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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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PENDLETON, OREGON,. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27.
NO. 7359
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CHILDREN Will
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Maltreated' Tots Part of Delegation to 60 to Wash
ington to Beg for Protection
'STARVATION PLAN' OF
'Simon Legree' Sullivan Defied and Outwitted by Mothers
of Three Children Who Are Sent Away Nation Wide
Protest Starts Foss Probe.
Washington, Feb. 27. To protest to congress against persecution ly the
militia nml police or Lawrence women, a delegation or Textile workers, In
cluding men, women ami children, are duo to arrive lK-re Friday and Sat
day. Tlio house rules commlttco announced it will listen to the delegation
at a siccial nimliiR.
Congressman Gillette or Massachusetts, objected to Congressman Wil
son's request ror unanimous consent or congress, to consider his resolution,
calling ror an investigation or the strike. This blocks Immediate action on
the resolution.'
Lawrence, Mas. Feb. 27. The
collapse or the "Starvation plan," of
the Textile mill owners here, who
sought to rorce the strikers to sub
mit to reduced wages by forcing
them to keep their children here
while the little ones were hungry,
came today when three mothers suc
cessfully defied Chief of Police Sul
livan and their children were allow
ed to be sent away to Boston, whore
they will be cared for by sympathiz
ers. The children, accompanied by
their parents, boarded the train, their
mothers declaring that they intended
taking them awny rrom the disturb
ed town. They openly defied the po
lice to do their very worst.
Chief of Police Sullivan boarded
the train with the announced inten
tion of preventing the departure and
while he cajoled and threatened the
parents and children, ho could not.
In the fnoo of the national protest
and the prospect of a government In
vestigation of his recent cruelties,
muster the courage to repeat bis bru
tality and he finally was' forced to
leave the car, beaten by the very
people that he has mistreated since
his appointment.
ART AUTHORITY
TO LECTURE HERE
Art lovers of Pendleton have " a
treat in store for them on next Fri
day and Saturday evenings when
Preston W. Search, an extensive
traveler and a nauthorlty on art, be
lieves bis two best Illustrated lectures
In the assembly room of the city hall.
Mr. Search Is not a stranger to Pen
dleton people, having lectured here
five years ago at which time he de
lighted his bearers with the manner
in which he handled his subjects.
As a traveler lie has visited many
foreign lands nil id the. information
and knowledge which he Imparts to
his audience has been secured at first
hand and is characterized by the
freshness which differentiates the
travel-wise and book-wlso lecturer.
On Friday night he will have as his
subject "The World's Greatest Paint
ers" and on Saturday night "Beau
tiful, Sunny Italy."
JERRY RUSK ARDENTLY FOR ROOSEVELT
OPTIMISTIC OVER CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Ardently supporting Theodore
Roosevelt for the- republican nomi
nation for president and optimistic
over his own candidacy for congress
Jerry Iluk, well known progressive
republican, and speaker of the house
of representatives at the last legisla
tive session, Is in Pendleton today. He
will bo In evidence at the Roosevelt
caucus to be held here this evening.
As to his own candidacy and as to
the regard in which he holds Roose
velt, Itusk said:
"My candidacy Is under full swing.
I filed my declaration to be a candi
date for the republican namlnatlon
for congress three weeks ago with"
the slogan "for Roosevelt and pro
gress against Tart and standpatlsm."
This defines the Issue that Is before
the members of the republican party
this election. No man can rightfully
claim to be a progressive and sup
port Mr. Taft for renomlnatlon. Mr.
Taft and his political advisers do not
believe In the rule of the people. Col
onel Roosevelt does. On the side of
Mr. Taft will be found every enemy
of popular government and . on the
side of Mr. Roosevelt ought to be
found every frlond of the Oregon
TELL
CONGRESS
POLICE CRUELTY
ILL OWNERS FAILING
Further persecution of women oc
curred today when five young girls
were arrested and charged with dis
orderly conduct. They were doing
picket duty and had peaceably ap
proached a number of strikebreakers,
begging them not to go to work.
Charigan Akochuk, an alleged
striker, was arrested today on a
charge of throwing red pepper Into
the eyes of several strikebeakers. He
resisted arrest with a knife, but was
ovepowered before he had Injured
any of the officers.
This afternoon the strikers of both
sexes, who were arrested Saturday
nfter being beaten by the police for
trying to take their children out of
the city, and the children prisoners,
will be given a preliminary hearing.
The children are charged with be
ing deserted children while the par
ents are charged with "neglecting
dependent children." The others are
charged with obstructing sidewalks
inciting riots, etc.
If the defendants are discharged
the strikers assert damage suits will
bo filed.
The situation today Is quiet, al
though the strikers are Jubilant over
the fact that three children were al
lowed to leave Lawrence.
Chief Sullivan, the strikers declare,
would have used violence had he
caught the children and parents be
foro they boarded the traln.
Attempted Justification for the ac
tion of the authorities in the pre
vention of children from leaving
Lawrence was made here this after
noon by the city officials when seven
women and children, arrested yester
day, were arraigned. The city attor
ney declared the state law defining
the neglect of children had been vio
lated. He alleged that the children
were not being sent from the city to
be fed but to be exploited for financial
gain of strike leaders.
Attempt to Mock Probe.
Washington, Feb. 27. Attempt
by Senator Galllnger to have Senator
Poindcxter's resolution calling for an
investigation of the Lawrence strike
conditions, tabled, failed this after
noon. Gallinger's motion was de
feated. Senator Polndcxter then again
demanded the adoption of his resolu
tion, declaring that such an investi
gation would bring out facts which
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system. There is no middle ground.
Personally, I welcome the battle.
Tho present campaign will mak. his
tory. It will decide for all time
whether the republican party can be
redeemed. The issue Is clear. Let
the old guard do its worst. The
source of the progressive strength lies
in the hearts of the common neonlo.
Let the fight be brought home to
them and the result will- never be in
doubt. Mr. Taft will rely upon the
old methods of securing delegates.
Colonel Roosevelt declares he is -willing
to abide the free expression of the
people.
' "I expect to Bee Col. Roosevelt take
the field and lead the fight. I find a
most vigorous and militant sentiment
among the rank and file of the re
publican party in favor of the re
nomination of the lighting ex-presi
dent. The people realize that they
need a fighter, need a Judge, umpire
or referee to promote and protect
tneir rightg nt Washington.
"The voters of eastern Oregon will
not be misled. They insist that it
takes something more definite than
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FRANKLIN ADMITS GUILT
McXamara Detcclivo Enters Plea to
Clmrgo of Jury Bribing.
Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 27. Bert
Franklin,, detective for the McNamara
defense, today pleaded guilty to the
second count in the Information which
charged him with corruptly Influ
encing "one drawn Juror." The In
dividual referred to was Juror Rob
ert F. Bain.
Attorney Clarence Darrow, charg
ed with a like offense, refused to
comment on the plea, saying, "I have
nothing to suy and prefer not to be
quoted."
Franklin Is expected to be a wit
ness against Darrow. He said today
that If he Is subpoened he "would tell
the truth."
IMMEDIATE WORK ON WEST EXTENSION IS
UP TO PRIVATE
President Taft Will Direct Approval of Engineers' Report,
If 95 Per Cent- Will Sign-up.
That President Taft has directed the
approval of the West Umatilla Ex
tension and that the order will be
formally made within a few days is
the news contained in a story from
Washington and which was carried
by the Portland Oregonlan yesterday.
The project will be undertaken pro
vided the private land owners, to he
extent of at least 95 per cent sign up
with the government.
In a 'phone interview this morning
Project Engineer Newell at Hermis
ton, declared that from a hasty pe
rusal of the story he considers it sets
forth correctly the position taken by
the board and the recommendations
made. The first work recommended
Is the construction of a diversion dam
at Three Mllo falls, just above the
present Irrigon ditch above Umatilla.
This dam will divert water for the Ir
rigation of about 10,000 acres, most
of which land falls under the hold
ings of the Oregon Land & Water Co.
Whether or not the present Irrigon
ditch will be continued In use is a
detail yet to bo determined, accord
ing to Mr. Xewell.
As Mr. Xewell understands the
matter the work on the diversion dam
to provide water for the first unit will
be undertaken as soon as possible and
simultaneously with that work steps
will be taken looking towards the
construction of the big storage reser
voir below vStanfleld. This reservoir
will store water sufficient to irrigate
STANDARD OIL TO
AGAIN BE PROBED
St. Louis. Mo.. Feb. ' 27. Striking
clear at the roots of the Standard
Oil company and its methods of do-
lns -business, a sweeping investiga
tion of that corporation will be made
as a result of the decision in tne
Waters-Pierce Standard Oil fight, in
which it was Tuled that the parent
company could not control the di
rectorage of the Waters-Pierce com
pany. 1
Judc-e Kinsev today decided that
he would take depositions of a man
damus suit of the Standard company
to compel him to allow it to keep
the men it desired on the board of
directors of the Waters-Pierce com
pany. The fiebt the Standard is making
li to place men of its own selection
on the board of directors of the Wa
ters company, is taken to show that
despite the recent decision of the
United States supreme court, dissolv
ing the Standard and ruling against
collusion between the parent and sub
sidiary conoerns, it intends still to
control these branches of the main
corporation.
KEEFE SECRETARY
OF THE ROUNDUP
J. K. Keefe, Jr., present secretary
of the Commercial association, Is the
new secretary of tho Northwest
Frontier association and as such will
have charge of the brancb of the
Round-Up work formerly done by
James H. Gwlnn, recently resigned
At a meeting of the baord of direc
tors last night, the election of Mr.
Keefe to the position was made and
today the equipment of the secre
tary's office, consisting of cabinets.
records, pictures and stationery was
moved Into the Board of Trade room
adjoining the Commercial club rooms
which will hereafter be tho head
quarters of the Round-Up.
In addition to his work as secre
tary, Mr. Keefe will have charge of
tho pub'lclty and transportation ends
of the big show, the same having
been assigned to Secretary Gwlnn fol
lowing the annual election of officers
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CONFESSES MURDER OF 2
Justice Quick In Case of Ascd Slayer
of Wife and Affinity.
Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 27. Within
forty-eight hours after he murdered
his twenty-four year old wife and her
affinity, Jack Wilson a butcher, Wil
lia Brown, aged seventy years, will
be on hia way to the penitentiary at
Walla Walla to serve a sentence of
from ten to fifteen years for murder
In- the second degree to which he
pleaded guilty before Superior Judge
Chapman- today.
tBrown confessed (yesterday after
noon to murdering the couple Sun
day night and the hurried sentence
was the result of the prosecuting at
torney's belief that a jury would ac
quit the aged slayer on the "un
written law."
OWNERS OF PROPERTY
the remainder of the 30,50 ij ' acres
slated for the entire West Extension.
The following is the Washington
story relating to the approval of the
project by the president and gives
the details of th board's report.
Early liegiurrvng Promised.
The report of the reclamation
board is now before Acting Secretary
of the Interior Adams, who says that
he will approve it formally in a day
or two and authorize the reclamation
service to begin operations.
After a careful study of the pnoject
on the ground, perusal of five alter
native plans proposed by the local en
gineers and exhaustive hearings at
which all interested parties who de
sired were heard, the special board
recommended the adoption of what
Is '. A-med scheme No. 4, which con
templates the construction of a West
Umatilla extension embracing 30,500
acres of land, at a cost approximating
$3 000,000.
The Special board gave the West
Umatilla project careful study from
both an engineering and practical
standpoint; found five plans, any one
of which would be feasible if there
was an assured abundance of water,
but settled upon scheme No. 4 as the
safes-t, because it Is not only feasible
and practicable, but it is a project
which will not bo hampered by any
possible lack of water. This, among
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ARGUE ADVANTAGE OF
MUNICIPAL POWER
As argument for the voting of
bonds for a municipal light and pow
er plant, should the proposition made
to the city by holders of a power site
In the east end of the county prove
practicable, members of the council
point out that the city of Walla Wal
la has Just signed a contract with
the Pacific Power & Light company
whereby it- agrees to pay that cor
poration during the next ten years,
J168.000, or $16,800 a year for street
lights. They also point out that
Pendleton contributes approximately
half of the latter sum each year for
light and power and that this sum
would probably more than pay the in
terest on the bonds necessary for the
installation of a municipal plant.
They are also urging the advant
age a municipal plant would bo to
tho city in securing the establish
ment of Industries hero, declaring
that the city could well afford to give
free power for a limited time to any
factory which would set up here, such
a method being in popular practice
by cities all over the country who
own their own power plant.
STORES TO CLOSE ON
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
March 17 of this year,- which Is the
day set aside by custom for tho com
moratlon of the great St. Patrick,
will be a quiet day In Pendleton as
far 'tis business Is concerned for all
stores with exception of cigar stores
will present closed doors, to tho pub
lic, the banks, post office, court
house and all other public offices will
be silent and even the newspapers
will suspend publication for tho day.
This w-as the announcement made
this morning by Jack Watson of the
Wohlonberg Department Store, who,
as a loyal son of old Erin, faithfully
observes the anniversary of the occa
sion on which the snakes were driven
from the land of th shamrock and
blarney.
Needness to say, the green of old
Ireland will be much In evidence on
the 17th, all people whatever their
antecedents and ancestry joining with
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JUAREZ FALLS FOLLOWING FIGHT
WITNESSED BY f
Four Hundred Citizens Feebly Attempt to Prevent
1700 Rebels Capturing Unprotected City
MEXICAN TROOPS KILL
Besiege Ranch, Demand Horses and Other Equip
ment and Murder Protectors When They Are Refus
edAmerican Troops
PI.l'MBIXG CONTRACT LET
TO BEDUOW AXD MILLER,
The local firm of Eeddow &
Miller will install the plumbing
and the fire protection facilities
in the new high school building,
its bid being declared the low
est and best when the bids were
opened last night by Architect
C. E. Troutman and the school
board. Inasmuch as there were
twenty bids offered, Messrs.
Beddow and Miller feel quite
gratified over their success.
Other sub-contracts will
probably be let this afternoon as
the architect and directors are
meeting this afternoon.
GOOD ROADS STATUS
IS AS CLEAR AS MUD
Attorney General Crawford
Says
s Bonding Amendment
NotYetWorking-Maybe
Can Umatilla county vote a. bond
issue this fall for the purpose of
building permanent roads It cannot
do so unless a special election is first
held to pass county legislation au
thorizing such a move if an opin
ion given yesterday by Attorney Gen
eral Crawford is correctly Interpret
ed. In hopes ot ascertaining whether
or not the recent story from Salem to
the effect the bonding provision is now
operative was -well founded the East
Oregonlan made Inquiry yesterday of
tho attorney general. The inquiry was
to whether counties may now pro
ceed to vote bonds under the supreme
court's decision, without waiting for
further legislation. The following Is
the reply received.
' Salem, Ore., Feb. 26-12.
East Oregonlan,
Fendleton, Oregon.
Xo. But Schubel against Olcott,
Oct. twenty Pacific, three seventy
five, holds counties can enact local
laws and Eakin, chief justice and
McBride, justice, hold in Andrews
against Neil, one twenty Pacific,
three eighty-six such local legislation
can provide for creating indebted
ness and issuing bonds for roads.
A. M. CRAWFORD.
Attorney General.
From this it would seem that while
state legislation is not necessary to
make the bonding operative, a legis
lative measure by the county Is neces
sary. However, the attorney general
names but two supreme judges who
have ruled that local legislation may
provide for creating Indebtedness and
issuing bonds for roads. There are
five members of the court.
So what Is the answer?
STATE BOARD COfl'G
INSPECT WORK ON
Governor Oswald West, Secretary
of Stato Ben W. Olcott. State Treas
urer T". B. Kay and State Architect
Knighton are scheduled to arrive In
Pendleton tomorrow morning for the
purpose of inspecting the work on
the eastern Oregon branch hospital.
Word to the effect that they will be
here in the morning has been receiv
ed by Captain C. A. Murphy, who is
superintending the asylum work In
behalf of the state.
Work on the branch asylum is now
on again in earnest and the ground to
tho west of the city is a place of ac
tivity. Olsen & Johnson have a large
crew of men at work and the con
crete work Is now completed up to
tho first story of the mammoth build
ing. While concrete work Is underway
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ANY AIR
CANS
THREE U. S. COWBOYS
Rushed.
O El Paso, Feb. 27. Juarez was sur
rendered to the rebel forces today,
following a brief but fierce clash be
tween 1700 insurrectos, commanded
by General Campas and four hundred
citizens who offered resistance to his
entrance.
Shortly before 10 o'clock this morn
ing, the rebels advanced to the out
skirts of the city. The citizen guards
opened fire from housetops, the reb
els replying.
The battle raged furiously for a
few minutes and hundreds of shots
were exchanged. The number of cas
ualties, if any, has not been learned.
Realizing that they were hopeless
ly outnumbered and could not hope
to cope with the superior rebel force,
the citizen guards soon retired, aban
doning Juarez to the revolutionists.
The firing then ceased, General
Campas starting to restore order.
Hundreds of residents in El Paso
witnessed the conflict. American
troops stood in readiness to cross the
border and drive the rebels back had
the battle endangered American lives.
So far as Is known no stray bullets
crossed the border.
The clash, while expected today,
came suddenly. At eight thirty
o'clock all preparations by the reb
els for an attack- 'ceased. At that
hour the entire force lined up on the
Mexican side, just opposite the El
Paso Union station.
American Cowboys Slain.
San Antonio, Feb. 27. Three Am
erican cowboys are reported to have
been killed in a battle with Mexican
troops today at the Xelson Morris
ranch, opposite Sierra Blanca. The
men are said to have been shot down
in an attempt to relieve the employes
of tho ranch which was beselged,
when Hascal Brown, manager of the
ranch and several employes refused
to supply the Mexicans with horses,
saddles and arms.
Eight Mexicans were also slain
during the clash. Twenty seven cow
boys at the Xelson Morris ranch
were attacked by the Mexicans, sur
rounding the ranch house. It is re
ported that more Americans will
cross the line tonight for the purpose
of-fighting.
Trouble on Arizona Bonier.
Huachuca, Ariz., Feb. 27. A com
pany of troops from Fort Huachuca
were ordered today to proceed to the
Mexican border. Reports received
here, are to the effect that condi
tions along the border are serious.
ROOSEVELT CLUB
ORGANIZES TONIGHT
Twenty-five or more admirers of
Theodore Roosevelt will meet tonight
in the office of Dr. I. U. Temple to
formally launch the boom for the
strenuous colonel In Pendleton, and,
after perfecting an organization which
will be known as the Roosevelt Re
publican club, they will get out pa
pers for circulation around tho city
and will attempt to enlist all repub
licans who favor their candidate over
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OREGON ASYLUM
at the branch asylum the contractors
use from six to eight carloads ot
gravel each day and the sldo track
In use is kept hot handling the gravel
tratns.
Corner Stone Ijiter.
With the progress of the work on
tho branch asylum Interest Is being
taken in tho matter of the corner
stone laying, which teremony will be
performed some time later in the
spring. According to Captain Mur
phy the state architect may bring
the corner stone plans with him on
the trip tomorrow. It U planned to
hold a local celebration in connec
tion with with the laying of the
corner stone and it Is suggested that
tho Pendleton Commercial club take
charge of the affair from a local
standpoint.
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