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EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITI0I1
WEATHER REPORT.
Rain tonight and to
morrow. 1irgett paid eferco
latlon of any paper ln
Oregon, eaxt of Port
land and nearly twice
the circulation in Pen
dleton of any other
newspaper.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETOX, OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1912.
XO. 7312
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J.F.
ROBINSON
HE
W. E. Brock Declines Honor
Tendered Him by Com
mercial Association.
DR. C J. SMITH WINS OUT
At ltge Gathering Ruslness Men
Select Mixed Munngliig Hoard for
Com ins Year E. J. Murpliy is Vice
Prcbldent Kcefo Is Reelected.
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TRE NEW OFFICERS.
J. F. Robinson President
E. J. Murphy... Vice President
J. E. Jeefo, Jr.,.'. .. .Secretary
John Dickson Treasurer
Directors.
O. M. Rice, C. J. Smith, R.
Alexander, W. L. Thompson, A.
J. McAllister, W J.. Clark, C. M.
Bishop, Harry Gray, L. G. Fra
iler. .
At a meeting marked by an un
usually largo attendance as well as
by an organized attempt by a certain
faction to vote Dr. C. J. Smith off the
board of directors, J. F. Robinson was
last night unanimously chosen to
head the Commercial assoclaion for
the year commencing March 1, E. J.
Murphy was chosen vice president,
J. K. Keefe, Jr., was re-elected to the
position of Fecretary, John Dickson
was named a treaBurer and the fol
lowing board of directors elected: G.
M. Rico, C. J. Smith. R. Alexander.
W. L. Thompson. A. J. McAllister, W.
J. Clark. C. M. Bishop, Harry Gray
and L G. Frazler.
No contest over on office occurred
until the order of election called for
the nomination of nine directors,
when the conflict which all expected
occurred For the past week It had
been reported that a certain faction
of the business men of the city had
been organizing to prevent the re
election of Dr. C. J. Smith to the
board and the rumor was confirmed
by developments last night. The anti-Smith
men were present in large
numbers and had circulated their
printed slato among their adherents.
Fight Is Close One.
However, the friends of Dr. Smith
had not been sleeping ' but their
counter move lacked the systematic
(Continued on page five.)
MAN AS MUCH HORSE
AS HE IS CHRISTIAN
"A man is no more a Christian be
cause he goes to church than he
would bo a horse If he went to a sta
ble," said Rev. Evans last night at
the revival in the Baptist church. He
was speaking about the man who lays
at the pool of Hothesda. Ho insisted
that tho thing that made a man ' a
Christian was not Joining the church
"but living seven dnys a week."
By far tho largest crowd heard him
last night that has heard him at all.
As many men as women were In tho
audience.
Rev Kvnns was at his best. IIo
spoke for an hour or more and
brought out some practical lessons
from his subject. Three made pro
fession last night.
At the close Rev. Evans said, "Well
turn to the fellow next to you and
say 'I'm glad to see you' and go
home." Everybody smiled and shook
hands and went home.
TO BE TAKEN UP
Pendleton is to take up the Men
and Religion Forward Movement
which began in the enst several years
ago and which has been spreading all
over the nation so thnt it is fast bo
coming a powerful factor in tho de
velopment of clean manhood. At the
meeting of tho local Commercial as
sociation last night, Principal A. C.
Hampton of the high school, "called
attention to a convention which Is to
be held in Walla Walla all next week
and to which the city has been asked
to send a delegation of young men.
Ho had originally intendod to ask the
association for financial aid In send
ing the representation but, owing to
the deficit which the treasurer's re
port showed, he and Superintendent
3. B. Landers felt that such a request
would be unjust and simply stated
that If any member personally felt
like contributing towards the ex
penses. their contributions would be
gratefully received.
ADS
IS
BY 7 T
Holdup
Rock Island Near
Memphis, Dynamite
Express Car.
Alxo Rifle Mail and Mako Off With
Rug of Registered Matter Posses
Pursuing.
Memphis, Tenn., . Feb. 7. Early
this morning seven masked bandits
held up and robbed Rock Island pas
senger train No.. 33 at a point two
miles north of Hurlburt, Ark., and
it is believed that they secured $160,
000 and one sack of registered mail
and niade good their escape, with
large poshes In hot pursuit.
The men made two attempts to
blow up the express car safe with
dynamite.- The explosions were so
terrific that buildings In this city
were shaken.
While advices from the scene of
the robbery state that the robbers se
cured $160,000 from the express safe,
the officials of the express company
refuse to divulge the amount of
booty taken by the desperadoes.
The robbery was reported at Hurl
burt by Mail Clerk Beadle, who es
caped from his car while the robbers
were rifling the mall. He ran the
two miles at top speed and was ex
hausted on reaching the station.
R. R. Officials Deny Amount.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 7. Rock Island
railroad officials today deny that the
Hurlburt bandits secured anything
but one sack of registered mall. They
asert that the explosion of dynamite
set the car on fire and destroyed the
express safe and
id Its
contents.
BOULEVARD OF HARD
SURFACE FOR CITY
If a move that is now under way
is carried out f-uccossfully Pondleton
will be provided with a hard surface
boulevard extending from the Main
street bridge tj the edge of the city
limits and perhaps clear through to
the branch asylum grounds.
Counclimen ore now discussing the
proposition of ordering the paving of
Jaek.son and Raley streets and of one
and po-sibly two streets connecting
those thoroughfares. One route sug
gested is for Bush street to be paved
from Jackson to Raley so as to pro
vide a thoroughfare running along
Jackson, Bush and Raley streets to
the branch hospital. However, tho
advocates of th's plan would also
pavo Jackson street to the end of
that thoroughfare and provide an-
other street, possibly Logan or Per
kins avenue, leading down to Raley
street.
It Is contemplated to provide wide
parking on either side of the boule
vard so as to make tho hard surface
paving B9 narrow as possible. It is
suggested that Lower Jackson should
bo paved for a width of 30 to 36 feet
while Raley street and the connect
ing streets will not need such a wide
driveway as that. Those who uphold
tho hard surface plan declare that
considering durability the hard sur
face paving la not as expensive as
macadam.
It was origlnully Intended to bring
the east side pnving proposition be
fore the council tonight, but owing
to tho fact that the matter has not
been sufficiently considered by the
street committee it is probable tho
matter will go over for a week.
Mayor Matlock, who Is a heavy
property owner on Raley street, Is
quoted as advocating a hard surface
boulevard clear to tho edge of the
city.
Being defendant Is playing a new
rolo for Darrow.
160.000
FORWARD MOVEMENT
BY PENDLETON PEOPLE
As a result, a committee was ap
pointed consisting of Secretary Keefo
and the two school men, to make an
endeavor to secure such offerings and
a'ready enough money has been se
cured to send over eight boys. Dean
Tatom volunteerod to pay tho .ex
penses of five delegates and Judge
Stephen A. Lowell, A. J. McAllister
and C. P. Bishop each agreed to send
one boy. The committee desires that
any one wishing to help la the cause
tender the money to any one of the
three members.
In explaining the movoment last
evening, Superintendent Landers and
Principal Hampton declared Its pur
pose to be to secure good thinking
nnd acting among the boys to the end
that a clean manhood be dovelopcd
all over the nation. The movement
is a non-sec tar Ir. n one nnd Is domi
nated only by its one fundamental
purpose.
MACHUS DEMAND MUCH
Thojr Terms of Capitulation Woui.l
Mean No Republic.
Peking, Feb. 7. Pending the com
p'ement of negotiations between the
throne and the revolutionists, an ar
mistice has been arranged. It is ex
pected that at least two weeks will
elapse before the capitulation agree
ment is arranged.
The Manchus want perpetuation of
their titles, retention of the Imperial
family In the Peking palaces, contin
uation of the imperial guard at the
government expense and the right of
the court to exact homage from the
nation. Much of this will be refused
by the rebels.
Progressives 'Draft' Roosevelt As Candidate
Southern Delegates Already Bolting From Taft
New York, N. Y.. Feb. 7. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Ih a cniulidutc for
the republican presidential nomination and announcement of the fact will
be formally nuulv noon.
A definite statement of the candidacy of the "Third Term'' candidate, will
not eoino directly from Colonel Roosevelt hut will be Issued shortly by lead
ers of tho progresslvev wing of the republican party, who until recently have
been supiorting Senator La, Follette.
Tho formal announcement will le signed by George Rreeordj of Now
Jersey; Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester or the reclamation service,
and his brotlKT, Amos Pinchot; Former Vnltcd States Senator Hcveridsev
or Indiana: Medill McCormlek, of Chicago and very likely Governor John
sou of California.
All the progressive leaders today
held a series of conferences, during
which they were in constant communi
cation with Colonel Roosevelt. It is
understood that Mr. Roosevelt agreed
to enter the race "if drafted."
It is not yet known' what Senator
La Follette will do, but it is believed
likely that he is very angry and may
continue in the contest and make his
race alone.
While it Is understood that Colonel
Roosevelt will not personally make
the announcement of his candidacy,
he will, it Is thought, make a public
statement, outlining his principles an
Senator La Follette yesterday de
manded.
Roosevelt today added more coals
to the curiosity fire by calling news
paper reporters into his office and
showing them excerpts from certain
.speeches and letters of Abraham Lin
coln, and saying that thev neculiarlv
applied to' his own lase.
The letters said tint President Lin
coln did not intend to give out his
stand on a certain matter, as it would
simply give his enemies a chance for
misrepresentation.
"I make this explanation as a
friend," said Colonel Roosevelt, and
he gave the impression that his si
lence was to keep ammunition from
those whom he referred to as "the
enemy."
"THE BLUE BIRD"
WAS APPRECIATED
It was a de'ighted audience that
listened to the reading of Maeter
linck's "The Blue Bird" by Cora Mel
Patten at the City Hall auditorium
last evening under the patronage of
the Women's Ciubs. The charm of
tho beautiful allegorical drama, rep
resenting the quest for the Source of
Happiness, was fully realized in tho
subtle and intelligent interpretation
by Miss Patten. The naturalness of
Miss Patten's art lends itself admir
ably to the tender simplicity of Mat
terllnck's drama and the large audi
ence was impressed with the won
derful truth of the lesson contained
in "The Blue Bird." The entertain
ment was one of the things really
worth while that Pendleton people
have had the privilege of enjoying
this year.
"The Blue Bird" Is a drama by
Maurice Maeterlinck and there is a
copy of the book at the Pendleton
library. The library also contains
the following articles relating to the
wonderful play:
Acting Maeterlinck's "Blue Bird"
In America Review of Reviews, De
cember 1910.
"The Blue Bird for Happiness," St.
Nicholas, February, 1911.
"The Blue Bird and Other Plays."
Colliers, October 22, 1910.
Editorial, "The Blue Bird," Outlook
October 15, 1909.
1IAHF.AS CORPUS PROCF.ED1XGS
STARTED IX TIMOTHY CASE
Redwood City Calif,, Feb. 7.
Charging his client, Timothy, Is held
for Millionaire Moore's murder
"without reasonable or probable
cause," Attorney Mansfield today
swore out a writ of habeas corpus,
before Superior Judge Buck, to se
cure Timothy's release. The writ was
made returnable tomorrow after
noon. Mansfield contends that the
evidence at the preliminary hearing
showed tha Timothy shot Moore In
self-defense.
Capsized and Drowned.
Roseburg, Ore., Feb. 7. While
crossing Smith River in a skiff aliout
four miles above Elktown late yester
day the frail craft capsized and two
men were drowned. The victims are
Edward Roosman, age 28 and another
man whose name could not be ascer
tained. William Rossman, a third occupant
of the boat, was saved by a ferryman
DR. HAZZARD SENTENCED
Two to Twenty Years In Pen for Font
Cure Specialist.
Port Orchard, Wash., Feb. 7.
Linda Hazzard, fast cure speda'.lBt
was sentenced to from two to twenty
years in the penitentiary by Judge
Yakey today for ' manslaughter in
connection with the death of Miss
Claire Williamson, a wealthy Eng
lish woman, who die! la her sanita
rium under the fastii g cure.
, Before sentence was Imposed, the
defense had made a motion for a new
trial which was denied. Notice of
appeal was given nJ nomaii al
lowed her liberty under $10,000 bonds.
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Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 7. Two
delegations, almost of equal strength
will go from Florida to the republi
can convention at Chicago, one of
which is for Theodore Roosevelt, for
presidential candidate, and the other
, for renomlnation of President Taft.
This is the result of the state con
vention which came to an end at Pa
latka today and at which the state
organization, was thought to be solid
for President Taft.
When it was thought that the en
tire delegation would be Instructed
for Taft, the organization was split
asunder and half the delegates bolt
ed. A HPpnnd stato nrtnnWatlnn naa
n, ,.,io.i i .i
ticket made up with Colonel Roose
velt at the head.
One County F.ndorses Taft.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 7. Norfolk
county republicans today endorsed
President Taft.
Taft Oregon Boomers Start.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 7. Petitions,
to have President Tafl's name put on
the Oregon presidential primary bal
lot, were started circulating in this
city today by the Taft Campaign
committee. Other petitions will be
started In other parts of the state
soon. The primary election wi 1 be
Held April 19.
WILL SELL UNCALLED
FOR EXPRESS PACKS
A remarkable sale and one ' that
may be productive of some peculiar
surprises will occur hero on March
16 when Manager Parlett of the Am
erican Express company will conduct
an auction sale for tho purpose of dis
posing of uncalled for express pack-
ages.
"It is the first sale the American
express company has held in the state i The rosy hue on his ivory dome shone
since the company took over tho bus- j rcsplendently and attracted the at
Iness of the Pacific Express company j tentlon of all visitors at the office,
and the sale will include all the un-;and it was some time before Mr.
called for packages held by the com-j funk could fathom the meaning of
pany in Oregon." said Mr. Parlett In j tho looks of astonishment and am
spoaklng of tho coming event today. I usement which decorated the coun-
When the auction is held all tlie j tenances of his callers,
left over parcels of whatever descrip- i
tion will be offered for sale to tho
highest bidders and all will be allow
ed to take a chance. Would-bo pur
chasers will not be allowed to ex
amine packages, however, to see
what Is inside of them.
It will be a gamble as to what they
will get. A buyer may draw a pack
age containing costly Jewelry or he
ni.'y get a iew pairs or oiu socks, it
win an uopend upon wnetner or not
ii i jus lueity uuy, . or the Commercial association, Sec-
According to Parlett the express 1 retary J. E. Keefe appealed to the
company has nearly a half carload membership of the club to support
of uncalled for packages on hand ( and co-operate with tha newly elect
nnd they will all bo offered for sale.ed officers in the making of the or
htro on March 16. ganization an active, potent factor in
the advancement and progress of the
Searching for Children. city and community. In no uncer-
Postmaster Brown is in receipt of , tain terms he censured the business
a letter from Mrs. Mary Arnett of man -who is a hicsanf in his ni.i.ii.
Sherill, Texas Co., Missouri, asking for
information regarding tho where-
abouts of somo children by the name
or carmiet who, she has heard, are
attending school either here or near
here. The children are those of her
brother, Joe Carmlet, she says and
of whom she had lost trace.
leorted Undesirably Citizens.
Police Sergeant Andrews of Walla
Walla will pass through Pendleton
this evening enroute home from New
York to which city he took nine un
desirable citizens for deportation.
Chief of Police Kearney has receiv
ed a message stating his arrival here
this evening.
Picked up Forger Here.
ivt urande officers came over this
week to take charge of M. J. Kelly
who was arrested here by Officer Ira
Hughes upon advice from the Union
county city stating that he wns want-
ed for passing bad checks.
10 ARRbl INDICTED
IN AT SAME Til
Labor Leaders to be Taken
Into Custody Next
Week.
Only Those Connected With Indian
uiwlis Headquarters Are Relieved
to Ihj Wanted.
Indianapolis, Feb. 7. The simul
taneous arrest of the men included
In the 32 dynamite conspiracy indict
ments will occur next week.
Formal pleas of the accused men
will be made in the United States
court here, March 12.
The government has not announced
the names of those indicted.
United States District Attorney Mil
ler allowed the impression to spread
that none of the union officials,
higher than those with headquarters
in this city, -will be arrested.
The aggregate bonds thatwill be
required of the labor men, when they
are arrested, will likely be more
than $250,000. . - ,
No serious resistance by the in
dicted men, against removal to In
dianapolis, is expected by the federal
authorities.
If they resist, all that will be ne
cessary will . be to prove their iden
tity, to remove them.
CHURCHMEN OF EAST
SEE WESTERN NEEDS
Eastern men at the head of the
Presbyterian Home Mission came in
contact with the western ideas and
learned of the needs of the missions
hero on the Pacific coast as a
re-
' suit of the conference of the home
mission chairlnen just held at San
Francisco and from which Rev. J. M.
Cornclison just returned this morn
ing. Rev. Cornclison, who . Is doing
missionary work among the Indians
at Tutuilla mi-s on and who is chair
man of the board of missions of the
local presbytery, was called to the
conference to represent this section
of the state, and he declares a great
amount of good will result to the
western missions in consequence of
i the conference. Plans were com
' menced for the holding of an expo
: sition of their work in connection
with, the Panama Exposition in 1915,
, according to the returned missionary.
I AVhilo in California, Rev. Cornelison
I paid a visit to San Anselmo seminary
from which ho was graduated 13
years ago and reports a very enjoy
able visit.
Funk Had Rosy Poll.
Deputy Sheriff A. C. Funk was sub
jected to considerable embarrassment
ithis afternoon due to a practical joke
, played on him by Charles Marsh. The
j gonial secretary of the Hartman Ab
stract company had secured a quan
tity of French rouge, had poured it
j in his hand and in a caressing way
; and managed to transfer It to the
j top of the deputy sheriff's head,
which is rather barren of vegetation,
; without the knowledge of the latter,
COMMERCIAL CLUB SECRETARY TAKES
LAGGARDS TO TASK IN BRISK SPEECH
i m a vigorous talk last night, fol -
lowing the annual election of officers
' duties and denounced the man who
j accepts tho honor of an office or
cemmittee appointment without the
responsibilities which it carries.
To Ask Subscriptioni).
Secretary Keefe, in the course ot
his remarks, announced that a pa
per would soon be circulated among
the business men for subscriptions
to a fund to be used In wiping out
tho club's present deficit and in do
ing promotion work.
Commenting further on the present
situation, the secretary urged that
petty factional feeling, which has in
the past prevented anything lik,e har
mony in the ranks of the members,
be cast aside so that all might unite
in accomplishing tho purposes for
which the association was organized.
j Incidentally, in the course of his talk,
i he paid a compliment to Dr. C. J.
Smith, for whose defeat for a place
on the directorate a faction-had Just
. fought, declaring the committee on
public affairs of which Dr. Smith is
REBELLION IN
MEXICO GROWS
Gomez Leaders Establish
Junta at El Paso andU. S.
May Interfere.
YANKEES CATCH 13 REBELS
American Troops Keeping Leaders
Under Surveilanoe and Will Slake
Them Prisoners at First Sign of
Neutrality Violation.
Mexico City, Feb. 7. Official
advices that the rebels have
captured six cities in the state
of Chihuahua, were received
here this afternoon. No details
could be had.
'
E! Paso, Texas, Feb. 7. Indica
tions today are that Emal Vasquez
Gomez is active head of the Mexican
revolution and that It is gaining
alarming proportions, following the
arrival here today of Paslln Marti
nez, Gomez' former secretary, who
will establish an insurrection Junta
here, and receipt of advices stating .
that In addition to the trouble in
Chihuahua that the state of Coaluaila
is also in open revolt against the Ma
dero government. Other Gomez fol
lowers are also arriving here.
It Is believed here that General
Orozco will turn traitor to President
Madero and join forces with General
Gomez In an effort to overthrow the
Madero administration.
Reports have reached here stating
that a number Of bridges on the
Mexican Northwestern railroad have
been dynamited and Abraham Gon
zales has been imprisoned at Tor
reon. Despite the reports of his Intention
to desert Madero, General Orozco has
issued a statement in which he de
clares that the state of Chihuahua
will not secede and that ha will re
main loyal to President Madero.
A statement, issued by the Gomez
junta this afternoon, was intended to
as-ure the American government that
while a majority of Mexicans favor
Gomez for president, that the Mexi
cans, in America, won't be asked to
contribut to the cause.
A watchful eye over Gomez is be
ing kept by American troops and if
any attempts are made to smuggle
Mexican armed men across the bord
er, trouble will result.
Rebels Caught on U. S. Soil.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 7. Thir
teen armed Mexicans were this morn
ing captured on the American side of
the Mexican border fifteen miles
northeast of El Paso, according to ad
vices received by the war department
from Colonel Steever. who is in
command of the American troops
guarding the American side of the
Rio Grande. It is not known what
disposition will be made of the pris
oners. Despite General Oroczo's announce
ment of his loyalty to President Ma
dero, United States officials hero are
(Continued on page eight.)
1 chairman, has been the
only
year
com
with mittee during the past
which he has been requested to meet
and discuss uestiors.
lA'cturers ' ill Come.
Secretary Keefo read a number of
communications which he has receiv
ed recently, among them being one
from the Oregon Agricultural College
announcing two lectures on subjects
pertaining to advanced methods of
farming which will be given here In
the near future. On the 19th of this
month, the letter stated. Dr. Withy
combe will deliver an illustrated lec
ture hero and just a month later
Professor Lamb will speak to a local
audience.
' A letter from C. C. Chapman, sec
retary of the Portland Commercial
Club, was read in which he urged
that Pendleton he representel at the
Irrigation congress which Is to be
held In Portland on the 19th of this
month and upon a motion, tho presi
dent was instructed to name five del
egates to the meeting.
Communications were read urging
that the association endorse the
Prowne Immigration bill which Is to
be introduced In congress but no of
ficial action was taken. An offer
from tho Filer Piano House to sell
the piano In the club rooms to the as
sociation for $327 was referred ,to
the board of managers.
(Continued on page eight)