen as a means of trav
el. He and his wife be'iind an ox
tea mwere no unusual sight, even up
to the date of his last Illness.
Strive Is rrobable.
Indianapolis, Jan. 30. War in the
coal fields Is an admitted possibility
here today by both operators and
coal miners, who have failed to reach
an agreement on wages in the con
ferences that have been proceeding
some aays. i: is believed the con-
tracts won't te renewed.
No clash
Is expected unlil spring,
O'Toolo S'gns Contract.
South Farmlngham, Mass., Jan. 30.
20. Marty O'Toole, the $22,000 pitch
er, today sent his contract to Bar-
Dreyfus, president of the Pltts-
buvg club. He refused to state the
amount It called for, but said it was
satisfactory.
Steel Bill Before Senate.
Washington, D. C, Jan.. 30. Demo-
:eratic House Leader Underwood's bill
for the revision ot iron and steel
schedules of the Palne-Aldrich tariff
bill went to the senate today.
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Official Fined for Neglect.
Medford, Ore., Jan. 30. County
.Clerk Coleman was fined $25 today,
He failed to remit $11,000, game and
fish licenses, to the state treasurer.
PRESERVING FENCE POSTS.
I. S. Forest .Service and .O. A. .C.
School of Forestry Cooperate in
Teste,
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallls, Ore.Cooperallve tests in wood
preservation, especially as to fence
posts, are being carried on by H. B.
Oakleaf of the U. S. forest service of
fice of products at Portland and the
school of forestry at tho Oregon ag
ricultural college.
In preserving fence posts, the hot
and cold tank method of forcing hot
creosote for three hours Into the wood
and then - immersing it for the same
length of time In cold creosote, is
used. Both oak and fir posts were
used and It has already been fairly
determined that posts thus treated
will outlast ordinary post9 by many
yoars. s
Church to Run Grocery Store.
New York. The Rev. Madison C,
Peters, pastor of the big Pilgrim Con
gregational church on Madison ave
nue, will open a grocery store as a part
of the church's work among the poor,
R0; I ifELT WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION
AYS HIS ASbbCIATE; REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEEMAN SPEAKS DIFFERENTLY
Outlook Editor Quietly Pass
ing Out Information That
Third Term Would be Ac
ceptable. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 30. A positive
statement that ' Col. Roosevelt, if
nominated for the presidency, will ac
cept and if elected will serve, was
made today by Lawrence Abbott, the
Outlook editor, in a letter to former
Governor Stokes of New Jersey. This
letter is the most authoritative state
ment yet made.
In the letter he says that if Col
onel Roosevelt is ever re-elected It
will be because the people "want him
for a certain Job," and not because he
seeks it.
Mr. Abbott says he makes the
statement on his own authority.
Abbott's letter was dated yester
day and is a reply to one written by
Governor Stokes. It said in part:
"What possible" Incentive can there
be for a man of Mr. Roosevelt's rec
ord, European and American ad
vancements and honors, to enter an
arduous, disagreeable and often disas
trous contest, into which candidates
who are struggling for the presi
dency are inevitably plunged.
"I am convinced that he does not
des're the nomination and will enter
Into no contest to secure It. But I am
truly convinced that if his country
men are still in need of his services
he will no more decline the call than
he would decline to enlist if His ser
vices were needed in war."
MURDERED MAX LEAVES
PITHLESS WIFE ONE DOLLAR
Redwood City, Calif., Jan. 30. Cut
ting off his widow with one dollar,
John Moore, who was killed In a duel
with Chauffeur Timothy, who was
out riding with Mrs. Moore Saturday,
leaves the fortune to his son, Jeffer
son, by a former marriage. Young
Moore is made executor without bonds.
It is expected he will get not more
than $170,000. It is believed generally
that the widow will contest in court,
on the ground that the will was made
January 5, 1912, while Moore was in
sane. CHICAGO MURDERESS SUSPECT
RELEASED UNDER BOND
Chicago, Jan. 30. Released on $45,'
000 bonds, Mrs. Rene Morrow, charg
ed with the murder of her inventor
husband, declared this unusual pro-
ceedure was the first victory for the
defense. After directing the accept
ance of bail, Judge Cooper descend
ed from the bench' and shook hands
with the defendant. She said she Is
sure the case would collapse before
It comes to trial.
Taft Committee Organizes.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 30. Perma
nent organization was effected today
of a Taft campaign committee to in
augurate a state-wide movement in
behalf of President Taft's re-nomination
on the republican ticket. Ben
Selling of Portland was elected chair
man, John F. Logan of Portland sec
retary and Dr. A. C. Smith of Port
land, treasurer.
TAKING OF TESTIMONY IN WARNER FORGERY
CASE STARTS AND PROGRESSES SLOWLY
Taking of testimony in the Mabel j
Warner forgery trial 'commenced this j
morning, a Jury having been secured
before adjournment last night, but
progress has been very slow today
owing to the nature of the evidence '
submitted and the efforts made by the
defense to bar its admittance. Up un
til press time the evidence had been
principally documentary and had not
all been allowed by Judge Bradshaw.
In his opening statement this mor
ning, District Attorney Van Vactor de
clared he would not only prove that
Mrs. Warner had uttered a forged in
strument as alleged in the indictment
but also that she had committed the
forgery herself, had forged other wills
and had had them in her possession,
and had sought to hire different per
sons to make fraudulent documents
and to testify falsely.
R. R. Johnson for the defense. In
outlining the course he would pursue,
declared he would prove that it had
been the intention of James Young to
bequeath his estate to the defendant
and that he had frequently gave ut
terance to such intention and as late
as a few minutes before his death.
He also declared he would Introduce
evidence" to show the close bond ex
isting between deceased and Mrs. War
ner from the time the latter was eight
years old. Further he declared he
would prove that the defendant had
promptly refused offers from various
persons to draw up for her fraudulent
wills.
Saling First Witness.
Objection was made to the submis
sion of this evidence and while the
Taft's Ohio Trip Will Have
Effect of Eliminating
Roosevelt, is Belief of
Standpat Leaders.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 30. Despite
a heavy cold and inflamed throat,
President Taft arrived here today,
prepared for a strenuous campaign to
capture the Ohio delegation. Ho re
ceived 3000 people in a hotel lobby.
Mr. Taft contracted additional cold
in Cleveland last night when he spoke
in a room reeking with tobacco
smoke. He was compelled to suspend
his address several times on account
of coughing.
To enable the president to carry
out his program of speeches. Dr.
Rhoades worked several hours re
ducing the inflamation.
President Taft will hold several po
litical conferences here today. His
followers are much encouraged by
his Cleveland address last night in
which he appealed' to tho republicans
to stand confidentally by their guns
and declared the record showed that
party pledges have been fulfilled.
Regarding it National Committee
man Vorys said the speech was a
splendid effort; that his visit w'll
havo a remarkably good effect and
that Colonel Roosevelt would not run
for the nomination.
UNUSUALLY LARGE
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL
One of the wettest Januaries in re
cent years is drawing to a close and
as a result of the wetness which It
brought, prospects for another bump
er crop have been materially bright
ened. The new year opened with the
rainfall for the season slightly below
normal, but the heavy rains and
snow of this month have more than
made up the shortage. Though tho
average precipitation for January is
but 1.56 inches, according to Weath
er Observer E. F. Averill, the precipi
tation for this January lacks but a
small fraction of being four inches,
a most unusual amount of moisture
in this section for a period of thirty
days.
From all of the farming commu
nities of the county come reports of
fine crop conditions and the farmers
are a happy people these days. Even
tho light land sections have been
visited by drenching rafns and the
moisture has had a visible effect up
on the growing grain. The weather
for the past week or more has been
unusually balmy and the alternating
showers and sunshine make up what
the ranchers call Ideal conditions.
Portland Has $50,000 Firo.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 30. Fire
early today In the basement of the
Merchants' Savings Trust bank at
Sixth and Washington streets, de
stroyed a candy, music and jewelry
store, slightly damaged the bank
rooms and smoked up offices ori four
upper floors. The loss Is estimated
at $55,000, fully insured. Tho or
igin was not ascertained.
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prosecution and he was called upon 1
identify certain of the records in the
case. The will upon which the indict
ment is based was introduced, the pe
tition and order for probate and cer
tain other documents bearing upon
the case, including the decision of
County Judge Gilliland and of the su
preme court, both of which declared
the will to be a forgery. Objection
was made to both of these decisions
and Judge Bradshaw is taking the
matter of their admittance under ad
visement. Mrs. Nora WatU, wife of Dr. F. D.
Watts, a nelco of James Young and
principal heir unler the accredited
will, was the only other witness on
the stand up until 2:30 this afternoon
and she was called upon to identify
letters written by Young to her, the
writing in which the state desires to
compare with wrtting purposting to
be Young's and alleged to be forged.
Clash Over Letters,
Objectin was made to the submis
sion of thi sevldence and. while tho
judge has not rendered his final de
cision, he has expressed an opinion
that the loUers are not admissable.
He is allowing the state time, how
ever, to produce its authorities. ,
An amusing incident testifying to
the intense feeling between Mrs.
Watts and Mrs. Warner, occurred
when the former first took the stand.
Although they sre cousins, Mrs. Watts
answered the question as to whether
or not she knows the defendant, "I
know of her" and there was no mis-'
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