EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
TO ADVKKTISKKS.
The Kant Oregonlan but
the largest paid circulation
of any paper in Oregon, east
of Portland and nearly
twlr the circulation In
Pendleton of an other
newspaper.
WEATHER RETORT.
Fair tonight and Sun
day; heavy frost to
night. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 1G, 1912.
XO. 7374
LIGHT ON
POWER TRUST
Commissioner of Corpora
tions Exposes Ramifica
tions of Great Octopus.
STRONG IN NORTHWEST
Federal orfUini itwrtimnomla Tlan
for Controlling Tower Supplies In
Interest of General Public Enor
mous Wealth Is Swiftly Taken.
Startling information relating to
the power trust and Its ramifications
has been made public through a re
port to th0 government by the com
missioner of corporations. In the re
port tho Pacific Tower & Light com
pany which has a monopoly In Pen
dleton and other northwest towns, Id
listed as the American Light & Pow
er company. Tho Pacific Power &
Light company 's subsidiary to the
American, nil the, common stock of
the Pacific Power & Light company
being held by the American Light &
Power camnanv.
Tho following story of the report
by the commissioner of corporations
h.-n lust been made public:
Washington, March 15. Indisput
able evidence of a "water power
truHt" particularly powerful In the
states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho
nri I'nlifornia. and suggestions for the
l.nwkinir ,f nnv further attempts of
tne combination to grab what remains
of undeveloped resources are two of
the many startling features ol mo re
port of tho commissioner ot corpora
tions.
Significant of the serious view ta
l. n of tho monopolization of the
f-nnntrv'H water nower by a smnll
group Is the summary of results. These
laets were discovered:
"Increasing concentration of the
control of water power by certain
large interests.
"Extensive relationship between
water power Intercuts, public service
corporations ana DanKs.
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25 WOMEN DIE AFTER
COLLISION; SHIP SINKS
London. March 16. Twenty-five
...,uU,.ni-.ra tnnstlv women, are re
ported to have perished as tho result
ti c;insiz.,l lifeboat today when the
Peninsula anj Oriental liner, Oceana
rolledcd with tho German bark Plsa
gua, off East Bourno. Officials deny
that any lives were lost, thougn ad
mitting seven are missing, me cm
,r, via featured bv a cowardly at
i. ii.nt nn the nart of Lascar crew of
tho Oceana, to take the lifeboats
from tho women. Order was restored
only when the officers promised to
shoot the crew. Most of the passen
gers were sleeping at the tlmo and a
panic followed. A great hole was torn
in tho Oceana's side. She sank five
hours later, after the passengers had
been taken off. The Oceana carried
a $ 5.000,000 cargo and was bound for
liombay. -
KING OP ENGLAND WILL X
NOT DO ANY VISITING
London, March 16. All projected
visits of King Georgo and Queen
Mary t oforelgn countries have boon
abandoned. Though the chango in
plans are nttrlbuted seml-offlclally to
the coal strike, it is believed the real
reason Is tho tension in Anglo-German
relutlons, and tho probable oc
curernco of unpleasant Incidents,
should tho king and queen appear in
Berlin.
PENDLETON BASEBALL
ORGANIZE TO GIVE
Pendleton will have a baseball team
In tho Blue Mountain League this
year and active plans have been un
dertaken for tho securing of talent
which will furnish a creditable article
of ball. Tills is the result of a meet
ing held last night in the Commercial
club rooms which was largely attend
ed by tho fans of the city. A clut
was organized with Charles Bond as
president, P. J. McMonies, vice pres
ident, John Dickson secretary Bind
Fred W. Lampkln treasurer.
James Estes wa chosen aa a dole-
gate to tho league meeting at Athena
today and loft this morning to notify
tho other towns of tho decision of
Pendleton and to represent the local
club In tho final organization of the
league A flnanco committee consist'
.Excise, Tux lilll Considered.
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Washington, March 16. The
house today considered the ex-
else tax bill, which Is proposed
by the democrats as a means of
supplying the $03,000,000 annu-
al revenue that will be, lost, If
tho free sugar bill finally pass- f
es the senate. Representative
Underwood will demand a vote
Monday.
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BATTLESHIP MAINE
AT REST UNDER SEA
Relic of Spanish Treachery
Buried With Grave
Ceremonies
Havana, Cuba, March 16. Accom
panied by American warships and the
Cuban navy, the hull of the battle
ship Maine this afternoon was towed
Into Florida straits, nine miles from
Havana and sunk.
Monsignor Chldwlck, former chap
lain of the Main, celebrated solemn
requiem mass. In honor of the sailor
victims He was assisted by all Cath
olic prlcst3 In Havana and the cele
bration was attended by President
Gomez, of Cuba, his cabinet and of
ficers of tho army.
At the end of the services the cas
kets were hoisted on the shoujden
of American sailors and carried to
army wagons which were flower and
flag bedecked and taken to the cruis
er North Carolina.
The burial procession to sea was
led by the Birmingham and North
Carolina, then came the hulk of the
Maine, towed, and then the Cuban
ships.
As the rose covered deck disap
peared followed by a flame at the
mast, many cannon boomed a last
farewell and the cruiser North Caro
lina, bearing the bones of fifty-six
American sailors, started north where
the bodies will be buried at Arling
ton cemetery-.- In honor of the dead
all business wns suspended bore and
the citizens all wore crepe.
The procession of ships was two
miles long. The Maine was buried In
3600 feet of water.
SAITV WORDS COST ONE
VKAK KACH IMPRISONMENT
Seattle, March 16. "Aw, te'.l it to
Sweeney."
"For that," said Judge Gay, "we
will make It from 10 to 20 years." He
had just sentenced K. E. Andrews,
age 19, to from five to twenty years
for forgery. He got one year added
for each saucy word.
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR
CORNERSTONE LAYING
To carry people to and from the
branch asylum grounds for the cor
nerstone ceremonies March 26, a spe
cial train will be run by tho O.-W. R.
& N. company, which will charge a
fare of 10 cents for tho round trip. An
arrangement to this effect was made
last evening when T. P. O'Brien, local
agent for the railroad company, met
with the Commercial association com
mittee that I9 handling tho corner
stone ceremony.
As arranged, the tickets for the
round trip will bo sold by the Com
mercial club and may bo had at the
depot grounds before the train de
parts. Theso ticketg will be collected
at the vestibules by trainmen and they
will later be exchanged for regular
lallroad tickets.
Under tho plan adopted it will be
possible to handle a largo crowd and
do so with convenience both to pas
songers and railroad employes. A
train of five coaches will bo run and
If necessary to caro for the crowd
several trips will be made. Tho special
train Is guaranteed by the Commercial
club.
FANS MEET AND
CITY A LEAGUE TEAM
Ing of Wesley Matlock, Herman Pe
ters, James II. Sturcls. J. V. Tallman
and James A. Cooper was appointed
to act for the season and this commit
tee will beeln at once to solicit fund
for the putting of a fast team In the
field. Elmer Turner was officially
chosen as chief of rooters and will see
that a noise brigade is organized.
Another meeting will bo held
on Monday evening to hear the report
of Mr. Estes on the action taken In
Athena and 'to perfect plans for the
season.
As a result of the meeting the splr
It. which has made Pendleton one o
the best littlo baseball cities In the
northwest has been aroused from
dormant state and will bo much
evidence from now until tho autumn
blasts drive it back into hibernation
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BANDIT CHIEFS
. WIFE KILLED
Leader of Virginia Outlaws
is Wounded, Captured and
Later Escapes.
WOMAN DIED FIGHTING
Aids I)esentrio Husband in Holding
Off Ioye from Mountain 1 Ionic
Search for Rest of Band Resumed
and More Deaths Likely.
HiHsvillo, Va., March 16. (Bulle
tin.) Sidney Allen, the leader of the
Allen clan of outlaws, today escaped
from tho posse which effected his
capture yesterday. News of his es
cape was brought here by a mountain
eer who was sent by the posse to warn
tho authorities to be on the look out
for Allen.
Pursuit Resumes.
Hlllsville, Va., March 16. Forty!
detectives from Richmond, allied by
half a hundred deputies and feudist?,
today resumed the man hunt for the
Allen gang of bandits.
With the death late yesterday of
Mrs. Allen, wife of Sidney Allen, the
leader of the band of outlaws, the
death list has been brought to five,
and Juror Fowler, who was shot in
the court room battle ,1s believed dy
ing while Sidney Allen has been cap
tured and Is desperately wounded.
The capture of Allen, the leader of
the gang, was effected by a posse who
surrounded his cabin home high on
the mountain and after he had held
the posse off for hours, during which
he kept up a terrific fire, as his wife
ioaded hls rifles. It was during this
fight that the "woman was killed and
the bandit chief wounded. The wo
man had a rifle in her hands when
picked up dead.
All phone and telegraph lines In the
country have been cut by the ban
dits and all communication between
towns and vl'Iages is cut off.
It Is believed that there are sixteen
of the bamTits strongly entrenched in
tho mountain pass and a meeting be
tween them and the pursuers means
almost certain death for a number of
tho men.
Three interna! revenue officers who
ire familiar with every foot and trail
of the Blue mountains have arrived
here and are en route to join the posse
and act as guides.
JESSE BRYS0N DROPS
DEAD IN CALIFORNIA
News has been received here of the
death In lomoore, California, of a
well known former Umatilla county
resident, Jesse M. Bryson, several of
whose children live In Pendleton now.
Death came very suddenly, rheuma
tism of the heart attacking him last
Wednesday while he was in his fields
sowing barley. He was 70 years old
nt the time of his demise. The body
will be shipped to this city and the
funeral will be held from the family
residence, 1700 west Railroad street,
on next Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock.
Deceased was a resident of Umatilla
county for eighteen or twenty years.
living both at Meacham and this city
and being engaged in tho wood bus
iness and ranching. Three years ago
he lef,t for Lomoore, California, but
has returned here several times, his
last visit here being only five weeks
ago. He leaves to mourn his death,
besides many friends, a wife, who is
at present In this city, five sons, Er
nest of Pendleton, S. G. and G. S. of
Lomoore, James and John, who left
sivcral days ago with the Baldwin
expedition for Alaska, five daughters.
Mrs. Editll Weber, and Mrs. Dell
Graves ot this city, Mrs. E. S. Wilbur
of Duncan, Ore., Mrs. Nell Osborn of
ill' l Flierg and Mrs. Grace Detridge
of Lents, a mother in Lemooro. three
brothers, one nt Ventura, Calif., one
at Lomoore nnd one nt Heyburry,
Idaho, and two sisters, one in Torter-
ville, California and one at Lomoore.
FREE SUGAR RILL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Washington, March 16. The Un
derwood free sugar bill has passed
the house by a vote of 19s to 104,
practically all tho insurgents voting
with tho democrats for tho measure.
Louisiana and Colorado democrats
voted against tho measure.
Former Maine Governor Dies.
Boston, March 16. After an illness
of one week John Hill, former gover
nor of Maine and chairman of tho re
publican national committee, died at
the Hotel Touralno today of heart
failure, following a spell of pneumo
nia. His wife was at his bedside.
300 BOYS IN
FORWARD MOVE
Men's Meeting Also Well At
tended and Convention Is
In Full Sway.
YOUTHS ARE BANQUETED
Music, Songs ami Interesting Ad
dresses Mark Feast and Inspires
Younjr Workers to letter Efforts
Meeting for .Men Tonight.
With three hundred specimens of
.sterling young manhood, the" best' in
Umatilla county, manifesting an en
thusiasm in the work in which they
have been enli.'tfd, tho Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement, conven
tion which began In this city last right
with a big banquet, is well under way
today and promises to yield all of the
results which the most optimistic of
the workers anticipated. Besides the
banquet last evening, a platform meet
in? for men, well attended, was held
hist night in the Christian church
while today the boys have held two
conventions, the committee, local pas
tors and Walla 'Walla team have fiiet
In confernce and the day will be con
cluded tonight with another meeting
for men.
At the banquet last night two hun
dred and eighty boys gathered at the
sumptuous repast prepared by the
church ladies of the city and sat for
throe hours listening to a program,
the participants in which were nearly
all boys. Chester Fee, well known
high school student, delivered a short
address of welcome and he was fol
lowed by Oscar Ferguson, another lo
cal high school boy, who voiced the
need of an Ideal for the growing boy.
"The Ideal Boy- was the'title of
the toast responded to by the repre
sentative of the delegation of twenty
five from Pilot Rock while William
Crandull of Hermiston followed with
"The Ideal Young Man." Edwin
Stockman of Adams spoke on "The
Ideal Citizen" while Echo's represen
tative expressed his conception of an
Ideal statesman. Rev Raymond C.
Brooks of Walla Walla made the boys
a short talk, encouraging them in
their efforts to help out the move
ment. John Gibson, one of the lead
ers of tho movement in Walla Walla,
also inspired the boys with greater
zeal by his address. The third speak
er from the Garden City was Lowden
Jones who took as his subject "The
Ideal City."
During the course of the banquet a
number of musical selections were
rendered, a boys' quartet Ringing
"Onward Marching," Charles W. Mei
ghan contributing a vocal solo and
J. E. Keefe rendering a number of
his famous selections, being called
back three times before he could es
cape. Th United Orchestra added
much to the evening with its num
bers. The men's meeting last evening j
was also marked with enthusiasm
for the movement. Three addresses
were made, all by Walla Walla men,
one by Rev. J. C. Goodrich on "Men
and the Bible." one by L. E. Meacham
cn "Christianity and Social Service"
and one by Rev. Raymond C. Brooks
on "Prayer as an Agency in the King
dom." Devotional services were con
ducted by Rev. A. L. Thoroughmau
ifnd a vocal solo by Frank Hays com
pleted the program. j
The boys met in convention this
morning at 10 o'clock with Jewel
Roork acting as chairman. Lowden
Jones of Walla Walla and Rev. J. C.
joodrich made tho principal address
es while Claud Hampton, a local high
si hool student, delivered a splendid
talk on clean athfeties.
Another meeting Is being held this
afternoon and the attendance and en
thusiasm Ls just as marked as at the"
one this morning.
HIGH BASKETBALL
TEAM DISBANDS
The Pendleton high school basket
ball quintet has disbanded lor the sea
son after winning for its school a
clear title to tho eastern Oregon
championship. Out of eleven games
played, nine were won, while the two
teams to which th? local players lost
were afterwards defeated by them
moro decisively than when they lost.
Tho M. I. A. team of La Grande prov
ed to bo the hardest nut to crack,
both games played with that aggrega
tion being won by n single point. What
gives the team a better claim to the
championship Is the fact that tho ma
Jorlty of the games were played on
foreign floors.
Tho following are tho scores of the
games played and tho place of con
test:
P. H. S.. 27, Columbia College 14
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Minister Found Guilty.
Pittsburgh, March 16, (Pul
letin) Reverend Dr. W. F.
McFarland, age 60, pastor of the
Presbyterian Mission at Green
ville, Tenn.. was found guilty
here this afternoon of perform
ing a criminal operation, which
resulted in the death here of
his secretary, Miss Elsie Coe.
He Is to be tried for her murder.
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD
MAN FOUND ON R. R.
Indications Point Toward
Fall From Moving
Train
A dead man, the third to be found
along the O.-W. R. & x. tracks in
this county within a month, was dis
covered just beyond ThornvHoliow this
mor ning by the crew of an east bound
freight train and Coroner Folsom has
brought the body to his morgue, but
up until press time his identity had
not been determined, that he had
fallen off a train to his death is tho
only tenable theory In view of the
marks on his body and its position
along the track.
The body was found lying on the
right hand side of the track in the
narrow space between the tracks and
a high rocky bluff. It had evidently
struck the bluff in falling, for the
face and head are badly cut and bruis
ed and one leg is fractured near the
hip.
The victim appears to be a labor
en of middle age, short, rather heavy
set and with a red moustache. His
clothes will be searched this after
noon in an effort to find papers which
wiii identify him.
ELK ON LAST LAP
TO OREGON HOME
Joseph. Ore., March 16. (Special
to East Oregonian.) The famous
"Oregon Herd" of elk is now on its
last lap of the journey from Jackson
Hole. Wyoming, to its new home in
the Chesnimnimus forest reserve. With
much difficulty the 15 animals were
loaded into crates which had been
built onto wagons and at an early
hour this morning the lonj drive over
a most impassible roads to the place
where they are to be liberated was
commenced. Thirty of the fifty miles
will be covered by wagon through the
mud. The remainder of the Journey
will bo made on sleds, the snow being
from three to five feet deep from
there on In.
The work of transferring the oil
from wagons to sleds will be little less
difficult than that of crating the an
imals from their car at this point. A
great "go-devil" has been rigged up
between two large trees and the
crates containing the elk will be lift
ed bodily from the wheels to the run
ners. Tho greatest trouble was encoun
tered in crating the two big bulls. The
calves were quit easily handled, al
though two of them put up a good
fight. Most of the younger heifers
were Induced to enter the crates
without much trouble but two of the
older heifers and the bill's steadfast
ly refused to retreat before the men
and were gradually fought backwards
into the crates inch by inch.
Owing to the condition of the roads
it is expected that four days will be
consumed in making the trip to the
forest.
Mr. and Sirs. W. L Miller and their
daughter, Miss Ruth, of Mi'.lidgeville
111., are now visiting in the citv the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Liven
good. Mrs Miller and Mr. Livengood
are sister and brother.
Y. 1 C. A. MAY ORGANIZE HERE AND HAVE
A HOI IN PENDLETON ACADEMY BUILDING
A full sized move to purchase tho
old Pendleton academy buildings for
use as a Y. M. C. A. for Pendleton is?,
now under way amt the subject will
bo the chief topic of interest at a
meeting to bo held at the Methodic
church Monday evening at which
State Secretary Rhodes will be pres
ent. Tho proposition of buying the
academy buildings and using them for
Y. M. C. A. purposes was broached by
Rev. Nathan Evans today at the Men
and Religion Forward luncheon. Mr.
Evans pointed out the availability of
the buildings and their adaptability
to Y. M. C. A. purposes. The subject
was then taken up by other speakers
and the move was given a decided im
petus during the luncheon.
The- academy buildings are held at
present by Albany College, which is
authorized to "get what it can for
MEXCANS ARE
AFTER YANKEES
Americans and Germans Band
Together to Defend Selves
Against Attacks.
REBELS NEAR CAPITOL
Camp Five Miles from City Federal
Major Executed by Rebels and All
Government Officials Sentenced by
General Orozco
Mexico City, March 16. Alarmed
at the steady grow th of sentiment
against ai foreigners, American and
German residents here today are
banded together, prepared to defend
themselves in the event of an out
break. An anti-American demonstra
tion occurred at Tampico and a sim
ilar outbreak is expected here. Pres
ident Madero has started troops to
Tampico to restore order.
A rebel force apaprently two thou
sand strong, is encamped within five
miles of the city. It is not expected
they will attack until reinforced.
President Madero has a force of 20,-
000 men to resist the rebels.
That the proclamation of President
Taft, declaring it a violation of the
neutrality laws to ship arms or am
munition into Mexico from the United
States, has had the opposite effect
from that intended, today is admitted
by the Maderoists. Instead of hamp
ering the rebels, it has helped them,
they say, as it formally recognizes
their leaders as the head of an organ
ized effort.
Rebels Execute IVtleral Major.
El Paso. Tex., March 16. Chi
huahua dispatches today say Major
Adana, chief of staff of General Vil
la's federal army, whom the rebels
captured, was executed by General
Orozco's direct orders. General Oro
zco has issued orders to "shoot like
dogs" President Madero, his relatives
and all federal officers.
Rancher,? Ask Protection.
Eagle Pass, Texas, March 16.
Ranchmen in this vicinity today ask
ed Governor Colquitt for protection
from Mexican raiders Two hundred.
Chinese refugees, who escaped from
Torreon, arrived at Viedas, Negras,
opposite Eagle Pass, today and asked
permission to enter the United States
under bond, fearing they" would be
massacred. Their request was sent
to the state department. Today there
are 6000 federals and 500 rebels in the
Lnguna district and a battle is be
lieved imminent.
RANCHERS CHEER RAPS
AGAINST ROOSEVELT
Bismark, N. D., March 16. The
warmest reception he has yet receiv
ed in his campaign here, was given
Senator La Follette this afternoon.
Farmers drove miles to hear him.
At Mandon, in the cow country,
where Colonel Roosevelt is strongest.
La Fo'.lete got an enthusiastic greet
ing. One thousand ranchmen cheer
ed his criticisms of the former presi
dent. La Follette' s course admits his
breach with the other progressives.
La Follette announced today ho
will continue to stump here until the
last minute before Tuesday's primar
ies. This afternoon he spoke at Far
go and tonight he will go to Grand
Forks.
Many a man uses crowbar for tho
purpose of prying- into the affairs of
others.
them." the church holds a mortgage
of $3000 against the property and it is
said the buildings and grounds may
be secured for that sum and perhaps
less.
Those who are backing the Y. M.
C. A. move point out that Brown hal1
is particularly well adapted for Y M.
C. A. dormitory purposes nnd could
bo made tn pay expenses from tho
start. Tho old academy administra
tion building would require remodel
ing to make it adapted to the need
of the association. It Is estimated,
however, that these changes could
be ma le at a comparatively moderate
cost. A swimming tank is proposed
for the basement of tho structure.
Thus far no particular plans havo
been adopted by the Y. M. C. A.
workers but according to Rev. Evans
an attempt will be made to devlso
a plan of action between this time,
and the big meeting Monday evening.
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