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WEATHER REPORT.
Fair tonight and Sun
day. TO ADVERTISERS.
Tbe East Oregonlan hi
the largest pnlrl circulation
of any paper in Oregon, east
of Portland and nearly
twice the circulation In
Pendleton of any other
newspaper.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOI 24.
PENDLETON", OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1912.
NO. 7357
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II. S PREPARES
TO
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More American Troops Or
dered to Rush to Mexi
can Border Today.
PROCLAIM NEWPRESIDENT
Insurgent lenders Issue Manifesto,
Naming Trevhio Provisional Head
v and Renouncing M Micro as Tool of
Yankee Capitalists.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 24. Con
vinced thut a crisis la very near In
Mexican affairs and that the lives of
American subjects and their prop
erty In Mexico are in grave danger,
President Taft and Secretary of War
Stimpson have decided to order more
troops rushed to El Paso and held
In readiness for any emergency that
may arise in the troubled country.
New President IToclalnied. ,,
El Paso, Feb. 24. Decrying Presi-
. rient Francisco Madero, conqueror of
former President and Dictator Diaz,
an one who has profaned the banner
of Mexico with "The scurrilous hand
of tho Yankee" and declaring that
capitul furnished by American caplt
t alists backed him in the former rev
olution, which resulted In his ascen
sion to tho presidency of the nation,
a manifesto, which Is purported to
have been signed by GeneTal Orozco
until recently an ardent Madero
supporter and other prominent rev
olution leaders, proclaiming Senor
Geronimo Trevino provisional presi
dent of the country, has been scat
tered broadcast through northern
Mexico.
(Continued on page eight)
HERMISTON GETS
S. S. CONVENTION
Hermiston will be the scene of the
annual convention of the Umatilla
County Sunday School association this
year, having been so designated by
the executive committee of the organ
ization, according to Mrs. S. A. Low
ell of this city, who Is one of the most
active of the workers. The dates of
the convention are March 5 and 6.
Rev. C. A. Phipps, state general
secretary, will be In attendance at
the convention and will be one of tho
principal speakers. Other speakers
have been arranged for and tho lead
ers of the association anticipate a
most successful meeting at which
much helpful work will -be accom
plished. All delegates to the convention ar
requested to send In their names at
once to Rev. It. B. Emmel of Her
miston In order that proper arrange
ments may be made for their ac
commodation. JUDGE LOWELL RETURNS
ENCOURAGED OVER HIS
Declaring that the prospects for
his nomination and election to suc
ceed Jonathan Bourne, Jr., are ex
tremely flattering, Judge Stephen A.
Lowell returned to his home In this
city this morning after an absence
of several days In Portland and Ore
gon City. As a result of his trip, ho
Htates thnt he Is not at all perturbed
over tho entrance of Ben Selling into
tho race, for, from the situation as he
saw H, the millionaire clothier will
only split the Bourne vote, leaving
him to profit by the turn.
"Many people came to mo while
I was In Portland," said Judge Low
ell this morning, "and volunteered
their support. In fact I find more
opposition to Ben Selling In Portland
than there Is to Jonathan Bourne
and from communications I have had
from poople from every section of
the state, I believe the same situ
ation exists generally. The voters
are nm. taking kindly to Selling's eva.
sion of the corrupt practices act
which limits the amount of a candi
date's expenditures. By spending
seven or eight thousand dollars in
sondlng personal letters to every voter
In the state Just before announcing
his candidacy, they understand that
he has violated the intent if not the
letter of the law and If such practices
JIG
E'
Gilbert Protected His Own
Children in Legalizing
Land Frauds.
GRABBER HIS RELATIVE
Many Reasons. Any One of Which Is
Sufficient, Come to Light, Kxplain
liig Decision Favoring Pilferers of
Public Domain.
Portland, Feb. 24. Calling atten
tion to the fact that J. Thorburn
Ross, the convicted bank wrecker,
who was also Indicted In the Oregon
land fraud cases, and Judge Gilbert
of the United States ircuit court of
appeals, are brothers-in-law an af
ternoon paper here today publishes a
sensational attack on Judge Gilbert's
recent decision In the Barber Lum
ber company land fraud case, which
well known conservationists declared
has practically legalized the use of
"dummy" entrymen by big land grag
blng corporations.
The publication Intimates the de
cision would help . Bank Wrecker
Ross and charges that Judge Gilbert's
son and daughter once acted as dum-
(Continued on page 8. column 2.)
LOCAL BOYS ENJOY
FORWARD CONVENTION
Though beset with difficulties in
getting from this city to Walla Walla
tho local boys who left yesterday for
tho Garden City to attend the Chris
tian forward movement meetings ar
rived In safety and from reports re
ceived are enjoying their stay im
mensely. Owing to the delay of the main
line trains yesterday because of snow
In the Blue mountains the Walla
Walla local did not leave at 2 o'clock
as scheduled. It was held here for
several hours awaiting a westbound
train and for a time It looked like
the 75 boys would be disappointed.
However, through the activity of'Rev.
Nathan Kvans and others, arrange
ments were made to attach a day
coach to a freight that was about to
leave. This was done and by running
as a special the train reached Walla
Walla in time for the banquet set for
6 o'clock.
Aside from a banquet tendered
them last evening the boys are to at
tend a boys' convention at tho Con
gregational church today and will be
shown about the city. They will re
turn home tomorrow evening.
Telephonic reports received today
state that the Pendleton delegation
Is exceedingly well behaved and
that the boys are taking a lively In
terest In the proceedings of the meet
ings. FROM TRIP MUCH
SENATORIAL PROSPECT
are to secure they know that the
law will be rendered useless. Alto
gether, I find the situation very flat
tering and am firmly convinced that
I shall receive the nomination at the
April primaries."
Bennett May Enter.
Judge Lowell 'also brought news
of the probable entrance of Judge
Bennett of The Dalles into the race
for Bourne's toga as a democratic
candidate. From conversations he
had with people of that city, he de
clares his belief that Bennett will
take the arena to tilt with Milt Miller,
Walter Pierce, O. P. Coshow and
possibly Harry Lane. .
During his short absence from the
city. Judge Lowell attended three dif
ferent meetings, that of the Congre
gational Brotherhood at Oregon City
on the 20th, the- Irrigation Congress
at Portland on the first three days
of the week and the annual convention
of the Sons of the American Revolu
tion on Washington's Birthday in the
latter city. At the first and last nam
ed meetings he made an address which
in each case was the principal one
of the occasion.
The Judge states that his petitions
are now all Bigned up and as soon aa
he receives those from some of the
more distant counties, he will "file
them at Salem.
Si
W DUMMIES
D
OTEST
MUTE TESTIMONY OF RIVER TRAGEDY IN
DISCOVERY OF HORSE
News of a possible tragedy was
contained In a letter received this
morning by Supt. Henry Laatz of the
local water department in which it
was stated that a drowned horse at
tached to a buggy had been discover
ed In the Umatilla river at Thorn
Hollow on Feb. 19, but that, owing
to the depth of the water and the
turbulence of the stream, it had been
impossible to recover either. Because
of the fact that no such loss has
4
WASHINGTON OFFICER
IS ARRESTED HERE
County Commissioner of Pas
co is Charged With
Bribery.
Indicted on three counts on charges
of perjury and bribery, Commission
er George Roe of Franklin county,
Washington, was arrested in this city
yesterday afternoon by Sheriff T. D.
Taylor and Deputy Joe Blakely and
this afternoon in company with his
attorney, T. J. Clarke, was taken
back to Pasco by Sheriff John
Hartong of his home county.
Roe, according to his own story,
had been in southern Oregon on a
visit with his daughter, and during
his absence was indicted by the grand
Jury which is still In session at Pas
co. His lawyer took the train for
Pendleton yesterday and suspecting1
that he came to meet the commis
sioner, the Pasco sheriff notified lo
cal officers.
Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Blakely
took up a watch and notic'ng a man;
w iiu iinswrrea uie uescripuon or me
attorney walking toward the North
ern Pacific freight depot, they follow
ed and saw him meet another man.
Overtaking them near tho O.-W. R.
& N. roundhouse, they learned that
their surmises were correct and im
mediately placed Roe under arrest.
Deputy Sheriff Hartong came over
from Pasco this morning and took
the prisoner back to face the charges
on the Northern Pacific train this af
ternoon. ,
The details of the case against the
commissioner were not learned by the
local officers other than that he Is
accused of accepting a bribe and of
perjuring himself in connection with
the granting of liquor licenses. Roe
declares he was on his way home
when arrested and had already pur
chased his ticket. Ke professes to be
not at all alarmed over the Indict
ments and declares he will clear him
self. Rev. Sprattier, the German Luth
eran preacher, came In from Helix
this morning.
TO VISIT POWER
SITE TOMORROW
For the purpose of Investigating
the power site upon which the coun
cil took a month's option Wednesday
night, the full committee appointed
by the mayor consisting of Council
men Dyer, Kirkpatriik. Brock,
Sharon and Cole will leave Pendle
ton in tho morning for Milton, accord
ing to Chairman Dyer. Tho entire
day will be spent on the Walla Wal
la river and as complete an investi
gation as Is possible to make in that
time will be made.
Chairman Dyer Is one of the coun
cilmen who is strongly in favor of a
municipal electric plant if such a one
can be had at reasonable expense
and he it was who made tho motion
that an option be taken on the site
offered by Assessor Strain and his as
sociates. He declared this morning
that he considers the matter of such
Importance that tho thinks the in
vestigation should be made without
delay so that a report may be made
at the next council meeting.
WOMAN" CAUSES DEATH
OF EIGHT BABIES
New York, Feb. 24. Winifred
Akers, kitchen woman at the
Brooklyn Nursery Infants' hos-
pltal today was formally charg-
ed with murder. She repudlat-
ed her former confession that
sho put oxalic acid in milk
drunk by the babies, which re-
suited in eight of them dying.
'It is charged she wanted to get
square with some .nurses and
wanted the babies to get sick,
to Indicate that the nurses were
were not taking good care of
them. It may bo that she is
demented. 4
AGIST
AND BUGGY IN WATER
been reported, It is feared that the
driver met the same fate of the horse
and his tody now lies somewhere at
the bottom of the river.
The letter was written by G. W.
Jones who made the discovery, and,
though brief, states that the body of
the horse Is badly entangled in the
harness and is lying at the bottom of
about fifteen feet of water. Supt.
Laatz has notified the county author
ities and an investigation will prob
ably be made at once.
MR. TAFTWOULD NOW
MODIFY EXPRESSION
Ment That Only Part
People Incompetent
to Govern.
of
Washington, Feb. 24. Flat denial
or charges that he had said the Am
erican people are unfitted for self
government, was made by President
Taft today in an official statement Is
sued at the white house.
It said that among the falsehoods,
assldlously circulated by persons and
papers opposing him, is one that in his
Lincoln Day speech, he argued that
"the people are not fitted for self
government."
"The president said nothing on that
occasion which could be possibly dis
torted into such construction," it says.
It concluded by saying that in his
speech before the New York bar as
sociation on January 20th, President
Tuft did say, however, that he be
lieved in popular government but that
there were "some whom we know are
not fitted for self government."
BLACKSMITH SHOP
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the rear of Jack R. .Childers'
blaeksmithshop on the corner of Al
ta and Garden streets shortly after
midnight and before it was subdued
had almost completely destroyed the
building and its contents. The dam
age will total over $2000, according
to estimates, the building being val
ued at about $800 and the tools,
woodwork and other equipment at
$2000. However, many of the tools
and much of the other ironwork has
been recovered from the ruins little
the worse for going through the fire.
The residents of the city were
awakened from their sleep about 12:30
this morning iby the clanging of the
firebell and a bright blaze in the bus
iness section itold the location of the
fire. The hose companies responded
quickly 'but not in time to save teh
building. However, they prevented
the spread of the flames which, be
cause of the close proximity of build
ings, endangered the whole of China
town. Fire Chief Vaughnn believes the
fire was started either by a carelessly
thrown cigarette stub or spontaneous
combustion as there had been no fire
in the part of the building where the
flames had their origin.
COCHRAN WON'T QUIT
CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Before returning to his home at La
Grande yesterday, after attending
the sessions of the Oregon Irrigation
congress, George T. Cochran gave
positive denial to the report that he
might withdraw as a candidate for
representative from the Second Con
gressional District, says the Portland
Oregonian. The rumor that Cochran
would quit the race was based on the
supposition that the entrance of Ellis
Into the fight might detract from
Cochran's following.
"There is no foundation whatever
for the report that I may retire as
a congressional candidate," said Mr.
Cochran yesterday. "I am actively
prosecuting by candidacy throughout
the district and have received a great
deal of encouragement. I. have every
reason to believe that I am especially
strong in the east end of the district
and shall remain in tho contest to the
finish."
Three other republicans are con
testing with Mr. Cochran for this
nomination, and they are all working
hard to land it. They are N. J. Sin
nott, state senator from Wasco
county; John P. Rusk, state represen
tative and speaker of the last house,
of Union county, and W. R. Ellis, ex-
representative from the old Second
district.
Hugh Bell of Myrlck la making
Pendleton another visit today.
IB
BAYONETS USED 0 CHILDREN
WOMEN AND MEN AT LAWRENCE
Troops and Police Brutally
Starvation of
ATTACK MADE TO PREVENT DEPARTURE OF TOTS
Chief of Police, At Order of Mill Owners, Leads Force
Against Families As They Acted on Permission of
Mayor to Deport Infants.
Washington, Feb. 24.. Inves-
tigation of the textile outrages
at Lawrence where the consti-
tutional rights of the strikers
are being disregarded, is cer-
tain. Chairman Wilson of the
house committee on labor, to-
day wired President Golden of
the Textile Workers' union, for
an official statement regarding
today's attack by the . police
and troops and the investiga-
tion will start as soon as an
answer Is received. Senator
Borah bitterly denounced the
action of Chief of Police Sul-
livnn, saying he had gone be-
yand his authority in restrain-
ing the departure of the strik-
ers' children.
Lawrence, 3Iass. IV1. 21. Brutally clubbing men, women and children,
conipiilsinc li millet of the striking textile mill workers whose only) of
fense, was their attempt to semi their starving little ones out of Lawrence to
other cities where syniathetic people hud volunteered to give them homed
until their parents could uguin provide tlieni with the necessities of life, 4
two companies of the Massachusetts state, militia and fifty burly policemen,
under command of Chief of Iolico Sullivan, today again Mirallclcd the out
rages of Russian eossneks, repeating their bloodthirsty outrage of a few- day3
ii go, und nt tlio behest of the rich mill owners, whom tho strikers declare!
huve refused to allow- them sufficient wages to enable, them to live.
After clubbing the helpless people,
right and left, the authorities placed
eight men, five women and ten small
pitifully crying children under ar
rest. The trouble started when the fam
ilies of the strikers, unable to pro
vide tlie children with sufficient food
to prevent suffering, sent fifty of the
children to the railroad station, for
the purpose of starting them to Phil
adelphia, Provindence and other cit
ies, where homes had' been found for
the starving mites of humanity.
Chief of Police Sullivan, had de
cided that no more children would be
allowed to leave the city and five
minutes after the party arrived at the
station this morning, he arrived at
the head of the soldiers and police
force.
He refused I let the party board
trains and when some of the strikers
asked him for an explanation, he
without further ado, ordered his
armed force to charge the crowd
which was done, In the waiting rooms
of the station.
The strikers today state that this
is all that they can endiire. and
declare that from now on they will
prepare to defend themselves as best
they may, against such attacks and
brutality. Serious trouble is likely to
result.
LOCAL CELESTIAL CELEBRATES NEW YEAR
BY BURNING BIS OWN HORSE AND BARN
Poor John Hans, tho slant eyed
son of the orient who raises vegeta
bles for Pendleton tables at the east
ern limits of the city, is the sorriest
Chinaman In all Oregon, and he, like
many brothers in the far away new
born republic, is about to cast old
habits, customs, traditions and super
stitions into the discard and adopt a
new order of things. For Poor John,
be it known, has been the victim of
his reverence to the creeds of his an
cestors which were age-old when this
country was yet undiscovered.
To make a long story short, as
John has done his hair since the anti
queue edict, the ce!tlal truck gard
ened is mourning the loss of his barn,
his horse, his harness and many other
small things which went up In smoke
and flames several nights ago In the
midst of his celebration of the last
new year by the old Chinese calen
dar. Although outwardly quit modern
Assault Party to Force
Strikers' Babies
Portland, Ore., Feb. 24.
Telegraphic dispatches which
have been received here today
from various northwest cities
and coast cities, that newspaper
editors, private citizens and or-
ganizations in great numbers,
are sending hot telegraphic
protests to Governor Foss of
Massachusetts', begging him to
do all In his power to end the
outrages committed by the ml-
litia and police against the
textile strikers, and to take
some step toward giving the
strikers an even chance and
their constitutional rights, as a
result of the attack made on
them today when they attempt-
ed to send their children away.
-
On arriving amid the strikers, the
police chief bellowed out:
"Not a child shall leave this city."
The mayor had earlier in the week
given an order that the strikers
should be allowed to send their chil
dren away, if they wanted to, and
that they should not be interfered
with by the militia or police.
With this decision in their favor,
the strikers believed that they were
safe in attempting to carry out their
plans by this morning's action.
When the exodus was held up this
morning, one of the strikers said to
the police chief:
"Our children are starving and we
have purchased their tickets and we
think they should be allowed to go
away, as the mayor promised."
Chief Sullivan answered this man,
by ordering his armed force to charge
the defenseless families.
Industriously wielding their clubs
and bayonets, the police and soldiers
soon succeeded in separating the chil
dren from the parents and when a
feeble resistance was made by the
parents, they were unmercifully club
bed and many seriously hurt. The
attacking party did not discriminate
between women and men, treating all
alike.
Sullivan was recently named chief
(Continued on page five.)
and Americanized. John Inwardly
cherished the customs which had been
handed down to him from the time
of Confucius and had not entirely
banished from his mind the super
stition making the celestial world
peopled with thousands of devils who
can only be kept away by the strict
observance of certain practices.
Therefore, when the new year week
rolled around, John bought some
candles, and, after placing them in
different parts of his barn, lighted
them and retired to his cot, safe in
the assurance that no devils would
molest his belongings. Hut evidently
one of tho devils got In the barn
long enough to tip over a candle for
when John awoke his barn was in
ruins and the incinerated carcass of
his faithful old Dobbin was smoulder
ing in tho debris.
Therefore Is John Hans sad and
sorry for, as he puts It. the catas
trophe has left him "pelly near
bloke."