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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OKEGOX, TJIURSDAV, MARCH 21, 1!12.
NO. 7378
DAHOHS 0
AND CONQUER
Hold City Willing Captive
For One Hour and Ex
change Greetings.
COMING BACK, ROUNDUP
1 plain Purjxiwc of Excursion Is To
Itovlvc Intercut in Uve Stock Busi
ness Which Is on Dccrcuse In North
western States.
Headed by the famous "pig of the
parlor," atul a "Spirit of '76" drum
corns, two hundrej and thirty seven
men and women, representing twenty
seven counties of Idaho and eastern
Washington, swarmed from their spe
cial train at the local O.-W. l: & X.
depot yesterday afternoon at 5:30,
poured forth into the streets of the
city and, within less than an hour,
had completed their conquest of Pen
dleton and had re-entrained to push
th' ir invasion Into "Walla Walla.
Far from lifting up their hands to
repel this conquering horde, hun
dreds of local citizens opened their
arms in royal welcome, formed
themselves Into an escort, led the
troupo of foreigners through the
streets and surrendered to them the
freedom of the city. For this mani
festation of courtesy and friendliness,
the excursionists before leaving voted
Pendleton the llvest littlo city they
had touched during their trip and the
commercial men here the livest bunch
they had grcted outside of Portland.
Delay Disarrange Plans.
Though tho special train did not
pull into Pendleton until 5:30, an
hour behind the scheduled time, and
though the air grew chilling as the
nun sunk low, tho' hundreds of local
men and women who had assembled
to welcome tho excursionists did not
leave their posts. When the train
pulled In, the Round-Up cowboy band
was playing a lively tune and no soon
er had the grinding wheels stopped,
before the shrill squeals of a little red
pig Joined with tho blare of tho horns
and the roll of drums. The pig from
which the cries came, was one of the
privileged ruembers of the excursion
party, hailing from Cottonwood, Ida
ho, where hogs grow large and nu
merously. On account of the delay of the train
tho local committee abandoned its In
tentions of conducting the visitors
through tho woolen mills as that In
stitution closes at six. Forming the
men of tho party Into lino nnd plac
ing the Indies In autos, the committee
headed by the band, tho pig and
l'resident Hobinson and Secretary
Keefe, led tho excursionists through
Main street, up Court and back to the
corner of Court and Main. On the
way they were met by the six flno
stallions owned by Mets Pros., and
tho sight brought cheers from tho
livestock men In the crowd.
Sceches Arc Made.
Tho crowd was formed Into a cor
don at the Intersection square of tho
two streets and Arthur liissette and
John Carnahan, the Cottonwood men,
with their pig. "John the Baptist,"
opened the ceremonies with a clever
exhibition of Juggling and clog danc
ing, tho drum corps piping Its shrill
tunes the while.
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COUNCIL MUST DECIDE
'SURF MAY
When does a bawling cow become
a public nuisance and how many
chickens can a resident of Pendleton
keep In his back yard for domestic
purposes? These questions form the
keynote of problems presented to tho
council last night which varied the
usual routine of headache makers to
which tho august boly is accustomed.
Dr. I. U. Temple, city health officer,
was responsible for tho Injection of
these new species of worries into the
aldermanlc turmoil when in the
courso of his report on tho sanitary
measures ho is taking to preserve tho
health of tho community, ho men
tioned tho numerous complaints which
had come to him regarding the dep
redations committed by family chick
ens In the city and also of the lusty
bawling of one milch cow which
causes neighborhood people to spend
wakeful nights In muttered Impreca
tions, thereby endangering their mor
al character nnd menacing tho cheer
fulness of disposition necessary for
the peace, health and safety of tlie
community.
No Keller In Sight.
Discussion revealed an ordinance
permitting chickens to be kept in cer
tain parts of the city for commercial
purposes and In other parts for do
mestic purposes but not one of the
solons present felt competent to say
BANDIT YS
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John Turnow, Hermit Fug
itive Ambushes Pursuers;
Buries Bodies.
SCARES OFF BLOODHOUND
After Mysterious Disappearance of
Offh-crg Searching for Washington
Desperado, Kctit'iie Party Find Bod
ies la One Gruvo in Wilderness.
Tac-oma, Wash., March 21. Hav
ing found the dead bodies of Dopu-1
ties Colin MeKenzle and A. V. El
mer, who were evidently murdered
several days ago John Turnow,
whom thty were trying to capture to
answer to charges of murdering his
two nephews, John and William l!au
er, several months ago, a posse of fif
teen men have temporarily abandon
ed tho chase for the hermit bandit
and are endeavoring to recover the
officers' bodies from a grave in
which they were discovered by u
member of a searching party, In the
woods near Matlock. Mason county.
It will take three or four days to
bring the bodies In.
Yesterday a pair of bloodhounds
wcro closely pressing the murderer
and ha finally forced the animals to
abandon his trail by shooting at
them.
Indications are that tho two depu
ties were shot from ambush, by Tur
now, and dragged thirty feet, where
they were burled.
The nature of the wilderness, In
which Turnow la hiding makes his
capture almost Impossible and it
will be several days it least before he
can be apprehended.
RUSK ACCEPTS BID TO
DEBATE WITH ELLIS
(Special Correspondence.)
Echo, Ore., March 21 John P.
Husk, who was here last evening, read
in the East Oregonian Judge Ellis'
Invitation for a Joint debate nnd im
mediately wired him by night letter
tho following reply:
Echo, Oregonian, March 21, 1912.
Hon. W. It. Ellis.
Heppner, Oregon.
Dear Sir: Have read with interest
Hnd pleasure article In East Oregonian
of today that you desire to meet your
opponents for the nomination for con
gress In public debate. I hold a meet
ing at Heppner Friday night, tho 22d
inst, and hereby Invite you to meet
nie at that time and place. Wire an
swer here collect. You may take
your choice as to division of time.
Shall bo glad to discuss the issues
with you or any other candidate at
any time or place during the cam
paign. JOHN P. RUSK
SPIRITUALIST WOMAN KIM.S
11F.K 3 CIIII.DRF.N AND SFXF
Toronto, March 21. Crazed as the
result of studying spiritualism, Mrs.
Emma Orr, ago 50 years, killed her
self and three children. She locked
herself and throe children in a room
and turned on tho gas.
HOW MUCH BAH
INDULGE IN WITHIN CITY
Just how many feathered bipeds one
person could keep and still comply
with tho clause, "domestic purposes."
One lady in tho city keeps 100 chick
ens and yet tho council would not
say whether or not sho Is vl dating
tho spirit and interest of the ordi
nance, so her neighbors will not have
any great and immediato relief forth
coming. Regarding the bovine disturber of
tho peace, Dr. Tcmplo stated that he
was unab.o to determine tho cause
of her continual bawling, some au
thorities holding that sho had lost a
calf and others that sho finds the
confinement of city life Irksome to
ncr lioerty loving spirit. When one
of the councilman suggested that the
mmai bo classed as a public nuis
ance, Councilman Kirknatrlck slin...
ed tho suggestion by remarking, totto
voce, that a bawling baby could be
1'iacea in the same category. Thus
the old cow will probably bo able to
continue Its woeful lamentations .nn.i
tako Its place along with the yowling
lumcm wnicn no law or ordinance
icuciies.
Sanitary Measures.
Dr. Temple had matters ot more
moment than bawling cows and pesky
chickens of which to talk last night
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DEMOCRATIC ASPIRANT FOR SENATORSHIP
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The wealth of the I'nilcd States Increases three ier cent each year.
one liair oi ino lm-incr.s of tin country is hi the hands of the trusts that
eollivt five times this Mrcontngn of profit.
This condition means ultimate ImnUnitcy for the other half or the bus.
incss world.
Profits in controlled lines or business weir
this time.
Trusts have riarnnily broken the law.
Trust liusting thus far has not holcd elf icy
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An IncoiiH tax.
XtKVssities of life on the Tree list.
An oin ('oluml)la river.
Twenty acre homesteads on irrigation projis;ts. wnlcr freo.
Ivtire appropriations for agricultural development.
Free tolls for Panama canal.
7. Allow AiiTicjuis to purchase ships anywhere and sail tlicin uiuler our
Hag.
8. IMiyslcal valuation of railroads and trusts that control (heir lines of
business.
LA F0LLETTE PLANS
COAST STATES PLANK
Will Try to "Win West By
Advocating Alaskan
Improvement
Washington. March 21. Senator
I.a Follette will ask for Pacific coast
support on a platform ot government
ownership and operation of Alaskan
coal mines and Alaskan steamship
lines, by way of Pacific coast ports,
through the Panama canal to New
York. Senator La Follette's aggressive
fight Is on. His next personal appeal
will be to voters In Nebraska and
then to the Pacific coast states.
He believes his platform will win
for htm Oregon, Washington, Califor
nia nnd other western states.
It is believed that part of Senator
La Follette's plan is to transport ma
chinery through tho Panama canal to
open the Alaska mining country and
to use the canal machinery.
He will probably start west about
April 1st. He will make some speech
es in Washington, but his big fight
will be made In Oregon and Califor
nia. DEMOCRATIC COATS
STOLEN LAST NIGHT
While the democratic warhorses,
young aiyl old, were assembled at
their banquet in the Eagles-Woodmen
hall last evening a busy overcoat
thief conducted a very brisk business
In the cloak room on the floor be
low the banquet hall.
Wnlter M. Pierce, chief guest of
honor, County Judge J. W. Maloney
and Will M. Peterson, county chair
man, were the three principal vic
tims of the operations of the thief or
thieves. Each man lost his overcoat
while another banquetter, Oeorgo
Mansfield came away minus a hat.
When the thefts were learned of
Sheriff Taylor and Chief of Police
Kearney, both of whom wereNat the
banquet took up the search. One of
the coats was located In a saloon and
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C0ALSTRIKE MENACES
POWER OF LIBERALS
Asquith May Lose Control
of Government; Mann
Is Jailed
London, March 21. Unless Premier
Asquith accepts their amendment to
his minimum wage bill, the miners
will continue to paralyze the country's
commerce nnd jeopardize the political
power of the liberal ministry, by con
tinuing to strike, according to an ul
timatum delivered to Asquith. The
amendment provides for a minimum
wage of five shillings per day for
adults and two shillings for minors.
If Premier Asquith does not accept
the miners' ultimatum the downfall
of tho liberal ministry is predicted.
If the laborites and Irish national
ists were opposed to the bill and com
bined with the conservatives they
could defeat the government.
Declaring that tho crisis, resulting
In the coal strike is the gravest in
the history of the British nation and
characterizing Prcmie Asquith's
minimum wage bill as extremely un
wise and no remedy for tho situation,
A. J. Palfour, leader of the conser
vative party in parliament. moved
the rejection of the bill by the house
of commons today.
Recause he urged British soldiers
to refuso to shoot their fathers and
brothers, if called on duty In tho coal
strike, Tom Mann, leader of the socialist-labor
party was arrested and
remanded to jail today without bail.
He is charged with Inciting the sol
diery to mutiny. His hearing was
postponed. The government Is anxious
to keep Mann in jail because he ad
vocated a general strike in May.
LONDON SUFFRAGETTES
FACK CONSPIRACY CHAKGF
London, March 21. The govern
ment Is trying to prove a "conspiracy
of destruction" against suffragette
leader?, Mrs. Emmellno Pankhurst,
Mrs M. Tuke and Pethrlck Lawrence
and his wife, who were examined In
Bow street court. The government
presented evidence secured In the
raid of the suffragette headquarters.
Including letters, showing the women
had planned a demonstration to
"make the ministry stop and think."
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MY TOTAL 80
Twenty-Five Entombed Men
Rescued; Twenty Bodies
Are Recovered.
FATE OF 70 UNKNOWN
Wives and f amilies of Imprisoned
Workers Keep up AH Night vigil at
Shart uihI in Shadow- of pile of
Colfins for Supioscd Dead Men.
McCurtaln okla. March 21.
Fourteen miners were rescued alive
late this afternoon from the San Uois
Coal company m'.ne which was wreck
ed by a si's explosion yesterday. The
total number removed alive Is twenty
five. Seventy are still entombed.
There is some hopes of getting some
of the oth- is out alive.
orricials Discouraged.
McCurtain, Okla., March 21. Mine
oftVla'.s are today certain that 105 of
the miners who were entombed in No.
3 mine of the San Bois coal company
which was yesterday wrecked by an
explosion of gas, are all dead.
The relief train has returned to
Fort Smith, Ark., as it can do no
good here.
Twenty bodies only have been re
covered. The mine Is a burning mass
and rescue work is very hazardous.
A great stack of coffins are piled
up just outside the entrance of the
mine, awaiting the finding of bod
ies. Hopes are stretched about the
mine's mouth, behind which hundreds
of women and children, relatives of
the victims, kept vigil all last night,
making a most pitiable scene.
Eleven men have been rescued
alive out of 116 who were working
in the mine when the explosion oc
curred. I. E. YOUNG IN RACE
FOR SCHOOL SUP'T.
County School Superintendent
Frank K. Welles bids fair to have op
position at the April primaries if re
ports reaching Pendleton today from
the east end of the county are true
and there Is reason to believe they
are. These reports say that I. E.
Young, principal of the Milton schools
has been prevailed upon to enter the
race for the republican nomination
and will arrive In Pendleton this eve
ning to file his declaration with the
county clerk.
For some time past, efforts have
been made to bring out Dr. W. H.
Bleakney, former president of Pen
dleton academy and now pastor of
the combined churches at Freewater,
but it Is said that he has finally re
fused to enter politics. Young has
also been solicited by his friends for
the past few weeks to become an op
ponent of the present superintendent
and, It is said, that Dr. Bleakney's
declination to take the field has re
sulted in his acquiescence.
Taxi Bandit Sentenced.
New York. March 21. Gene Mon
tanl, chauffeur for the taxi bandits,
was found guilty of robbery and sen
tenced to from 10 to IS years in
prison.
LIGHT COMPANY MAY
YEAR CONTRACT
A new five-year contract was or
dered made between the city of Pen
dleton and the Pacific Power & Light
company last night by tho council,
the contract, however, to contain a
provision that it can be annulled at
any time that the city should desire
to install a municipal plant. A re
duction of $1.50 per month In tho
cost of each street light and an In
crease in the number of street lights i
from 42 to 62 will be other notable
teat urea of the new contract.
The order of the new contract was
made last night after a communica
tion from Manager F. W. Vincent of
the local P. L. & P. company plant
was read In which he agreed to en
ter into a contract containing an an
nulling clause and specifying a re
duction of 51.50 per light per month,
and after the street committee had
recommended increase in the number
of lights from 4 2 to 62. Manager
Vincent's communication also pro
vidd that In' case tho city desires
cluster lights, his company will en
ter into the same contract as it did
with Walla Walla, namely, to bear
the expense of Installing the necessary
DEMOCRATS HAD
BIG LOVE FEED
Walter Pierce Opens Sena
torial Campaign With Con
vincing Address.
WILSON'S NAME CHEERED
Two Hundred Democrats Get Togeth
er and Hear Oratory Wliilo Enjoy
ing Spread C'oshow, Covey and
Pierce tin; SiK-aUers.
With over 20u members of the
party in attendance the Umatilla
county democratic club had Its "get
together" banquet In the Eagles
Woodrnen ha. I last evening and for
several hours those present listened
to brif-k and entertaining oratory, the
principal address being by Walter M.
Pierre, candidate for the democratic
nomination for the United States sen
atorship. Wilson's Name Cheered.
In opening the speaking program of
the evening. Chairman Will M. Peter
son read letters of regret from sev
eral distinguished democrats who
were unable to be present. Among
the messages was one from Judge
Thomas O'Day of Portland containing
an endorsement of Woodrow Wilson
for president. It was the only time
during the meeting that the name of
a presidential aspirant came into
play and the sentiments of Judge O'
Day were loudly applauded.
Other messages of regret were from
M. A. Miller of Lebanon, candidate
for the senatorial nomination, Clark
Wood of Weston and Dr. Harry Lane
of Portland, who is also In the sena
torial race. The Portland man after
expressing his regrets at being un
able to attend the gathering asked
the Umatilla democrats to "Be good
to Walter Pierce, Milt Miller and O.
P. Coshow, but don't kick my houn'
dawn aroun.' "
Candidates Present.
All of the oratory during the even
ing was by the congressional and sen
atorial candidates present. Claud C.
Covey of Warm Springs, aspirant for
the demoertic nomination for con
gress, was the first called upon. He
spoke briefly and informally and sig
nified a desire to go upon the demo
catic ticket against whomsoever ob
tains the republican nomination for
congress from eastern Oregon.
One of the most interesting speech
es of the evening was that by State
Senator Coshow of Roseburg. who was
present in behalf of his candidacy for
the senatorial nomination. Attempt
ing no set address, the southern Ore
gon man told in part his views of
Jeffersonian democracy and Inter
spersed his talk with wit and stories
that appealed to those present. He
pledged to support the democratic
nominee for senator regardless of
who it might be.
"Not An Assembly.
During the course of the evening
the toastmaster expressed his hope
that for the election this fall there
will be a full list of democratic can
didates out In Umatilla county. How
ever, he made no reference to partic
ular candidates and dwelt at length
upon the fact the meeting was not
called for the purpose of holding an
"assembly" to select or even to sug
gest candidates for office. During
the meeting there was no discussion
of candidates whatever and no effort
made to place the gathering on record
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GET ANOTHER FIVE
IF CITY TERMS ARE MET
fixtures and furnishing the power at
J2S per cluster per year. Such fix
tures, it was pointed out, do not con
sist of ornamental Iron posts such
as local merchants have erected but
in iron rings about street posts with
extended bracks to hold lamps.
Councilman Sharon demurred to tho
five-year contract, holding that tho
council should not make the time lim
it to exceed the longest term of any
one councilman, which Is four years.
However, with tho annullng clause
Incorporated, there was no violent
opposition an.l the motion to enter in
to the contract passed with only one
dissenting voice. Dyer casting a tieg-
ative vote.
Whistler UeiHirt Heady.
Councilman Dyer, chairman of spe
cial committee appointed to investi
gate the power site offered to the city,
announced last night that ho had re
ceived the report of John T. Wblst'er,
the engineer retained to conduct an
Investigation, but that In his judg
ment an entire evening would be ne
cessary to discuss it thoroughly and
accordingly the council voted to meet
In an adjourned wssion on Friday
night to receive the report.