EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
WEATHER REPORT.
Light snow tonight
and Sunday.
Largest paid circu
lation of any paper in
Oregon, eatit of Port
land. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY" 3, 1012.
NO. 7339
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La Follette In Bad With Eastern Publishers
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Hurls Vitrolic Speech in Teeth of Scribes
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Hisses Are Reply of Indignant Journalists
Presidential Candidate Says
'Kept Press' is Menace
to Welfare of Country;
Is Denounced.
Washington, Feb. 3. Senator La
Follette Is In bad today with eastern
newsnapor publishers, following his
vitrolic denunciation of what he
termed tha "kept press" at a ban
quet of newspapermen In Philadel
phia last night.
Arriving here today the senator
went to Providence Hospital and un
derwent a slight operation which
gave rise to a report that ho had col
lapsed as a result of the "baiting"
he Indured.
During his address he was repeat
edly hissed and publicly censured by
the toastmaster for what the toast
master tremed an untruthful attack
on the press."
In his Philadelphia Bpeech, Sen
ator Xa Follette alleged that many Jf
the country's newspapers were con
trolled "through their dependence on
banks and the advertising of other
spi-clal Interests."
Ho said in part:
"We may expect this kind of con
trol sooner or later to reach the mag
azilncs. "Hut more than this; I want to
warn you of a subtle now peril the
centralization of all advertising that
In time will gag you. What has oc
curcd on a small scale, In most cities,
will extend to a national scale and
before long will close In on our mag
azines. "It is not the 'kept sheet' owned by
men of great wealth, to further their
own Interests,' that are a grave dan
ger to this country. It Is the con
trol of others, in wnlch the main
danger lies."
At the conclusion, Don Seltz, toast
master, said:
"I shant attempt to defend the
newspapers of this country, which
have Just been so wickedly, foolishly
and untruthfully attacked.
During the last of the address Sen
ator La Follette was hissed by the
journalists.
PENDLETON IAN MAKES
GUN PLAY AT HELIX
(Special Correspondence.)
Helix, Ore., Feb. 3. Laboring un
der tjio Impression, It is said, that his
wlf had been - enticed away from
lilm and was bolng hidden here, Dick
Lee, a resident of Pendleton but for
merly of this place, yesterday after
noon came here with a big gun and
started to shoot Charles Hopper, man
ager of the Farmers' Mutual Ware
house company, whom he charged
with being Intimate with Mrs. Leo.
Leveling his revolver at Hopper,
Lee suddenly changed his mind about
shooting took to his hcids, fled down
the street with a posse in pursuit and
took refuge In a hay mow at the lix
ery barn owned by Charles Stanton.
The follow kept his pursuers at bay
. a couple of hours and was finally .In
duced to come out. Ho hid his gun
In the hay, but on being surrounded
by the posse ho resisted arrest and a
torrlfic fight followed, lasting Beveral
minutes before he was overpowered.
Those who effected the arrest were:
City Marshal Logan, AVUllam Stan
ton, William Alboe, W. II. Morrison
and M. L, Morrison.
City Marshal Logan and Lester Ed
wards left hero last night In a buggy
with the prisoner to turn him over
to the county authorities at Pendle
ton. Hopper, the Intended victim, is
about thirty years of ago and was re
cently divorced from his wife, who
with her children, resides In Caldwell
Idaho.
Another Cold Wave.
Chicago, Feb. 3. An Icy blast struck
Chicago today. It was six below this
morning and will go to twelve below
zero tonight. Tho Great Lakes and
Rock mountain countries, to Canada,
are gripped In tho same cold.
E
T BRUCE E
MUCH INTEREST
Tho audience at the Baptist church
last night was about double what It
was the night before. Tho doors of
the Sunday school room were thrown
open to accommodate some of the
peoplo who came out to hear Evan
gelist J. Bruco Evans. It Is safe to
say no one was disappointed.
While Evans Is a young man, he
speaks like a man with a message
and even though you don't agree with
him you admire his downright ear
neatness and sincerity.
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TWO CHIXAMEV DENY
s JULHDER OF SAID
Portland, Ore., Feb. 3. De
spito questioning lasting nearly
all night and today, Wong Si
Sam and Lew Soon, the Chi
nese arrested and charged with
the murder of Seld Blng. are
denying they had anything to
do with the murder as charged
by OI Sen or Mrs. Ung Goey,
the Chinese woman. Wong Is
calm and smiling. Lew is ner
vous. Ol Sen says she did not
do the murder and now says
they cut Seid's throat and pack
ed the body following a fight
which was an "affair of men."
Lew Is a San Francisco saloon
man. DARROW FORCED TO PLEA
ANSWERS 'NOT GUILTY'
Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 3. Earl
Itcgers, counsel for Clarence Darrow
filed today a motion to set aside and
quash the two indictments charging
Darrow with bribery. The motion
was based on the grounds that the
names of witnesses, whose testimony
was presented to the county grand
jury returning the bills, were not en
dorsed on the indictments.
Presiding Judge Hutton of the su
perior court, overruled It, saying that
it was his opinion that the grand
jury was legally constituted and that
tho names of all tho witnesses were
legally appended to the Indictments.
Rogers then filed demurrers to the
sufficiency of the indictments. These
were also overruled and Durrow then
pleaded not guilty. The case will be
c.alled February 14, when a trial date
will be. set.
Superior Judge MeCormlck will
try Attorney Darrow, according to
Presiding Judge Hutton today.
OHIO C1IAIRMAX SAYS TAFT
is not wanted IJY PEOPLE
Columbus, Feb. 3. "Colonel Roos
evelt will yield to a genuine popular
demand for his leadership," Is the
gist of a political statement' made
here today by Chairman Walter
Brown of the republican state central
committee of Freident Taffs state.
He said: "The people have decided
to elect someone other than President
Tart. Tho republicans won't compel
tho people to change party In order
to change presidents. The most avail
able republican Is Col. Roosevelt, In
whom tho people have trust. These
are the three reasons for tho Roose
velt movement."
THREE MILLION DOLLAlt
SLIT AG AIXST SPRECKLES
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 3. Suit
against John and Adolph Spreckles,
for $3,220,918, was filed today by
the Southern Pacific In the United
States district court here. The rail
road charges they broke a contract,
made In 1906 by which tho Harrlmun
system agreed to furnish funds for
the construction of a railroad from
San. Diego to Yuma, which Spreckles
launched. The money sued for repre
sents $2,867,000, alleged loaned to the
Spreckles railroad, with Interests.
Dynamiter Relumed.
Los Angeles, Feb. 3. It Is expect
ed that Ortle McManlgal will arrive
hero soma time toilay from Indian
apolis. He will bo the government's
principal witness at the trials . of
Tvietmoe, Joahhansen, Clancy and
Munsey, who are charged with com
plicity in the nation-wide dynamiting
conspiracy. . .
Strikers Seek Peaec Plan.
Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 3. The first
real move to settle the Textile Work
ers' strike which has convulsed this
city for weeks, camo today when
James Remzl, treasurer of V" t"v
trni Labor Union, &1.-.G trcr."'".ror of iwe
fund to relievo tho strikers, called a
meeting of the workers' representa
tives this afternoon to decide on
peace plans.
AT BAPTIST MEETINGS
Tho evangelist had his audience
laughing and before he was through
a great many of them were weeping.
There were two who took the stand
for a better life.
Music Is being given a large place
In tho meeting. Evans Is the com
poser of the well known hymn, "His
Grace Is Enough For Me," which was
used In the meeting last right.
On Sunday night there will be
some people baptized. Rev. Evans
peaks tcnlght and twice on Sunday.
TEST MONY
E
TRIAL ARGUE
CIS! EXPECTED TO GO
Courtroom Crowded as Accused Woman Tells of Search
For Will and Alleged Plot to Defraud
Her of Her Inheritance.
With the courtroom jammed clear
to the hallways, attorneys for the
state and defense are this afternoon
submitting their arguments conclud
ing the third trial of Mabel Young
Warner on a charge of forgery. Both
sides concluded their testimony and
rebuttal by noon today after the state
had failed to continue the case until
Monday morning In order to bring up
witnesses from Portland to establish
the reputation of W. W. Williams,
handwriting expert.
At 1:30 this afternoon, R. J. Slater,
special deputy prosecutor, opened the
argument for the state and occupied
the attention of the Jury for a half
hour as he reviewed briefly the salient
points In the testimony by which the
state hopes to -prove that Mrs. WTar
ner not only knowingly . ' uttered a
fraudulent will but had carefully laid
a plan by which "to perpetrate a gi
gantic fraud."
Mr. Slater was followed by Joe Skra
ble for the defense who began his
plea with an eloquent appeal and he
Uvlll be followed In turn by R. R.
Johnson for the defense and Sam E.
Van Vactor for the prosecution. It
is expected that the case will be turn
ed over to the Jury late this after
noon but there are not many that be
lieve a verdict will be returned before
Monday morning.
Defense Concludes Testimony.
The defense concluded Its original
testimony at 9:30 this morning after
introducing witnesses to impeach W.
V. Williams, the Portland handwrit
ing expert. Mrs. Warner, however,
played her trump cards yesterday af
ternoon by her own dramatic recital
of her life history and by the Intro
duction of E. B. Thompson, a hand
writing expert of Spokane.
In her testimony she denied much
of the evidence submitted against her
and the denial was couched In most
vigorous terms. Thompson declared
that Y'oung was one man In a million
In his ability to write his own signa
ture exactly alike time after time.
This testimony was Intended to offset
the testimony of the state's experts to
the effect that It was an Impossibility
to produce three signatures identically
alike without tracing.
Thompson also gave his opinion
that the fourth will Is in the genuine
handwriting of J. W. Y'oung but he
would not make the definite announ
cement that such was a fact, declar
ing that there has been so much for
gery in connection with the case that
he was loth to make a positive state
ment. However, ho did brand
"wills No. 2 and No. 3" as forgeries
but, by comparing them with letters
written by Mrs. Warner, declared that
tho defendant had not written them.
Attacks Williams' Reputation.
H. H. Collier, formerly an attorney
of this city but now living in St.
Johns, Warren Merchant of the same
tewn and John W. King of Yamhill,
were all placed on the stand and testi
fied that the reputation of W. W. Wil
liams for truth and veracity is bad.
On cross examination tho state
brought out that Collier's brother once
acted as attorney against Williams.
With this testimony tho defense
concluded Us original testimony and
the stato began its rebutal by intro
ducing evidence to establish the repu
tation of Attorney John Lawrey. R.
Alexander, George Perlnger, C. E.
Roosevelt, J. W. Maloney, Lot Liver-
ATHENA SOJOURNER
STILL LIKES U. S.
The following letter Just received
by Will M. Peterson from his friend
A. B. McEwen, who Is now In Europe,
will be of Interest to many local peo
ple: Dear Old Friend Will:
I am here In Bonnie Scotland, but
have no desire In the world to stay
here. Too much aristocracy for me.
Rut nevertheless, I have had a HI U
time. Been all over Scotland and Ire
land, even- kissed tho Blarney stone.
Will start Monday for London. Will
send you a card from London. Will
Stay there four days; four days In
Paris; four days in Berlin and sail
from Hamburg the 3rd of February
on the President Grant for my dear
United States, so I hope to see you all
soon and ought to bo in Pendleton
about" the 21st or 22nd of February.
Remember me to my friend Wilson
and my friends In Pendleton. Hoping
to see you Boon, I remain
Your friend, ,
A. B. MeEWEN.
DS N WARNER
NTS BEING MADE
111 JURY IS EVENING
more, p. J. Donaldson, Peter Medder
nach, S.,A. Newberry, Dr. C. J. Smith,
Leon Cohen, Torn Thompson and
Frank Curl all testified that Lawrey's
reputation is good and Newberry and
Meddernach in addition declared they
had never told Dave Smith that It was
not, as the latter had previously testi
fied. More Iniiteacliment.
Chance Rogers was called to im
peach Fred Y'oung by declaring tha?
the latter was aware that his sister
and her husband had gone to "the
Weston bank when he drove into the
town In the spring of 1908. Rogers
also testified that in company with
Dr. Watts, B. B. Hall and Fred Young
he had gone through J. W. Young's
papers twice soon after the latter's
death and had found no trace of a
will favoring Mrs. Warner.
Mrs. W. H. Stamper, or Weston
cast a doubt on the story told by
Fred Young, Sherman Warner and
Mrs. Warner to the effect that the
latter two had stopped at the Weston
cemetery on the day on which the
will was found in the Weston bank.
She declared she was In the cemetery
on that day for three hours and saw
the two drive past twice without stop
ping and that it would have been im
possible for them to have decorated
the Young grave without her seeing
them. -.
As To Younir's Affection.
Dora Bevis, sister of Mary Eastman,
was called. She testified she and her
sister had been like daughters to J.
V. Young and that she had heard him
remark once that he had "been mixed
up with that outfit long enough and
didn't want any more to do with
them,"" meaning Mabel and her
mother.
Mrs. Chance Rogers, a niece of J.
W. Y'oung. testified she had live I
with her uncle two years and subse
quently next door to him and that
in 1S93 after Mrs. Wrarner had left
home, she had heard him say that he
was through with "that damned out-"
fit."
Will Jamison and B. B. Hall were
recalled, the former to draw a dia
gram of the bank at Weston, and the
latter to swear that he had never
been in the bank at night with Dr.
Watts.
Stato Wants Continuance.
At this time the state interposed
Its motion to continue the trial until
Monday In order to obtain witnesses
to testify to the character of Wil
liams and after it had been denied,
tfte defense wound up its case by put
ting Mrs. Warner -and Attorney Ho
mer I. Watts on the stand. The for
mer testified to her meeting with J.
W. Y'oung- at the local depot, deny
ing that he had refused to shake
hands with her as a previous witness
had testified, and declaring that he
had kissed her affectionately.
AVatts' evidence was intended to
impeach S. A. Newberry, deputy dist
rict attorney, who had declared the
reputation of John Lawrey bad. He
stated that yesterday while sitting in
tho court room with Newberry, he
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Influx of Work Mules.
W. P. Burk of Twin Falls, Idaho,
is in the city making arrangements
for a big salo of 40 work mules on
next Saturday afternoon at the Ore-1
gon Feed yard. They will be ship
ped here from Idaho the latter part of
next week.
0. A. C. GLEE CLUB
TRAVELS IN STYLE
That the O. A. C. Glee Club which
is to be at the Oregon theater on the
evening of February 22, will have a
special Pullman car for their use up
on the eastern Oregon trip is. stated
by Manager W. K. Peery in a letter
to members of. tho local O. A. C. As
sociation. There will be 40 members
In the troupe the largest that has
ever Invaded eastern Oregon and
the car is chartered to obviate the ne
cessity of securing hotel accommoda
tions for such a large troupe.
The O. A. C. club is now at Corval
11s preparing to start upon Its tour.
It leaves Corvalis on February 12
and will play at the Heillg in Port
land on February 15.
Following the glee club program
In this city on February 22 the Glee
Club members will bo entertained at
a dance at the Eagle-Woodman hall
under the auspices of th? local alum
ni and students.
Mexican Trouble Beyond Hope of Settlement
8 8 8 8 8 8 M & 8 8 8
Rebels Make Jaurez Capitol And Will Fight
Vi H X
U. S. Troops Ordered Prepared For Border
Rescued Insurgent General!
to Lead Attack Against
Chihuahua to Release
Other Prisoners.
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 3. All hope) Washington, D. C-, Feb. 3. The
of restoring peace at Juarez has United States war department today
practically been abandoned and the . Issued a warning to Mexico that an
revolutlonists there are making hur-1 other "maneuver camp" will very
ried preparations to stand a long likely be established along the Mex
s'ege, which it Is expected the Mexi- lean border, if the war situation in
can government troops will establish the latter country does ,not clear up
soon. A hard battle Is expected. I within a short time.
Following his defeat at the hands! This action was taken following the
of rurales yesterday, who released po- receipt of me.-sages by President Taft
litical prisoners. General Orozco is from Governor Colquitt of Texas, and
making preparations to defend Chi-j American Ambassador Wilson of
huahua against Antonio Rojas, who . Mexico City, each asking that ade
wa3 yesterday released and who has ' quate protective measures be taken
gathering four hundred rebels whom i by the United States to protect Am
he is leading. erican interests in the southern
Jaufcez has been selected by the t country,
rebels as their headquarters and Gen- i Two regiments of infantry and
eral Gomez, who has been proclaim-; cavalry at Fort Sam HDuston, near
ed provis:onal president and who is San Antonio, have been ls-ued ra'
in the United States has been asked to' tions preparatory to doing duty along
go to Juarez and assume control of. lno border in case It becomes neces
the new government. Gomez is re- sar' to send additional troops. The
porter to be in San Antonio. government has ordered three thou-
General Rojaz has announced that i 8and trooPS to be held in readiness to
he will, attack Chihuahua unless the
government releases all political
prisoners. Rojaz is a militant fol
lower of General Gomez. In the
fight yesterday, wiich resulted In his
rescue from the prison by ninety mu
tinous rurales, five men were killed.
HUSBAND DROVE 11 Fit TO
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M,-orl I armor l aces Kansas C.ty
Divorce Court on Wife's CharRO
That He Made Her Beast of imrden.
Kansas City.-Hearing of the di-
vorce suit brought by May Choat
againn LaFayette Cheat, who was
sent to Jail on a charge of felonious
assault because he drove his wife
about his fields hitched to a harrow
began in the Jackson County court at
Independence. Choat is contesting
the suit, in which his wife alleges ex
treme cruelty.
The case of Choat, a middle-aged j
farmer, first came to the attention of
the county when Mrs. Choat with her
wo .mall children appeared in the
juvenile court here. She told of be-
ing tied to the harrow because her
h..nr,.! (..,. , . I , !.
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"-"5 mcuktii SIIr UUU1U HOI
keep race with the horses. Choat
was sentenced to thirty days In jail. I
Taft Endorses Frisco Fair.
Washington, D. C. Feb. 3. Official
endorsement of the San Francisco-Pa
nama-Pacific exposition, was given to
day by President Taft, who signed a
proclamation, inviting all nations to
make exhibits at the 1915 fair.
,
Vnknown Shin Ruminc.
New York, Feb. 3. Wireless rats -
sages from the Norwegian steamer, '
Texas, today say she passed a steam- ;
er on fire northeast of Virginia Tourann of Kansas, is the latest
capes. The Identity of the ship Annanias; h gave out an alleged con
unknown. It Is believed to be a ' versation with Roosevelt.
Liverpool freighter. I
Can't Raise Submarine.
Portsmouth, Feb. 3. Efforts to
raise submarine A3, in which fourteen
bodies lie, failed today. The hoist
ing hawser parted and seven men
were Injured.
La Grande Star Ceases.
La Grande, Ore. The Morning
Star, a daily publication, announces
through its columns that after a few
more issues it will cease to be pub
lished as a dally paper.
INDIANS INVITE WHITE FRIENDS TO
ATTEND MEETING AT AGENCY TUESDAY
Local white men who are Interest
ed in the welfare of the Indians of
the Umatilla reservation are extend
ed an invitation to attend a meet
ing of the Indians at tho agency chap
el to be held Tuesday afternoon, be
ginning at 1 o'clock.
"It will be a meeting of the branch
of the national brotherhood of In
dians and wo have orranged to have
the meeting in the chapel so it will
bo a good place for our white
friends," says Joe Craig, well known
interpreter and the recently elected
national secretary of the Indian
Brotherhood.
The local Indians have been organ
ized by Craig as one of his first du
ties as national secretary. He is
working under instructions from
Richard K. Adams of Washington,
national president of the brotherhood
and when he finishes here he will
organize the Indians at Yakima, Lap
wal and upon tho Colvllle reserva
tion. Tho Umatilla reservation branch
of the brotherhood Is now fully or
ganized, Craig has been serving as
President Taft Advises
Secretary of War That
Situation Demands Im-
mediate Action.
Bo to the danger zone. They are now
distributed in several forts in
the
United States.
Taft Advises Immediate Action.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 3. Governor
Colquitt of Texas today received a
message from President Taft regard
ing the Mexican trouble and reply-
lnir trt tlio mLvarnnr'a anr.r.r.1 n
troops, reading as follows:
"Tour telegram received. I have
hsued orjerg with th ,
, the dlfficulties at Juar
: h invU attention of the sec-
j ret of wap t(J th necessit Qf ac
tjon , - 1
Governor Colquitt . suggested that
; the presfdent warn Doth,des of
Mexican embrpglio not to shoot across
thA Rin cimraa
JONG WAR BREAKS OUT
! IN FRISCO; 2 KILLED
Piln Francisc0 Feb. 3.Enraed
over tnp phootn of one th
hv tho V
! ! c ' . gM'
Bunmen of the Sin Sney tong this
morning waited near tha headmiRr-
tnro rl.r.IH .
T f "x'"
and opened
nan ah cu a. numoer or limes
jwhen the Chinatown police squad ap
peared ana tne nighbinders fled.
I Ah Wing was arrested by the po-
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TSrr. r.r. . . . .
' oti: " " " " .owl'M
I , , iV r vf oulul.?d nee as a re
suit of the resumption of the long
aormant long war. m. large number
! of Chinese suspects "have been ar-
'rstH
ALLEGED BAXK WRECKER
ACQUITTED AT IHJRTLAXD
Portland, Ore., Feb. 3.
(Special.) Louis Wilde was
acquitted today. The Judge de
ciding the evidence was insuffi
cient, granted the defense's
motion for an instructed verdict
this afternoon.
temporary chairman to get the or
ganization started, but three leaders
or presidents have b-en chosen by
the Indians in Captain Sumpkin, of
the Cayuses, Chief Xo Shirt of tho
Walla Wallas and Chief Umapine for,
the Uma'.illas. Umapine Is the chief'
of tho Ctyuses but in the organiza
tion he lj delegated to represent tha
Umatlllas. August Alexander Is sec
retary of the brotherhood and Math
ew Shiships is the treasurer.
The general purpose of the Indian
brotherhood Is to work for the wel
fare and the advancement of the red
men. This being the case they want
the cooperation of such white men
as aro Interested in working for the
Indians. Curiosity seekers and oth
ers bent on pleasure or amusement
only are not wanted at the meeting
Tuesday. It is explained that such
people ah they may attend the Fourth,
of July celebratinos which are for
purposes of pleasure.
Major Swartzlander has promised
to attend the meeting Tuesday and
quite a few local business men and
farmers have also promised to do ao.