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.VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1912.
XO. 7331
BLACK HAND IN
AHICH PLAN
Congressman In Hot Speech
Denounces Money Trust
As Financial Mafia.
SEEKS DEPTH OF VILLANY
"Kiss-Mo-AH" IIoIhoii Culled a Cow
ard by Fellow S0I0119 for Sneaking
a Criticism Into . Congressional
Record.
Washington, Feb. 17. Comparing
the money trust with the black hand
and protesting strongly against the
Aldrlch bunking plan, for the con
centration of money power and the
private Issue of legal tender, 'Con
gressman Henry, a republican, of
Connecticut, today woke up the house
with a red hot speech.
"It la high time," he said, "that
this house should lnjuire into the
black hand methods of the financial
mafia.
"No effective legislation Is possible,
to control the ramifications of cur
rncy legislation, trusts and corpor
ations, until congress understands the
methods of the inslduous and almost
supreme money power.
"Should we not know something of
the depth of villany, Into which this
financial mafia will descend, before
we rewrite our currency laws and be
fore we swallow the Aldrlch plan?"
Ilolnon Called u Coward.
Washington, Feb. 17. Congressman
Hay, of Virginia, and Ftzgerald, of
New York, In the house today. Joint
ly took a fall out of Congressman
Richmond Pearson Hobson for criti
cism of their attitude on the army
appropriation bill. Hobson was ab
sent. Yesterday Hobson had a criti
cism inserted In the congressional rec
ord, without making a speech on the
floor. Hay denounced this as "cow
ardly." Trust Prolcr Report.
Washington, Feb. 17 Assailing tho
trust system, but refusing to recom
mend logislnion to curb similar abus
es hereafter, by declaring that such
recommendations were solely within
the Jurisdiction of standing commit
tees, the house investigation commit
tee reported Its probe of the sugar
trust. It reported that there Is no
need for big combines and said that
over capitalization is resulting in tho
increased cost of living.
CAUSEOF UNKNOWN'S
DEATH IS MYSTERY
May Have Been Thrown Or
Fallen From High
Bluff
Death came to the man, whose body
was discovered yesterday by Conduc
tor Cherry of the motor car, by a fall
over a 300 foot bluff near liarnhart
but whether that fall was the result
of an accident or of suicidal or mur
derous Intent will probably never be
known. Coroner Ralph Folsom and
Sheriff T. D. Taylor returned yester
day afternoon after making an ex
amination of the body, Its position and
tho face of tho bluff, and they have
reached the foregoing conclusion.
Tho dead man's name is probably
either A. J. Weaver of J. A. Morrell,
papers hearing those names having
toeen found on his body and constitut
ing about tho only evidence for lden
tlfcatlon. Tho former name was found
on a pawn ticket from tho Chicago
Loan office of Tortland dated Doc.
23, 1911, while the letter was the
only writing in note book besides
tho address of, Vancouver, Wash, un
derneath. An old pipe, somo soap
and a towel were about tho only other
articles on the person of tho dead
man. Ho was apparently about 28
years of age and waa dressed in
rough laborer's garb.
The head, face and hands of the
man were badly cut by the sharp
rocks on the face of the ibluff and
tho hair is matted with dried blood.
The officers are of the belief that
the man was walking toward the
river in tho darkness and, not know
ing of the existence of the bluff, had
fallen over It, they declared that
there Is nothing about the facts ascer
tained to preeludo the possibility of
a murder.
The body was brought to the city
yesterday evening and is being held
at tho morguo pending a more exten
sve Investigation.
What are tho people of E Paso,
Texas, kicking for They have a lit
tle excitement denied to the rest of
tho country.
ASKS NATIONAL
BUSINESS MEET
Financier Says This Is Only
Way to Solve Problem , of
Trusts. .
CONGRESS IS DENOUNCED
George Perkins Set's Progress at Stake
und Says IjGglHlative Italic Too
llusy Playing Politics to Relieve.
Situation.
Pasadena, Calif., Feb. 17. De
nouncing what he termed "Congres
sional playing of politics," and "with
the busmess Interests of the country
as pawns" with the suggestion that
"President Taft call a nation wide
meeting of business men for the pur
pose of settling the big business prob
lems of the day," George Perkins, the
New Yjrk financier and former right
bower of J. Plerpont Morgan, today
reviewed the present business and
political situations.
He stated that his trip across the
country had convinced him that
there is a lack of confidence in the
present business program.
"The feeling seems general that the
dissolution of corporations Is not the
solution of the trust problem," he
said, and stated that some other
means must be "found to cope with
the situation.
He said that congress Is playing the
game of politics too hard for any re
lief to be expected from that quarter.
Mr. Perkins declared that much
progress is being held up on account
of presidential politics.
WALLA WALLA GIRLS
BEAT LOCAL CO-EDS
In whnc Is characterized as the fast
est and most scientific basketball
game ever played by girls In this city,
tho Walla Walla high school co-eds
last night In the Armory evened up
scores with the local girls by defeat
ing them by a 12 tj 10 score. At no
tii.io was it possible to predict the
onutcome so clowly matched were
the two teams and it was only by
converting two more fouls into goals
than did the locals that the Harden
City maidens were nble to come forth
victors.
Four field baskets were secured
by each team while tho visitors made
four points from fouls to the home
team's two.
In the first half, the Walla Wallans
took the lead, the score standing 8
to 4 in their favor when the whistle
blew, but in the last half, the Pendle
tonians were nble to make six while
their opponents only registered four.
Miss Ruth Wise, coach of the local
team, expressed herself as being en
tirely satisfied with the showing made
by Iter team last night. "They never
played better." she said, "and there
is but little difference between the
two teams. The Walla Walla girls
were stronger than when we met
them before but even at that they
wore no better thnn we were. Both
of us have a game apiece to our
credit and we are botn satisfied."
Following the game, a dance was
given by some of the students in hon
or of tho visitors and an enjoyable
time was had.
teddy .m., to bkcojik
WALL STREET FIGURE
New York, Feb. 17. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., who has been work
ing for a carpeting firm In San Fran
cisco, today admitted that he might
become a member of the Wall street
firm of Bertron Grlscom and Jenks.
He Is hero on a vacation.
GoniCTs Wants Now Judgt.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 17. A let
ter has been received by labor lead
ers here from Samuel Gompers, stat
ing that he is considering asking for
anotoher Judge to try the indicted
Iron workers, because Judge Ander
son released Detective Hums, on a
charge of kidnapping John McXam
ura. '
FOUR KILLED IX A
HEADOX COLLISION'.
. '
Ft. Wavna. Tnd.. Vnh 17
The Chicago Limited on the
v Pennsylvania today collided with
a wreck train near Larwlll.
Four workmen fn the wrecker
were killed and ten others in-
Jured.
The dead are:
P. Welgand, Frank Holtman,
E. Stump and August Bailey.
The latter two were burned to
tloath.
ELKS MINSTRELS BEST FINANCIAL SUCCESS
OF AIHY HOME TALENT EFFORT-PROFIT $500
With a net profit to the Elks of not less than $500 for the two nights
entertainment the Elks Minstrels Jut gave by Pendleton lodge Xo.
288 will go down In history as the most successful Bhow, financially
speaking, ever given in the city. For the two nights the total receipts
reached the sum of $700 and according to Carl-Cooley, business man-
ager for the show, the expenses will he In the neighborhood of $200.
So there will be a half thousand as velvet for the local lodge. The
nearest approach to the Elks Minstrels, as a money maker, was the
Commercial club gymnasium show given some years ago under the
direction-of J. R. Raley when the "Sady Girls" were the big feature.
The sum of $420 was netted from that performance.
MEXICANS RIOT, EL PASO
Madcro'H Consulate Guarded by
United States Troops,
El Paso, Feb. 17. United States
troops are guarding the Mexican con
sulate here today as a result of a
demonstration against Mexican Con
sul Lloyento, because he insisted on
the release of the American soldiers
who accidentally invaded. Mexico
Thursday.
Leon Martinez is under arrest,
charged with Inciting riot.
Jaurcz Is tranquil and a federal
force is en route from Mexico City.
Reports of numerous clashes In
northern Mexico are still coming- in.
PAX A. MA FORTS TO UK
XAMKI) FOR GREAT MEX
"Washington. Following the decis
ion of the war department that the
forts along the Panama canal zone
shall be named for men famous in
American and Panamanian history, a
schedule has been drawn up showing
the new nomenclature. The military
reservation at the Pacific terminus of
the canal will be named Fort Grant
and Fort Amador, the first for the
former president of the United States
the second in honor of the first presi
dent of Panama, who died May 2,
1909.
The reservations at the Atlantic ter
minus will be named Fort Sherman,
Fort Randolph and Fort DeLcsseps
the first two In honor of the generals
Sherman and Randolph, the third in
honor of Ferdinand DeLestscps, pro
moter of the Panama canal, who died
December 7, IS 94.
The batteries on the Fort Grant res
ervation will be named as follows:
Batteries Newton, Merritt, Warren,
Ruell, Rurnside, Parke, all of whom
were officers in the U. S. army.
The batteries at Fots Sherman,
Randolph and De Lesseps will, also
be named after noted regular army
or volunteer officers.
Her Story Is Contradicted
Philadelphia Mrs. A. H. Dew or,
Philadelphia's fencer, asserted that
the baroness was fully informed on
all the points of the game as known
in the United States and that she had
been fairly' defeated. To give the for
eigner a last chance Mrs. Dewar has
issued another challenge.
Two-thirds of the tin used in the
world- la supplied by the Malay
states.
FEDERAL DRAGNET CATCHES ALLEGED FRAUD
PROMOTER WELL KNOWN IN PENDLETON
R. H. McWhorter, erstwhile head'
of the Inland Telephone company,
with headquarters at Pilot Rock, and
who may bo remembered by many lo
cal people because of some sensation
al speeding on Main street when he
sought to get Asa B. Thomson to a
train one evening, is now In the tolls
In connection with tne DeLnrm op-1
iiuuon. no was fined in the police
court for hig excessive speed,
Tho following story concerning Mc
Whorter is from tho Oregonian of
yesterday:
With tho surrender yesterday at
Seattle of R. H. McWhorter of Taco
ma, secretary and trust officer of the
Oregon & Washington Trust com
pany, subsidiary corporation of the
Columbia River Orchard company, the
federal dragnet around the promoters
of this alleged spurious concern was
drawn closer. McWhorter also is secretary-treasurer
of the Washington
Orchard Irrigation & Fruit company.
Ho surrendered himself to United
States District Attorney Elmer E.
Todd, of Seattle, on complaint of
Henry D. Temple, postoffice Inspector
who charged him with using the malls
to defraud.
McWhorter was animportant wit
ness in the bankruptcy hearing in
connection with the irrigation com
pany in the federal 'court one week
ago, and at that time declared that
ho had no official knowledge of the
many transactions carried on, being
more of a dummy officer than the
confident of either DeLarm or Biehl.
He gtrve as. his opinion that the Co
lumbia Orchard company had been
organized simply to defraud the bond
holders and creditors of the other
concerns.
Discovery Wednesday of the ac
counts, lists of bondholders and cor
respondence of DeLarm by Receiver
Louis P. Sichlor of Seattle, Is said to
be the most Important development
thus far of the investigation into the
companies.
RUMOR EMPRESS SUICIDE
Chinese Hail Yuan as a Second
George Washington.
Pekin. Feb. 17. Unconfirmed ru-mo;-,
which Is doubted, says the dow
ager empress, broken hearted, has
suicided.
Yuan, Washington II.
Nanking, Feb. 17. Dubbing him
the second George Washington, the
national Chinese assembly today tele
graphed to President-elect Yuan, U
hasten south to confer with the re
publican leaders in view of a speedly
Installation of the new order through
out the empire. President Yuan has
cut off his queue.
WOMAN'S YOUXG SISTER
EI.OPES WITH HUSBAND
"Xella Is My Valentine, Yon Are the
Goat," I Mossage to Wife.
Chicago, Calif Leaving a note to
his wife which read "Xella is my val
entine, you are the goat," L. L. Sher
wood, a solicitor eloped with his wife's
sister, X'ella Stillwell, a pretty seventeen-year-old
auburn-haired girl who
came from Oregon Xew Year's day to
make her home with the Sherwoods.
At the bottom of the sheet was
written this farewell message, "Xella
and I love each other dearly and are
going away to live in heaven, never
to return, so good bye."
Xella was banished from the Sher
wood home a week ago by Mrs. Sher
wood, who accused the sister of try
ing Co steal her husband. Xella liad
often in the presence of her married
sister begged Sherwood to run away
with her, but Mrs. Sherwood attached
little Importance to the girl's propos
als, which she presumed were made
in. Jest.
MOTHER POISON'S
DAUGHTER; -MISTAKE
4
Pasadena, Feb. 17. Poisoned
by her mother, who gave her
strychnine, believing it quinine
Miss Agnes Johnson, age 19,
beautiful daughter of a weal-
thy contractor here died today.
She was a soprano soloist at
the First Rintlst olinMi T.not 4
night she contracted a cold and
the mother gave the poison by
mistake. 4
A. J. Biehl, secretary, and H. H.
Humphrey, attorney, of the Columbia
River Orchard company, waived pre
liminary examination Wednesday and
were held to await the action of the
federal grand jury, which is in ses
sion. Many of the Investors in the
bonds and oUier securities of this cor
poration reported to United States
District Attorney McCourt yesterday
and gave testimony before the grand
jury which is inquiring Into the ope
rations of this concern.
That indictments will be returned
against Belhl and possibly McWhort
er. who was arrested yesterday at Se
atile, is regarded more than prob
able, judging from the nature of the
testimony that is being volunteered
by victims against the officers of the
company under investigation.
Doily since the announcement was
made that the orchard company had
gone into the hands of a receiver, in
vestors in bonds have appeared before
tho federal district attorney with tes
timony which serve. to show that the
operations of the orchard company
were at least irregular when the lim
itations of the government postal reg
ulations are considered.
As has been announced, It is the
intention of United States Attorney
MeCourt to make a thorough investi
gation of the operations of several al
leged snide real estate and promo
tion agents with a view to determin
ing whether the postal laws have been
transgressed. When violations of this
statute are disclosed from this inves
tigation, prosecutions will follow.
The extent to which the pending
inquiry will proceed' depends entirely
on the limitation of the activities of
the federal grand jury now In session.
The life of this jury expires March 2,
and It is already has Its hands full
with other business if It completes Its
work In time for adjournment.
OREGON MEASURES IRK OE
SENSELESS FOLK THIS TAFT
Progressive Laws, Originating in This State, Rapp
ed With President's Approval
VOTERS ARE DECLARED
Wickersham Speech in Interest of Taft, is Full of Ridicule
of Popular Government La Follette is Still In Race
Teddy's Old Foe Dons War Togs.
St. Louis, Mo.. Feb. 17. Progres
sive policies, particularly those for
judicial reform, were called "insen
sate" in a speech, endorsed by Pres
ident Taft and delivered by Attorney
General Wickersham before the City
club here this afternoon in direct in
terest of President Taft's renomina
tlon. Mr. Wickersham sarcastically re
ferred to the initiative and referend
um as "postal card lawmaking" and
declared that popular legislation and
direct primaries destroyed the dignity
of office, resulting in "driving from
the field the class of men formerly
thought most desirahle those the of
fice seeks, not those seeking office."
He said in part: "There has been
much nonsense concerning the so
called usurpation of power by the fed
eral judiciary, in pronouncing laws
of state legislatures or congress un
constitutional. "The very, nature of our written
constitution implies that representa
tives of the people can exercise only
the powers conferred upon them by
the constitution and the judiciary
must necessarily judge void, an act
which is not authorized by the consti
tution. "This does not suppose the super
iority of judiciary legislative power,
it only supposes the power of the
people Is superior to both and that
where the will, on legislature, stands
in opposition to the will of the pow
er, declared in the constitution, judges
.'uht to be governed by the latter.
"I am in entire sympathy with the
reasons that led to the enactment of
laws, providing for the nomination of
candidates by direct election, -but the
system, by which laws are made by
postal card and by popular petition,
tends to destroy the office so as to
make it unattractive to those who
might otherwise even subject them
selves to the scramble of the primary
in order to reach, the field of public
usefulness."
In conclusion h recommended
longer terms and more salary as a
means of bringing better men to the
bench.
Lit Follette Still hi Race.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 17. That Unit
ed States Senator Robert La Follette
will not retire from the republican
presidential nomination race; that he
had never thought of such a thing
and that Wisconsin will send a solid
La Follette instructed delegation to
the republican national convention,
are declarations made here by John
I. Lane, chairman of the LaFollette
Republican Club of Wisconsin nnd
Senator La Follette's campaign man
ager. Mr. Lane declared that the Wiscon
sin candidate would keep up an ac
tive campaign until the nominntons
30 YOUTHS ATTEND
RELIGIOUS MEETING
As the date for the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement conven
tion in Walla Walla draws nearer,
the number of local boys between tho
ages of 15 nnd 19 who will attend the
last two days is growing and it is now
estimated that there will be more than
thirty in the delegation which will
leave here next Friday. Rev. Nathan
Evans declared this morning that
tho high school will send ten, the
Methodist church six, the Episcopal
church six, the Presbyterian church
at least four, while the Christian and
Baptist churches and a number of
private persons intend sending several
others.
Rev Evans this morning received
a letter from J. W. Gibson, chairman
of the committee of 100 in Walla
Walla, asking for the names of all
Pendleton boys who will be present
on next Friday and Saturday be sent
In by Tuesday In order that provision
for their entertainment may be made.
Rev. Evans, therefore, requests that
all boys Intending to make tho trip
nt tify him by Monday, and he wishes
to impress upon them also the ne
cessity of purchasing their tickets by
the 22nd in order that they may get
the special rate.
TO DE INCH
close in the national convention.
Regarding the future of La Follette
and the progressive movement In
other states, Mr. Lane said:
"My observation in other states,
lead me to conclude that the move
ment is not unlike that in Wisconsin
and it will manifest itself in the na
tional republican convention, in a
determined effort to nominate Senator
La Follette.
"This movement Is to go until the
will of the people Is written in our
laws and constitution."
Teddy's Foe Dons War Togs.
Xew York, X. Y., Feb. J 7. With
more than one million dollars in ne
gotiable securities, which he has
earned by the practice of law during
the past fourteen years, stowed away
as an anchor in case the political
storm might threaten to sweep him
away, Frank Black, former governor
of and congressman from Xew York
state, and whom Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt prevented from securing
the gubernatorial nomination in 1904
is back in politcs today, avowedly
gunning for Colonel Roosevelt.
He is just now directly after the
scalp of Cornelius Collins, former
state superintendent of prisons, one
of Colonel Roosevelt's chief lieuten
ants and until recently undisputed
boss of Rennsselaer county.
STRAIN FIGHTS PLAN
UNJUST TO UMATILLA
At Salem Meeting Opposes
State Collection of
R. R. Taxes
Returning this morning from Sa
lem where he attended the meeting
of the assessors of the state held in
cenjunction with the tax committee
of the legislature and the state tax
commission, Assessor C. P. Strain ex
presses himself as fairly satisfied
with the results obtained though he
differed with many present as to the
policies to pursue in some instances.
At the outset of the meeting As
sessor Strain led the opposition to
approval of all the; measures submit
ted. He opposed a blanket endorse
ment of all the bill proposed and es
pecially fought the proposed amend
ment which looks to paving the way
for giving to the state government all
the money raised from the taxation
of railroads and ither public service
corporations. Such an amendment aa
that will be left to vote of the people
next fall as result of action taken by
the last legislature.
Assessor Strain opposes the amend
ment for the reason that such a
change would work a loss to Uma
tilla county and other counties which
like Umatilla have considerable rail
road mileage. It would work for the
benefit of Multnomah. Mr. Strain
opposes the amendment on the ground
scch a change would tend to invite
extravagance by tho legislature.
By action of the recent meeting
bills will be submitted the people pro
viding for the exemption from tax
ation of all household and personal
effects; for the exemption of credits
of all classes, thus abolishing the tax
on mortgages: for an income tax and
for an amendment to the inheritance
tax.
Chinamen Are Celebrallni.
Shortly after seven o'clock last
night, the local Chinese commenced
upon their week's celebration of tho
advent of a new celestial new year.
Fire crackers were exploded until tho
devils had been scared away after
which the celebrators retired Indoors.
All day today at intervals, the sound
of drums and tom-toms has issued
from the houses in the. Chinese quar
ter, signifying that the slant-eyed In
habitants of the city are still makng
merry.
Would It be high treason to sug
gest that possibly the Monroe doc
trine is not so wise a thing as most
people suppose
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