EYENIN6 EDITICI)
EVENING EDITION
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair tonight with heavy
frost; Tuesday fair.
TO ADVKUTISKH8.
The Knt Orrgonlati bus
Die largest pnid circulation
of any paper In Oregon, eat
of Portland and nearly
twire the circulation Id
Pendleton of any other
newspaper.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY .OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON", OREGON, -MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1912
XO. 73G9
GERMAN.FRENCH
MINERS STRIKE
All Europe May Soon Be Par
alyzed Unless Demands
Are Met..
COAL SUPPLY NOW SHORT
Seventy-Five Thousand Subjects of
the Kaiser Lay Down Their Picks
ami Sixty Per Cent 0r French Dig
rpts Quit.
London, March 11. With coal
strikes In full swing today In the
United Kingdom, Germany and France
it is believed here that the wholo coal
industry of Europe will be paralyzed
quickly. The European coal Bupply
in a short timo will probably bo al
most exhausted.
Ihe twenty-four hour strike In
France is thought to be a forerunner
of a general strike there. If It comes
it probably will affect the Belgian
lieiolg also.
75,000 Out In German-,
Berlin, Germany, March 11. Car
rylng out their threat to strike unless
their employers granted their de
mands for Increased wages, thou
sands of coal miners' quit work today
In various sections of Germany. It
is believed that the entire Industry
will be paralyzed by tomorrow.
Fully 75,000 miners struck In the
Ruple region and their number, will
bo doubled within the next few hours.
The miners throughout the Prus
sian fields are obeying the strike or
ders. " -
lYench Quit.
' ParU, France, March 11. An
nouncement was made by the mining
federation that 60 per cent of the coal
minors in ranee today obeyed an or
der to participate In a 24 hour strlk3.
The labor leaders intend that the
twenty-four hour coal strike as an
object lesson to the nation to prove
that the workmen are united in their
demands for higher pay.
England Hopes for End.
London, March 11 Premier A
qulth today Is hopeful that success
will attend the efforts tomorrow to
settle the coal strike. A conference
cf representatives jt the miners and
operaors will be beld and it Is ex
pected that concessions making pos
sible industrial pence will be madi by
both sides.
HEAVY RAINS STOP
LOS ANGELES RODEO
Owing to Incessant rain Saturday,
the Rodeo performance nt Los Angel
es was not held according to sched
ule and from reports in circulation
here today it seems apparent that
Messrs. Raley and Gwinn, Managers
of the Los Angeles show, have to com
bat with the weather man as weir as
with other serious obstacles In pulling
off their performance. Saturday a
telegraphic report was sent out from
Los Angeles to the effect the frontier
show had opened. It now oppears the
report was erroneous and was prob
ably sent forth early m the day Sat
urday before It became known the
performance would havo to be postponed.
WAGON PLANT IS LATEST NEW INDUSTRY
SUGGESTED TO COMMERCIAL CLUB WORKERS
. At a meeting of the trade extension
committee of the Commercial club
held at the St. George grill room at
noon today Laren Meacham of Walla
Walla, submitted a tentative manu
facturing proposition that was re
ceived with interest by the commit
tee and other members of the local
club who were present. v
Mr. Meacham came to talk about
the Jones Never Dry Hub Box, an
Invention for use In oiling wagons
and which the Inventor John D.
Jones of Walla Walla has patented.
Through use of the device which Is
a very simple affair wagon users are
saved the necessity of removing the
wheels to grease the axles. The in
ventor la now returning from the
east after having perfected his pat
ent and having a car load of the box
es manufactured.
In the view of Mr. Meacham, who
has been assisting Mr. Jones in ex
ploiting his device the invention Is
going to be a winner and in support
of this idea he cites that several
scores of Never Dry boxes are in use
and giving general satisfaction.
C. CLARK BEFORE MOVIES
Speaker Has ScIT Photographed in
Action to Flirt 1it Candidacy,
Washington, March 11. Mounting
the roBtrum In the house today,
Speaker Champ C'.ark addressed that
body of congress for the benefit of
moving pictures to be used In boost
ing the speaker for the democratic
presidential nomination.
The house floor was lighted by a
strong mercury light and with the of
ficial reporters and clerks lined up
be hind tilm, the speaker called the
house to order while the films pho
tographed the performance.
MEXICO'S FATE TO
SOON BE DECIDED
Two Battles Will Tell; Out
laws Take Advantage
of War
Washington, March 11. Believing
mat me next two battles will decide
Mexico's fates, state department of
ficials are waiting for news from
American agents.
ine first battle will be fought
somewhere between Torreon and Chi
huahua.
11 the rebels are successful they
will continue on to Mexico City where
me federal last stand will be made
Americans are getting out while
the railroads are running.
The foreign male element intend to
barricade themselves during the bat
tie and won't fight unless they are
compelled to do so.
The main body of federals, under
General Villa are now advancing on
rorreon to meet the rebels.
Refugees Uracil Itorder.
Ivogales. Ariz, March 11. Two
special trains from the west coast of
Mexico arrived here today bearing
more than one hundred Americans
and Mexican refugees., who reported
many acts of violence and stated that
organized bands of outlaws are tak-
jg advantage of the turbulent con
ditions throughout northern Mexico
to pillage.
LEADER OF WINDOW SMASH-
EllS ILL IN ENGLISH PRISON
London. March 11. As a result of
her experiences In Holloway prison
Mrs. Emeline Pankhur.st, the leader of
the militant suffragettes, serving a
sentence for window smashing. Is in
the prison hospital, seriously ill with
bronchitis. It is alleged her illness
was caused directly by confinement
n a damp solitary cell.
Although the prison officials refuse
to discuss her Illness, or other mat
ters It Is believed the imprisoned suf
fragettes are still carrying on their
hunger strike.
Dynamite Case Continued.
San Francisco, Cal , March 11. On
request of the defendants, proceed
ings In the fight to prevent extradi
tion to Indianapolis of Tvletmoe and
Clancy, leaders charged with con
spiracy in the dynamiting cases, were
continued until April 2 by IT. S. Com
missioner Krull. The government
did not resist a continuance.
INSANE MAN IS
FATALLY INJURED.
Portland, Ore., . March 11. A
young man, registering as King
Solomon, while temporarily un
balanced, fought off Belvedere
hotel employes this morning and
dove through the second story
window. Ho was taken to a
hospital In a dying condition.
It Is suggested by Mr. Meu.-ham
that a plant could be established here
for tho purpose of handling a wagon
to. be turned out with tho Jones
Never Dry box as Its star feature He
suggests that at the start of tho un
dertaking tho wagons bo manufac
ured In the e'ast and shipped here
knocked down. He would then have
the parts assembled here and the
finished wagon turned out under the
name of the Pendleton wagon.
When tho proposition was placed
before tho trade extension commit
tee much encouragement was ' given
the Walla Walla man and he was in
vited to lay the proposition in a more
definite form before the committee
at a later date. This Mr. Meacham
promised to do.
At the' luncheon today President J
V Robinson, Secretary Keefe and R
Alexander were present In addition
to the trade extension committee
which was represented by Dr. C. J
Smith, chairman, a. H. Cox, Will M
Peterson, Will Moore and E. B. Al-drlch.
FIEND CLIPS
GIRL'S BRAID
'Jack the Snipper' Shears
High School Student
While in Picture Show.
MAKES GOOD HIS ESCAPE
Miss Mildred Finnell Is Yictini of
First Hair Thief to Apiiear In Pen
dleton and Secures Description of
Miscreant.
No sooner is Pendleton rid of her
"Jack tho Grabber" than a "Jack
.no nnipper makes nis appearance
in this city and at least 'one young la
dy has been made a victim of his ma
nia. It became known this mornine
that Miss Mildred Finnel, daughter of
Mr. William A. Finnell, 211 John
son street and a popular high school
girl, lost a portion of one of her thick
braids of hair Saturday night when
some miscreant sitting behind her in
a moving picture theater, cut off sev
eral Inches. Had she not nulled the
braid just as he cut she would have
lost the greater portion of the braid
Miss Finnell has unusually long and
beautiful brown tresses which she has
been accustomed to wear In two
braids. While watching the show
Saturday night she felt someone be
hind her take hold of one of the
braids and give It a quick jerk so that
only the end of it was shorn.
The man immediately trrose and
hurriedly left the building and. al
though Miss Finnell and her compan
ion followed him, he succeeded in dis
appearing. However, Miss Finnell
was able to see his face as he left his
chair and is positive she can identify
him if she encounters him.
"Jack the Snippers" have become
more or less common over the coun-
ry but one has never been known
here before. Whether or not thesse
men operate for commercial reasons
or irom a malicious mania is not
known but their activities have caused
the police of cities much trouble.
00 UMATILLA MEN
EXPECTED AT SHOW
Pendleton and vicinity should bend
t least 100 representatives to the
Hestock show which Is to be hek in
ortland from the 17th to the 2lHh o'
his month, according to the way f
linking of D. O. Livelv nn.1 w" u
Daughtrey, prominent stockyard men
Portland A telegram to T F.
O'Brien, local O.-W. R. & X. agent,
from William McMurray, general pas-
uiiiser agent, mis morning conveys,
he opinion of the two men mention
ed and goes on to state that Inasmuch
as the stockyards people have been
great boosters for the Round-Up, they
feel that Pendleton should reciprocate
by sending a big delegation to their
how.
Although many of the bin stoc kmen
of tho county will be unable to attend
n account of their attention heinir
demanded by their business, which
as been held back bv tho recent
torm, Secretary J. E. Keefe of the
ommercial association will endeavor
to enlist as many men as possible in
party which will be organized to
ttend tho show.
This is the samo show to which the
Idaho-Washington special train will
carry a large number of people who
ae announced their intention of
pending an hour In Pendleton on the
oth while en route home. In order
to entertain these boosters while visit-
ng hero, President Robinson and
members of the entertainment com
mittee are formulating plans which
in insure the visitors a pleasant and
profitable hour here.
MEMBERSHIP RAID
BECOMES KNOWN AFAR
That the local Commercial club
revival is creating excitement abroad
as well as at homo is evidenced bv
the following editorial comment In
tho Walla Walla Union this morning,
under the heading "Pendleton is'
Alive."
A recent news note from the thriv-
ng county seat of Umatilla countv.
Ore., to tho effect that on last Sat-
rday morning, the new membershlD
committee of the Commercial club
ent two blocks in less than two hours
and secured 75 new members. To
use the slang, "That's going some!"
A new broom sweeps more than clean
In this Instance.
Tendleton will never go wrong If
she continues to build around her
Commercial club, the pulse of the
town's business interests.
Walla Walla and Waltsburg In our
own country can vouch for this.
LI SUSPICIOUS
DF PRES. YUAN
Republican Troops of
ern China Sent to
Northern Provinces
South
Watch CONSTITUTION APPROVED
National Assembly Reserves Practi
cally all Power for Us Own Mem
bers unci Will Elect President and
icu president.
Cheefoo, March 1 1 Republican
troops from the south continue to ar
rive here at an average rate of 1000
weekly and for the most part to Dro-
eeed up the country or around Pek
ing. A new question that republicans
are nervous over, is concerning the
attitude of the northern provinces
Troops there have been devoted more
to President Yuan than either the
imperialists or republicans.
The general Impression Is, that to
guard against any coup by President
l uan. who might want to be emper
or, that general Li is sending the
southern troops, who are loyal to Li,
to police the northern provinces.
Approve Constitution.
Nanking, March 11. China's new
constitution was today approved by
the national assembly here. It pro
vides that the assembly shall elect
the president and vice president and
shall control the cabinet. A major
ity vote of the assembly is sufficient
to pass legislation over the presi
dent's veto.
PILOT ROCK I. 0. O: F.
PLAN $15,000 HOME
More evidence that Pilot Rock has
entered upon an era of growth and
progress was had last Friday evening
when Alta Lodge No. 165. I. O. O. F.
decided to erect a $15,000 building
in the town and let the contract to
Torn & Swansoii of this city. New
of the action taken was borught to
the city this morning by residents of
tlie southern town.
According to the information secur
ed, the building will be a brick struc
ture, 85x50, fronting on Willow street
and will contain three store rooms
on the first floor and a lodge room
on the second. The store rooms have
already been engaged and will be oc
cupied by the First Bank of Pilot
Rock, a gents' furnishing store and
a general merchandise store.
SAYS CHEAP PAVING
DOES NOT WEAR WELL
Declaring that their anxiety to
secure a cheap paving the north side
property owners are in danger of sac
rificing durability Engineer Loner
gan, with the Warren Construction
company, is now endeavoring to show
those people that the so-cal'.ed just
as gooil but cheaper classes of paving
are not what they are represented to
be.
Bearing upon the merits of Tarvia
pavement, Lonergan has several let
ters from officials and others living
in towns where Tarvia has been used.
The following typical letter was writ
ten by a Vancouver man to the War
ren company and may throw light on
tho satisfaction that sort of paving
has given In Vancouver.
"I am a property owner on East F.
street, Vancouver, Wash., on which
Tarvia pavement was laid lust year.
This pavement has disintegrated and
Is full, of chuck holes, showing that
there Is absolutely no bond, and In
my opinion is inferior to a first class
water bond macadam street.
"As a pavement this street is an ab
solute failure, has not been accepted
by the city and the majority of the
property holders have refused to pay
for same, those having paid assess
ments having in nearly every Instance
done so under protest.
"Very truly yours.
P. M. ELWELL,
"December 14, 1911."
According to the paving engineer,
local property owners should send
representatives to view the cheaper
forms of pavement were used before
taking up too strongly with that grade
of work.
iJike Steamer Sinking.
Chicago, Ills, March 11. With a
great hole In her side, caused by be
ing rammed by Ice, tho passenger and
freight steamer Flora Hill, plying be
tween Chicago and Kenosha, Is sink
ing two miles off thl harbor. Thirty
one passengers and the crew walked
across the Ice for a mile and were
then rescued by tugs.
SEE END OF STRIKE
Textile Workers and Mill Owners Pre-
cnci bcuieiuciit Wednesday.
Law rence, Mass.. Marr.h n n.
representatives of the striking textile
...... .,u,ers an,i mill owners believe
that the strike will come to an end
Wednesday. A sub-committee of
strikers left todav for n,.cf t u,.i
a conference with President Wood of
other of W0Ifcn C"' and
President Wood has announced that
"e win oner Increases t.. h i .
paid workers of twelve per cent and
l"e wages of the others wll be
Increased on an average nr
146 ADDED TO ROLLS
OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
Whirlwind Membership Work-
ers Pass Goal'Start
ed For.
Cminu'ng their whirlwind mem
bership campaign, the officers and
membership committee of the Com
mercial association Saturday after
noon and this morning brought the
number of applicants up to 146, thus
increasing the club membership to
more than 350. the goal for which
they started. Now they will continue
their labors until the 400 mark has
been reached.
The large number of names being
secured and the ease with which they
are being secured Indicates a renew
ed interest in the Commercial asso
ciation and the new administration is
jubilant. As President Robinson put
it this morning, "A membership of
400 means that we will secure enough
money from dues alone to pay all cur
rent expenses and have $200 a month
with which to meet the constant de
mands being made for money."
The new members added to the
roster up until noon today follow:
i. C. Jordan. John Siebert, F. W.
Pond. Frank, Gr'ggs, Peter Peterson
Dr. C. J. Whittaker, H. B. Reese, D
A. May, D. 8 Rowan, Kyle Long. H.
H. Corby, J. It. Adams, Geo. L.
Horseman, s. M. Richardson, Fred
Book, E. Z. McBroom, Chas. Morrl
son, Geo. Haw, F. M. Downey. Moan
Lee, G. E. Marsh, Wah 'Ting Chung,
Ed R. Strahorn, Ung b. Goey, H. J.
Taylor, Aubrey Graham. Wm. Roesch
Jr., J. R. Chudreth, John Kearney,
(Continued on Page 8)
Earthquake Recorded.
Washington, March 11. An unusu
ally heavy earthquake shock was re
corded today by the seismograph at
Georgetown University. The shock
occurred at 5:35 a. m., and lasted
twenty five minutes. It was approx
imately 2,000 miles away.
HOMESTEADERS MUST
PERSONALLY INSPECT
Washington, March 11. The
supreme court today decided
that homesteaders under the
timber and stone act cannot file
by proxy, without first person-
ally examining the land. The
decision was handed down in
the case of Mary Ness, who filed
on land near Roseburg, Ore .
after having a timber cruiser
examine the land and make
certification that it was not ag-
ricu'.turai land.
MENS RELIGIOUS FORWARD MOVEMENT US
CLEANER Ai MORE UPRIGHT MANHOOD
For the purpose of completing
plans for the Men and Forward Reli
gion Forward Movement convention
which will be held here during the
latter part of the week, the workers
will meet tonight in the city hall.
Since the announcement of tho
spreading of the movement to this
city, many questions have been asked
regarding its nature and in order to
supply the answers t,i these questions.
Supt. J. S. Lnnders has prepared the
following explanation:
"The Men anj Religion Forward
Movement'' now sweeping the country
promises to make possible more sys
teatic and efficient work to be ac
coplished aong men than any agency
that has been started within the pres
ent generation. As the campaign
progresses Interest in the work In
creases, and an intensely practical
line of endeavor is accentuated in an
effort to get close to humanity in
their greatest needs. The movement
is an admission of worng conditions
and Is an attempt to right them. It
does not advance any new creed but
by bringing together old principles
promises to bring about new results.
Society today Is not lacking in or
ganizations, but the organizations are
lacking in power. It is not church
union that is aimed at, but a unity
of action and hope involving all men
and boys who believe in the better
T. R, DODGES
RECIPROCIIV
Explains Attitude In Letter
to Leader of Foes of Ca
nadian Treaty.
SAYS IT IS NOW DEAD
Says Discussion Caiuiot bo For Use-
nu l'unose and That Interest of
American. Farmer Should bo
Guarded in Future Tariff Changes.
Minneapolis, Minn.. March li
Colonel Roosevelt has exDlained hia
attitude, in regard to Canadian re
ciprocity, in the current issue of the
North Western Agriculturists, whose
editor led the protesting farmers ot
this state against the trentv
Colonel Roosevelt's letter says:
"Dear Mr. Collins (the editor)
You are welcome to make thi3 letter
public. The reciprocity treaty is now
dead. No useful purpose can be serv
ed by discussing it.
"In any future attempts by a re
ciprocity treaty or otherwise, to bring
about a rearrangement of the tariff.-
there must be no discrimination
against the farmer and no effort to
make him pay the entire burden of
reduction should be made. .
"His interests must be given con
sideration and the same care as the
interests of other American citizens.
"The welfare of the farmer, like
the wage worker, is vital to our gen
eral welfare and no tariff system is
proper that does not recognize, as a
fundamental necessity, the need of
caring for tho welfare of both the
wage worker and the farmer."
Colonel Roosevelt ended by saying
his Sioux City speech in September,
1910,- expressed his views.
U. S. CHIEF JUSTICE
CENSURES ASSOCIATES
Washington, March 11. What
Chief Justice White of the United
States supreme court today branded
as a "far reaching and dangerous doc
trine" was delivered today by the
United States supreme court when it
dealt a severe blow to "cut rate"
stores by holding that the sale or use
of patented articles, contrary to li
cense restrictions prescribed by the
patentee, is an infringement of the
patent.
Justice Lamar as well as Chief Jus
tice White dissented to the majority
opinion, which was delivered by Jus
tice Lurton. The court ruled that'
"patents are statutory monopoly and
congress alone is empowered to
change the law limiting the patentee's
rights.
Chief Justice White said: "The
majority opinion curtails the right of
society."
Wilson First in California.
San Francisco, March 11. Sup
porters of Woodrow Wilson were first
in the field in California to complete
their petition which will place Wil
son delegates on the presidential pref
erence primary ticket. The petitions
will soon be filled at Sacramento.
ment of conditions. With all denom
inations and all orders of men work
ing together wonderful results can be
obtained. The movement advocates
the religion of helping one's brother.
It i3 the religion of social service.
There is no room in the movement
for the discussion of dogma or creed,
but it does not take away any man's
faith and belief. The largeness of
the movement appeals to men of red
blood. It is not a work for weaklings.
It enlists men. real men, who are not
afraid of odds and who are in tho
habit of winuning in what they at
tempt." The movement will be opened in
Pendleton Friday evening with a
banquet for as many boys as can be
crowdc-1 Into tlK- Latest banquet hall
available: boys ef Pendleton and oth
er town3 and the outlying territory
of the county. There speakers will
present the phases of the work that
appeals to boys. '
A plotform. meeting will bo h.ld
for men at the same time in which,
one or more of the departments f
the work will be the subject ..f dis
cussion, Tho meetings of ti, . con
vention will continue over ..!tiir!a
and Sunday. Every man an 1 boy In
Pendleton and Umatilla county I
earnestly requested to be present at
as many of the meetings as possible.
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