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the largest pnld circulation
of any paper In Oregon, east
of Portland and nearly
twice the circulation Id
Pendleton of any other
newspaper.
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair tonight and Sun
day: heavy frost to
night. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL TAPEn.
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PENDLETON", OREGON, SATURDAY MARCH 0, 1912.
NO. 7368
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6 PERISH IN
CHICAGO FIRE
Many Others Dying As Re
sult of Being Trapped In
Lodging Houses.
TWO HOTELS DESTROYED
Two Hundred Poor Patrons of Ten
Viit Refuse Thrown Into Panic
I When A wakened. by Humes and
Leap for Their J.Ives.
Chicago, 111., March . Six persons
are known to have met their
deaths, four others are dying and
seven are in hospitals, as the dcsu'.t
of a fire which this morning totally
destroyed the Salvation Army hotel
and the Barnett house. The buildings
were each four stories high and were
conducted as ten cent lodging, houses
on South Clnrk street.
The known dead are:
Thomas McMahon, John Collins, D.
J. Dermody, J. Olstn and Carl "Wag
ner. The fire started at an early hour
and soon enveloped the structures.
The 117 Inmates of the Barnett house
were thrown into a panic and scores
leaped from dizzy heights Into Hie
nets held by the firemen and many
thrilling rescues were made by the
firemen. AH the deaths occurred W
this building.
Dozens who were overcome with
smoke and had collapsed In the build
Ing, were rescued by the firemen and
are in hospitals, while many others
were carried down fire escapes. Sev
enty-four guests were in the Salva
tlon Army hotel. v
Eight men who were sleeping In tho
Salvation Army hotel rushed to their
windows, leaped to the pavements
many feet bo'.ow and all wore horribly
and probably fatally injured.
Both tho buildings were crowded
with poor people when the fire broke
out. The flames spread so rapidly
that tho firemen who were on the
scene within a very short time, were
unable to reach th third or fourth
floors of cither building.
The guests on these two floors were
forced to cither Jump, climb down the
fire escapes or perish In the fames.
Three firemen had a very narrow
escape from death when they started
to dash into tho building to make a
rescue. As they entered the roof start
ed to collapse and other firemen drag
Ked them back barely in time to save
them from being burled beneath the
burning timbers.
Most of those who lost their lives,
we're victims of suffocation, while two
were Instantly when they Jumped
from high windows to escape tho
flamea.
Thomas McMahon, a guest, hung
from the window sill of a fourth story
room for a period of twelve minutes
and when the flesh was entirely burn
ed from his hands, he dropped to the
pavement below and broke both legs
and both arms and later died.
On entering tho building after sub
duing the flnmcs, the firemen found
the stairway choked-up with Head
bodies and unconscious people.
The fire was extinguished shortly
before noon today.
Jury unnblo to Agree.
Tacoma, Wash., March 9. The Jury
In the federal court today disagreed
in the census fraud prosecution
against Robert Am idea and was dis
charged at noon by Judge Rudkln.
Tho trial was bitter and lasted a
week. The Jury fought all night,
standing eight to four for conviction.
Several other like cases are on the
docket.
WOMAN SHOT IV HEAD
DIES AFTER FEW DAYS
Ellensburg, Wash.-Mrs. Hattie
Felght, who shot herself with an au
tomatlc pistol is dead. It was found
that tho bullet had entered tho brain
just back of the ear and had passed
out of tho skull In tho rear. The mur
der heory has been advanced, as the
weapon was found on a table out of
tho woman's reach and the shell
which should have been automatically
ejected from the weapon could not
bo found. Sheriff German found the
shell Jammed In the gun, which prov
ed that but one shot had been fired.
rEAHY HAILS SOUTH
POLE DISCOVERER
Washington, March 9. Em
phatlo declaration in the belief
that Amundsen made a success
ful dash for the South Polo was
made by Commodore Peary, dis
coverer of tho North Polo. Ho
said: "Thoro is no doubt that
Amundsen reached the pole. He
Is reliable.''
ONE KILLED IN
AT
Three Others Badly Hurt
When Italians Use Guns
and Knives.
TWENTY-FOUR ARRESTED
Trouble Starting Over Theft Cliarges
Soon Precipitates Latin Laliorcrs
Into moody Melee In Neighboring
City.
One man was killed and three oth
ers seriously wounded In Pasco last
night when Italian laborers employed
on street Improvement work became
engaged In a drunken f'gh't, according
to reports reaching here from that
city. All of the men, to the number
of about 24, have been placed under
nrrest pending an investigation of the
affair.
According to reports the man who
was killed, was shot five times, hit
In the back with an ax and stabbed
with a bowle knife. Another man. It
la said, was shot five times but after
the fray was seen walking about
showing his wounds.
In conversation with this office thl
morning, Chief of Police Caudle of
Pasco confirmed the reports of the
fatal fight, saying that the Italian,
had been drinking In the quarters
and an altercation, arising over
charges that some of the crew had
been stealing from- others, resulted
In knife and gun play. The affair oc
curred about 6 o'clock last evening
and the little city was In a high state
of excitement all night.
KING GEORGE ADMITS
AMUNDSEN'S SUCCESS
London, Eng., March 9. A tele
gram J?as been sent by King cJeorgo
of Great Britain to King Haakon of
Norway, congratulating the Norse
ruler on tho achievement of his sub-
ect, Captain Amundsen in discover
ng the sftuth pole. . ".
All England is disappointed be
cause Captain Scott did not win the
race for the pole and they now ad
mit that Captain Amundsen beat him
n the dash.
However, it Is still believed here
that Captain Scott also reached the
pole, almost simultaneously with tho
Amundsen expedition.
Scientific men here say that Cap
tain Amundsen's telegraphic descrip
tion of his discovery, which was re
ceived here, proves beyond doubt that
he made the discovery.
The South Pole ls located on a p'a-
teau which can only be reached after
crossing a high mountain range.
Amundsen has wired that he named
the plateau "King Haakon's Plateau."
MIDDIES COST VXCLE
SAM A FORTIWI
EACH
Washington. For each "middy"
graduated at the U. 8. Naval Acad
emy at Annapolis, Uncle Sam digs
down into his wallet for J18.1S6.14.
This Is the per capita cost of pro
ducing Ensigns from the naval offi
cers' factory, according to estimates
submitted by Superintendent Gib
bons. It Is figured that 150 Is the aver
age number or graduates each year
from the Academy. Cost of main
taining the school, on a basis of 800
cadets, in 1911, was $2,727,921.
While receiving their education
each "middy" receives $50 per month
in salary for studying his lessons
hard. The cadets also have three
training ships, costing $600,000 an
nually to maintain, for their realis
tic Instruction.
After graduating from the Annap
olis school, the young officers receive
$1,500 a year, and congress ls now
considering Increasing this to $1
800.
JURIES MAY HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND CHINESE
Washington. Congressmen are
chuckling with amusement ns they
picture a court scene possible if f
bill introduced by Rep. Smith (Dcm
Tex.) is passed. The bill Is a pro
posed amendment to the Chinese ex
elusion act and gives Chinese arrest
ed for being illegally In this country
the right of a trial by Jury. That tho
Chinese may give oral testimony be
fore the Jury and also submit depo
sitions ' in defense of their right to
remain here also ls provided.
The hill provides for a U. S. Com
mlssloner to-be the Judge, with i
Jur similar in slzo to that of a Jus
tlco of tho peace.
Many a man who calles'a spade a
spade applies other names toa snow
shovel.
IT
SCO
SEVENTY-FIVE MEMBERS ADDED TO ROLL
OF COMMERCIAL CLUB IN 2 HOURS CAMPAIGN
Seventy-five new members annexed within two hours In the length
of one bloc'k of Main street this-ls the feat accomplished this morn
ing by the- new membership committee of the Commercial association
assisted by President J. F. Robinson and Secretary J. E. Keefe, Jr.,
and all previous records were smashed to splinters and Bawdust. This
Is only the beginning of a campaign which has for Its slogan "350
Members."
Assembling at the Hotel Pendleton this morning, the committee
and officers started forth. Though they only traversed . the block "be
tween the hotel and the Pendleton Drug store, they secured signa
tures to 75 application blanks and the best part of it was that every
signer also agreed to stay within the association at least one year.
The committee hailed every man on the street who is a citizen and
no long argument was necessary to convince the majority that It was
one of their civic duties to Join with the organization which has for
Its purpose the building up of the community.
Tho members of the committee started out again this afternoon
but up until press time had not reported their success.
The committee membership ' includes Clarence Bishop, Dr. C. W.
Lassen, Fred W, Lampkin, Mark I-atton, Leon Cohen and W. X. Matlock.
MANUEL'S PLAN TO
REGAIN CROWN KNOWN
Contender Withdraws Claim
and Will Aid Depos
ed King
Pau, France, March 9. The full
inside history of the conference re
cently held between the deposed King
Manuel of Portugal and Don Miguel
pretender to the throne, were today
given to the United Press association
and shows that the royal cousins have
perfected plans, which If successful
will restore the unseated monarch to
his throne and do away with the
present form of republican govern
ment. By the agreement reached by them
It. is decided that Don Minguel will
forever relinquish his claims to the
throne and promised to aid Manuel
In regaining his lost position, which
was agreed to by King Manuel.
The text of the agreement shows
that Anita Stewart, the American
heiress, who is married to the son of
Don Minguel, will not finance the
movement, as has been persistently
rumored. .
There are whisperings that Spain is
very desirous of the restoration of a
monarchy in Portugal and It is said
that the Spanish government is con-
idering offering. King Manuel sub
stantial backing and to intervene in
his behalf should the republicans
succeed in blocking his return to the
throne.
The agreement between Manuel
and Minguel consists of six articles.
The first is MingyeVg renunciation to
any rights to the throne. The second
provision is the withdrawal of the
Portuguese decree which excluded
Don Minguel from membership in the
oyal family. The others provide for
the decent of the throne and political
matters.
J. T. WHISTLER SAW
BUT DOES NOT SAY
After having visited the site of the
proposed municipal electric plant
near Milton John T. Whistler, engi
neer employed by the city council,
las returned and he left this after
noon for Portland o nirain .no. n.
While in the city this afternoon Mr.
Whistler renewed acquaintances
formed here during the days he was
project engineer for tho reclamation
service. He declined to give any
public statement as to his opinion o!
the proposed electric plant, since ho
will submit his views in the form of
a report to the city council. On his
visit to the proposed electric site Mr.
Whistler was accompanied by City
Engineer Geary Klmbrell.
ASQl'ITH STILL HOPES
TO SETTLE COAL SI III lv I
London. March 9. Although Pre
mier Asquith Is still optimistic today
as to the ability of the government
to settle the coal strike in somo way,
the ever Increasing seriousness of the
situation was admitted by the home
office.
Their estimate places the number
of persons wTio are idle In the van
ous Industries as a result of the
strike, at 1,750,000. This probably
will bo doubled In a week.
The operators nJ miners confer
re"d again today In further efforts to
find some bn,sis of settlement.
Tour Men Arrested as Vags.
Portland, March 9. Fifty Chinese
were rounded up on vagrancy charg
es during the night and early today
on an order of Chief of Police Slover,
because the warring tongs here refus
ed to sign a peace pact. The Chinese
say this pact would not be binding.
McXaninra Not Dylnff.
San Quontln, March 9. A report
that James McNamara, the dynamit
er, was dying of tuberculosis at San
Quentln prison, is denied today by
Warden Hoylo He said that both the
brothers 'are well and working every
day.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
LEAGUE ORGANIZED
Clark Wood of Weston Heads
Combination of 'Four
Teams
A telephone message from Walla
Walla this afternoon brought the
news of the reorganization of the
Blue Mountain League with Clark
Wood of Weston, as president, secre
ts ry and treasurer and with clubs in
Pendleton, Walla Walla, Athena and
Weston combined, and Milton and
Freewater combined. Should Day
ton ask for entrance later, an at
tempt will be made to enlarge the
league to six teams.
At the meeting it was proposed to
play two games a week, on Saturdays
and Sundays, to divide all gnte re
ceipts on a GO-lO basis with the home
tf-am paying for the umpire and on
holidays to pool the receipts and dt
viaeu equally. The Intention Is to
make the season open on April 6 and
close on August 4. Each team will
required to put up $100 forfeit
money as a guarantee of remaining
n the league through the season.
$225 is the proposed limit for battery
salaries and all other players will not
receive money except a per centage
of the gate receipts. Another meet
ng will be held in Athena next Sat
urday at which the schedule and
cc nstitution will be adopted.
T.e delegates in attendance at the
WallaWalla meeting were R. Brown,
Henry Barrett, E. E. Koontz and Faye
Le.Orow of Athena,, H. O. Mans
field of Milton, August Bade and A.
A. Herring of Walla Walla.
M'M.WM.AL MAY BE TAKEN
TO SAN FRANCISCO
S;uw. Francisco, March 9. United
tats Marshhl CI. H. Burnham will
tave tonight for Los Angeles to
serve subjoenas, secured by the at
torney of Tvietmoo and Clancy, to
secure the presence of Ortio Mc-
Manigal and the clerk of the court
of the Southern district at a hearing
before United States Commissioner
Krull Monday in the matter of re
moving the indicted labor leaders to
Indianapolis for trial. Oscar Lawler,
special government prosecutor in the
dynamite cases, arrived In San Fran
cisco today and will participate in the
proceedings Monday. He refused to
n-.nke any comment on the situation.
Baden Powell In Portland.
Portland. March 9. General Bad
en-Powell, the famous Englishman
and originator o fthe Bov Scouts, ar
rived in Portland today enroute to
Australia. Tonight he addresses a
Boy Scout meeting. General Powell
said he did not favor war.
Harrow's Trial Set.
Log Angeles, March 9. Judge Hut
ton today set the date for tho trial of
Clarence Harrow as May 14. Judge
Hutton will preside.
U. S. TROOPS LEAVE
MANILA FOR CHINA
Manila. P. I., March 9. The second
batallion of the 15th United States
Infantry with 17 officers and 145
men, sailed today for Tien Tsin on
the transport Warren. They will re
inforce the First batallion of the reg
iment, now at Pekin.
Yuan Takes Oath Tomorrow.
Peking. China, March 9. An
nouncement was today made thai
President-elect Quan will take the
oath of office and be Inaugurated as
chief executive of the new Chinese
Republic, Sunday.
Prince Tang was today appointed
premier and Dr. Wu Ting Fang, for
mer Chinese minister to the United
Stntos, was made minister of justice.
That the new government will be
progressive Is Indicated by the ad
option of the single tax, to raise revenue.
I CIS
FEAR SELVES
Taft Insinuates the People
Are Not Capable of Self
Government.
TELLS THIS TO STUDENTS
Intimates That United States Has
Thrived Because) People Have Pro
vided Themselves Against Taking
Part in Government.
Chicago, 111., March 9. President
Taft today reached Chicago and was
escorted, to the Congress hotel by a
delegation of supporters who met him
at the railroad station. Tonicht he
will make what is believed to be the
most important speeches of the pres
ent campaign when he replies to the
Columbus address of Colonel Roose
velt, before the Swedish-American
club.
The program today Includes five
receptions, eight speeches, a lunche
on, banquet and numerous conferen
ces with politicians.
This morning the president ad
dressed the students of the Armour
Institute.
There will be no reception by the
Illinois Taft club, but there will be
one in his honor at the luncheon of
the Union League club. This will be
followed by another reception this
afternoon.
Addressing the Armour college stu
dents President Taft declared him
self a progressive along the lines
provided by the constitution and de
fended his policies vigorously.
"I don't want to adopt things
merely because they -are new," 'he
said. "1 want to know they are good
first.
jne experience or 150 years, un
der the constitution, proves our pop
ular government the best we can
have.
quality or opportunity is more
nearly perfect here than in any other
country in the world.
"The reason that this government
has stood so long, is because we have
p( plo who know the advantage of
st If restraint and who have provided
against action by themselves under
momentary impulses.
Do not be discouraged because
you get Jolts which make you think
human nature is about as bad as it
could be."
Tuft Ahead of T. H.
Washington, March 9. President
Taft today leads In the race for the
presidential nomination. Of 107 del
egates so far elected to the national
convention, .o are pledged to him as
against twelve for Roosevelt.
Champ Clark leads for the demo
cratic nomination. He has 44 of 54
delegates elected and pledged.
The remaining ten are instructed
for Wilson.
PLAN NORTH SIDE
PAVING DISTRICT
As a result of a meeting of Jackson
street property owners last night, the
council will probably be asked to
throw the whole north side of the city
into a paving district, all of the prop
erty in which to be assessed pro rata
according to the benefits derived from
the paving of Jackson and Ra'ey and
such other streets as may be ordered
paved. A committee consisting of E.
J. Murphy, Marlon Jack and Will
Moore was appointed to present the
proposition to the council next Wed
nesday evening and to ask for an ad
ditional week for the proper consid
eration of it.
The property owners last night also
voted to ask City Engineer Kimbrell
and C. H. Martin, county road build
er, to prepare estimates of the cost of
a street Improved with asphalti. oi'.s
in order that this material may be
considered along with bltulithlc and
macadam.
The meeting last night showed that
the Jackson street property owners
are divided into three classes.' those
favoring hard surface paving, those
favoring and .those opposStt to any
improvement work at all. This latter
class was, however, in the minority,
most of those present admitting the
need of improvement. It ls estimated
that about two thirds of the owners
of property on the street in question
were In attendance at the meeting.
FRISCO RAH ASSOCIATION
TO DISBAR ABE Rl'EF
San Francisco. March 9. Prepara
tions aro being made by the San Fran
cisco Bar association to disbar Abe
Ruef. A committee will rrepare a
formal charge against him on tho
grounds that he is a felon.
s
Seize Liquor Become Intox
icated and Engage in
Riotious Actions.
OFFICERS LOSE CONTROL
Federal Force of fifteen Hundred
Approaches from West to Attempt
to Retake Border City Refugees
Reac h U. S.
El Paso, Texas, March 9. Dyna
miting the vault of the Jaurez Na
tional bank at Juarez, a large num
ber of rebe:s who had become intoxi
cated on confiscated liquors, today
siezed $17,000 and destroyed by fire
many tnousand dollars worth of ne
gotiable securities. The bank was
owned by the Terrazas and Creel in
terests.
The rebels evidently thought that
they would secure a large amount of
currency of the Mexican government
by tne robbery, but $100,000, all that
the government had on deposit at
the bank, was yesterday removed to
El Paso for safekeeping.
The rebel officers have lost con
trol of the drunken troops and are
unable to do anything to restore or
der, although. all saloons In tho city
have been closed by official order.
Refugees who arrived here today
from the northwestern states of Mex
ico, state that a force of fifteen hun
dred federal troops are en route from
Hermosillo to attack the rebels now
stationed at Juarez.
General Salazar left a force of fif
teen hundred rebels at Jaurez to
guard the town from attack by the
federals before he left with the main
body of his army to join General Or
ozeo at Chihuahua, and a clash ls ex
pected within sight of this city soon.
LITTLE INTEREST
IN BASEBALL HERE
Unless the baseball fans in the city
manifest a litt'e more interest in the
formation of a club in this city than
they did last night Pendleton will not
see many exhibitions of the great na
tional pastime this spring. At the
meeting called last night to name a
delegate to Wal!a Walla today to as
sist in the reviving of the Blue Moun
tain league, only a few of the faith
ful followers of the game were in at
tendance and they were so discour
aged over the lack of interest that
they took no steps to place Pendleton
in the league.
A telephone message from Manager
Bade of Walla Walla this morning
states that the league will be organ
ized despite the failure of this city
to send a representation. Dayton,
Athena-Weston. and Milton-Freewa-ter
all have delegates there and it is
possible that the Milton-Freewater
combine may land a berth in the
league.
Local fans sti',1 have hopes ' of
arousing baseball spirit here as soon
as the warm days of spring begin.
CHURCH SUES FOR $250,000.
Holds Water Comiwiiy Responsible
for Ruining of Cathedral.
St. Louis. Mo. Suit' for $250,000
damages has been filed in the Unit
ed States court at Danville by St.
Peter's church of Beleville against the
American Waterworks and Guaran
tee Holding company of Pittsburgh,
owner of tho Belleville Water Sup
ply company.
The suit grows out of the burning
of St. Peter s cathedral Jan. 4.
Criminal negligence and failure to
ccmply with the city ordinance pro
viding that a certain pressure must
be furnished for fires are charged In
the suit.
The proceedings were filed by At
torney George C. Rebhan of Belle
ville. Rodeo Start.
Los Angeles, May 9. The Rodoo. a
nine-day return to the days of the
old west, opened today at Arcadia.
Cowboys from all parts of the west
are participating for the thousands of
dollars in prizes.
LAWRENCE STRIKE
N EARING AN END
Lawrence, March 9. Leaders
of the striking texti'.o workers
and tho mill owners agents this
afternoon are sparring for fur-
ther concessions. At a late
hour today tho owners submit-
ted a proposal, calling for a
general seven per cent advance.
If this affects all the workers It
will probably be accepted.
.