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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1912.
NO. 7385
EQUAL RIGHTS
ON N E
LADIES AND HEN
Portland Suffragette Arouses
. Enthusiasm In Appeal
For Votes
With thirty-five enthusiastic ladles
and twenty-five equally Interested
men holding membership In a local
branch of the Oregon Equal Suffrage
League and Men's Auxiliary, respect
ively, the campaign In Umatilla coun
ty for "Votes for Women" was lastj
evening given a winning start at a
mixed meeting attended by about 150
-at the city hall, at which Mrs. Sara
Bardfield Ehrgott, of Portland, de
livered an address, preceding the tem
porary organization and the move
ment today on in earnest In this
county. A second meeting will be
held at the city hall beginning at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon, and ev
ery woman, especially mothers, and
man Is invited to be present. At this
meeting a permanent organization will
be perfected, according to an an
nouncement made last night by Mrs.
Stephen A. Lowell, who presided over
the preliminary meeting.
Officers of the temporary organiza
tion are: Mrs. C. S. Terpenlng, pres
ident; Mra W. P. Matlock, vice pres
ident; Mrs. M. L. Akers. secretary,
and Mrs. C. S. Wheeler, treasurer. C.
S. Wheoler heads the auxllliary or
ganization of men.
In a concise, clever, clear, enter
talnirig but brief oral picture, Mra.
Erhgott portrayed the political condi
tion of the fairer sex, talking on the
subject "The How and Why of Wo
man Suffrage," which might also
have been called the "Evolution of
Woman." She began with an ex
planation that she had come to Pen
dleton as a substitute for Mrs. Dun
iway, to whom she paid a high tribute
and credited with being the mother
of the movement in Oregon, and now
probably hopelessly 111. She appealed
for the success of the movement at
the coming election, that Mrs. Dunl
way, who has worked ceaselessly and
tirelessly for equal suffruge, might
see her dream come true, should she
survive her present illness until the
coming election, when the matter
will be decided at the polls, by the
men voters.
Briefly giving a history of- the
movement, Mrs. Erhgott explained
that Its first Inception, in the clvlltz-
. i. .tu (ha Pronch rev-
olutlon. But, she recalled, the prim
itive races in Africa, as reported tiis
covered by the English explorer Liv
ingston, had for centuries recognized
women's rights and that the women
w.cre on an equality politically with
the men of the tribes.
Inserting an abundance of sar
casm, Mrs. Erhgott went Into the his
tory of women durtag the last few
generations, denouncing the English
laws of few centuries back, when the
wife- was considered little less than
the slave of the husband, which cus
tom camo to this country with the
birth of a new world denied entrance
to the fields of education, profession
and industry, and absolutely not con
sidered politically.
Admitting that most of the laws
that oppressed her sex at that time,
have fallen Into dlsuso In this coun
try, Mrs. Erhgott declared that many
cif them still remain and practices un
just to the woman are still too nu
merous. She brought out that man
has found woman a necessity In in
dustry over eight million being at
present engaged in the various indus
tries in this country and that she
has also found her place In education,
with the high schools and other edu-
ALL LOCAL JEWELERS
01 SEN DID NOT
For the purpose, It Is said, of testi
fying that Ol Son, wife of Ung D. Go
ey, the local Chinese restauranteur,
did not purchase the diamond ring
found In her possession when arrested
from any one of their stores. Royal
M. Sawtelle, A. L. Schaefor, Will
Hanscom and Joseph P. Kenly, the
four Pendleton Jewelers, will leave
In the next few days for Portland,
having been subpoenaed as witnesses
In the trial of Wong SI Sam for the
murder of Seid Wah Blng which will
commence on Tuesday. Sawtelle will
leave tomorrow but the others will
probably wait until Sunday or Mon
day before entraining for the metrop
olis. When the dismembered bofly of
the murdered celestial was found In
the trunk at Seattle and was Identi
fied as that of Seld Blng, his rela
MOVEIUIENT NOW
ARNtST IN PENDLETON
SL'El'RAGETTES' APPEAL.
To W"inen.
You are as necessary In poli-
tics as in education, industry
and the home.
Politics follow you, your chil-
dren from the cradle. Votes
enable you to become better and
more capable women andf moth-
ers.
Food, education, amusement,
industry are controlled by pol-
ltics. Your vote will provide
these properly for your chll-
dren; prevent your sisters from
downfall In Industry.
To Men Voters.
Six states found women neces-
sary In politics; from financial
standpoint. They will aid Ore-
gon financially.
You cannot say Oregon wo-
men are too stupid to be given
the ballot, while California and
Washington women are sensible
enough to vote.
Equal rights has advertised
Cullfornln and Washington be-
yond estimation. Oregon
should have its share of such
advertising.
cational institutions turning out more
female graduates than male.
But politically, she declared, woman
has been overlooked In all but six
states of the Union and declaring
that these six states had found the
necessity of women in politics, Mrs.
Erhgott urged Oregon men to open
their eyesj predicting the same reve
lation. Answering the typical argument
that It Is'unwomanly to vote, she ex
plained that women are not asking
for votes because they want to shirk
the duties of mothers or become less
womanly, but becuu.no they want to
become better women and. more ca
pable mothers, having found that pol
itics have -entered the home and fol
low the members of each home every
step through life, from the cradle in
food, clotting, education, amusement
all of which are controlled, or sup
posed to be, by laws which are in
turn controlled bj; politics. She main
tained that woman's sphere Is no
longer confined to the home, that she
herself occupies but to the paths fol
lowed by her children away from
home and to even other states, where
members of her sex are engaged in
discouraging struggles with existence,
which often result in downfall be
cause man-made laws do not enable
(Continued on page ten.)
UNUSUAL ENTHUSIASM
FOUND AMONG WOMEN
In an interview with a representa
tive of the East Oregonian, Mrs. Sara
Erhgott, of Portland, who Is working
in Umatilla county in the interest of
the Oregon Equal Suffrage League,
stated that she was highly pleased
with the reception that she has re
ceived since entering the county and
that the ladies are showing an unusu
al enthusiasm In the movement to se
cure franchise.
Mrs. Erhgott stated that Stanfleld
ladles have entered Into the move
ment with a vim that is very encour
aging, while Pendleton ladles are lit
tle, if any, less Interested.
Men In the county, with whom rests
the fate of "Votes for Women," ac
cording to Mrs. Erhgott, also are
friendly to the movement and she
predicts that Oregon will at the next
election take its place beside other
western states as equal rights states.
Mrs. Erhgott will remain In Pen
dleton two days. She goes to Echo
Sundav and will spend Monday at
Pilot Rock.
SUMMONED TO PROVE
PURCHASE RING IN CITY
tives missed a valuable diamond ring
which he was wont to wear and when
Ol Sen was subsequently arrested In
Montana through a tip given by Sher
iff T. D. Taylor, a ring which the of
ficers declared was the one owned by
Seld Blngr was found In her posses
sion. . .
It is said on good authority that
the former Pendleton Chinese woman
cialms that she purchased the ring
from the Sawtelle Jewelry store In
this city and It is further stated that
a detective secured an admission from
Mr. Sawtelle that no such ring was
ever sold to her. Although reports
gave it that she mentioned the name
of the store and described It, the of
ficers, to prevent her from changing
her testimony to some one of the oth
er local stores when confronted by
Sawtello's contradiction, have subpoe
reported the miners are voting slowly
2,000 BITUMINOUS
MINERS WALK OUT
Coal Companies" Import
Strikebreaker and
Strike Is On
Cleveland, O., March- 29.
(Bulletin.) President White
of the United Mine Workers,
this afternoon ordered tho sus-
pension of anthracite coal mln-
ing pending a referendum vote
on the strike.
. a
Wheeling, W. Va., March 29 Two
thousand bituminous miners struck
today, anticipating a general strike
order. When the wage male contract
with the operators expired at mid
night Sunday, the rent of the men of
this district are expected to strike
together.
Government May Iiilervcnc.
Cleveland, ()., March 29. Inter
vention by the government to prevent
a general strike in the bituminous
and probably the anthracite coal re
gions, ire reported to be a probability
today. The belief is current because
of the presence here of United States
Labor Commissioner Charles P.
Nelll. who, though he says he is In
Clevelund principally to further an
agreement between eastern railroads
and engineers, is believed to be
watching for a good chance wllen
when President Taft may intervene
In the coal war with a good chance
of success.
General Suspension Indicated.
Washington, March 29 An offi
cial statement by the American
Federation of Labor says:
"Present indications are that there
will be a general suspension of min
ing in both the bituminous and an
thracite fields. All efforts to adjust
the differences between the miners
and operators so far have failed."
In some parts of the anthracite
field American Federation Leaders
say. preparations are already , being
made to employ strike breakers, but
It is not believed that such employ
ment will be general.
Samuel Gompers said that condi
tions have charged so radically that
the miners and men can no longer
afford to work at the old scale.
Importing Breakers.
Wllkesbarre, Penn., March 29.
The general belief here today is that
big numbers of strikebreakers are be
ing imported into the anthracite coal
regions. Union miners are getting
their tools out of the mines in antici
pation of a strike. .
King Signs Wage mil.
London. March 29. Wild cheering
greeted the announcement of Pre
mier Asquith that King George had
signed the minimum wace bill. It be
came effective immediately.- It Is
reported the miners are voting slowly
on the referendum to end the coal
war. but will probablv agree to ac
cept the government plan.
MUNICIPAL WATERS
PLANT, PILOT ROCK
Pilot Rock will probably have a
municipal water system some time
within the next year If efforts being
made by Mayor Casteel and the coun
cil of that town are successful. James
P.' Neal, city attorney of Freewator.
was recently retained to put the
charter and records In a shape that
would permit tho little city to bond
Itself for a water system and he met
with the council Wednesday evening
to discuss the matter.
Under the present charter, it Is im
possible for Pilot Rock to bond her
self for a sum sufficient to install n
system but the progressive' council
was not to be balked in its purpose
by such a trivial matter and Imme
diately employed Mr. Neal to make
such alterations In the records as are
necessary to legalize a bond Issue.
The attorney, who Is in Pendleton to
day, announced that he would have
the work completed within a few
days.
Pilot Rock Is at present without
a water system and Us need is one
greatly felt. In line with other pro
gressive steps being taken by the lit
tle southend city, the council has de
cided that where there Is a will there
Is a way and has embarked upon an
attempt to provide the Inhabitants
with pure water.
Claim Taft Nomination Sure. '
Washington, March 29. Taft head
quarters Issued a statement that 274
delegates to the Chicago convention
are pledged to Taft and that two or
three weeks he' will have enough
pledged to make his nomination cer
tain. Jerry M. Win Steeplechase.
Liverpool, March 29. The Grand
National Steeplechase, the greatest
"cross country" horse race In the
world, was won today by Jerry M,
Bloodstone being second and Axle
pin third.
SEVENTH WARNER
WILL NOW READY
To Be Offered For Probate
in Court Before
Tonight
With the announced Intention .of
filing the "seventh will" to the estate
of James W. Young for probate, Fred
Young of Walla Walla, a brother of
Mabel Young Warner, is in the city
today and is accompanied by his chief
counsel, J. W. Brooks of the Walla
Walla law. firm of Brooks & Baitlett.
Horner I. Watts, assistant counsel,
was to arrive in the city this after
noon and the "will" was to be offer
ed today if arrangements could be
completed, but up until press time
County Judge Maloey had not been
ca led upon to act.
It will be remembered that the new
"will" purports to have been signed
by Louis Hunziker and Peter West,
both deceased, and Victor Hunziker,
prominent Walla Walla jeweler, is
here today to testify to the . signature
of his brother. It is claimed that he
will dec'.are his belief that the signa
ture is valid and it is aiso claimed
that several witnesses will testifv to
the genuine appearance of the West
signature.
Mrs. Warner has announced that
she wKl take no part in the attempt
to probate the new instrument, al
though she is the principal benefi
ciary, but declares her brother, who
is named us one of the heirs in the
"will." has become convinced that
they 1iave been defrauded of their
rights and will use every effort to
secure the property.
Mr. Young stated this morning to
a representative of the East Orego
nian that his mission here today is to
file the instrument but stated that he
had been delayed by the failure of
one of the witnesses to arrive on the
morning train.
DESERT BANDITS
SLAY PROSPECTOR
San Bernardino, Calif., March 29.
Attacked by robbers in the Mojave
desert, Lee Smith is dead and Claude
Anderson is on the verge of a mental
collupse, according to hospital at
tendants, to whom Anderson told his
terrible story of a desert battle and
his subsequent suffering, on his ar
rival here.
Both men lived at Fort Gibson,
Okla. They left San Bernardino three
months ago for a prospecting tour.
According to Anderson the desert
bandits killed Smith and burled his
body in the sand and left Anderson
for dead.
A Santa Fe railroad crew found
Andtrson lying on his stomach, with
nr. axe in his hand, closely guarding
a squirrel hole.
With the axe he attacked the rail
road men when they approached, but
because of his weakened condition
they easily overpowered him.
Deputy Sheriff Todd left for the
Desert today to search for Smith's
body.
KNOWLES SAYS RUSK
ACTED IN GOOD FAITH
This afternoon at 3 o'clock Judge
Knowles rendered a decision in the
habeas corpus proceedings brought
by Frstnk Davin, sustaining the writ,
says a story in the La Grande observ
er of yesterday.
In rendering his decision Judge
Knowles said that from the testimony
it appeared to him as though Mr.
Davin had knowledge of the indict
ment returned against him by the
Wallowa county grand jury as he was
closely connected with both Staats and
Michellod who were jointly indicted
on the charge of the illicit sale of li
quor. The judge exonerated Jerry Rusk,
A. M. Runnells and D. W. Sheahan
for appearing in the case for Davin.
He said that It appeared to him that
as these men had een employed by
Davin, Staats and Michellod in other
matters and they apparently acted in
good faith in appearing for Davin be
lieving they had been retained as at
torneys for him but In reality had no
authority to appear for Mr. Davin in
this case.
Judge Knowles said this afternoon
that hereafter, he would adopt a rul
ing requiring every attorney who ap
peared for a defendant who was not
present in court to show a signed
statement investing authority in the
attorney.
Davin, consequently was discharged
from going to jail and paying the fine
under the Judgment entered herto
fore. Dixon flays Taft Men.
Sacramento, March 2. Senator
Dixon of Montana, Colonel Roosevelt's
campaign manager, in a Ulegram sent
to Governor Johnson bitterly de
nounced the methods of the Taft ele
ment In tho Indiana and New York
primaries. He - claimed Roosevelt
men elected a majority of the dele
gates to the Indiana convention.
U. S. RUSHES US TO SUBJECTS
IN MEXICO: ANARCHY PREVAILS
Anti-Foreign Sentiment Grows in Capitol and Atroc
ities Committed In Other States
PRESIDENT MAOERO'S RULE SOON TO TERMINATE
With Cities Doomed to Capture, Carnage and Rapine by
Kebels and Bandits, Situation in Troubled Country
More Serious Than Ever Before.
Washington, March 2D. One million rounds or smokeless cartridges and
arms were shipicd to American Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City, and will
arrive at Vera Cruz Friday next. Americans living there will be permitted
to buy tho weapons and if they have no money, the weapons will be loaned
to them.
Although presidential orders were issued, forbidding the shipment of
urnis from the United States into Mexico, President Taft issued a special
riisiietisatioii to make tlie shipment legal and meet the needs or a gravet
situation. B
ANARCHY PREVAILS IX 3 STATES.
Laredo, Texas, Murch 29. Anarchy prevails in Mexico today, according
to throe hundred foreigners who returned here today. They say the states
of Durango, Chihuahua and Zacetecas are over run with bandits, who are
committing murder and rapine unchecked. General Gapata, a rebcL is ap
proaching Mexico City with two thousand men.
Washington, March 29. Com
nications received here 'today from
Mexico City confirm rumors preval
ent for several days that the regime
of President Madero is tottering. It
is declared that the revolution Is al
most sure to triumph in the near fu
ture, including the taking of Mexico
City.
The rebels have already Issued a
proe.timation that President Madero
will be shot if captured. It is . re
ported he- is preparing to" flee from
the country.
Should the president leave the cap
ital with his troops, carnage, rapine
and plunder, in which the foreign
residents would suffer heavy prop
erty loss, and possibly lose their lives.
expected to follow.
The state department officially an
nounced today that one thousand
rifles, a supply of revolvers and a
quantity of ammunition has been
shipped aboard a ward liner from New
York, to Vera Cruz, consigned to
United States Ambassador Henry L.
Wilson.
Will Arm Americans.
Mexico City, March 29. Wilson
plans to distribute arms and ammu
nition to be received from New
York, among Americans in the Mex
ican capital so they may defend
themselves if an attempt is made on
their lives.
It is reported that the action at
Washington was taken as a result of
dispatches of a most Important na
ture sent from here by Ambassador
Wilson.
The anti-foreign sentiment is
growing to a dangerously aggressive
proportion in Mexico City. Violence
Is prevented only by the presence of
government troops. If these troops
leave with President Madero, an
archy Is almost sure, to follow, it is
declared.
isauio soon ,xpecieu. i peared well supplied with money.
El Paso, March 29. The hide and I They are on their way to San Fran
seek game played by the rebels and Cisco.
PENDLETON IN TRI-STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE
IS ENDORSED BY LOCAL COMMERCIAL CLUB
Encouraging developments during
the last twenty-four hours make the
tri-state baseball league with clubs in
Boise, Baker, La Grande, Pendleton,
Walla Walla and North Yakima much
more of a probability thair before.
Not only did the Walla Walla Com
mercial Club heartily endorse the
movement but the board of managers
of the local Commercial association
at a luncheon today added its en
dorsement (providing the people of
Pendleton feel favorable to such a
league. W. E. Brock was appointed
to act with the baseball committee
in an endeavor to ascertain the sen
timent and many of the fans now
profess the belief that the league is
now a certainty.
At the luncheon today. President
J .F. Robinson read the following
telegram from W. N. Sweet, the Boise
representative who is working up
league sentiment in the different
cities:
"Walla Walla with us without dis
senting voice. Committee appointed
and will get busy tomorrow. Am
leaving for Yakima tomorrow morn
ing;, returning here Sunday morning.
Hope you can wire me there or here
Sunday as want to arrange organiza
federals is continuing today. General
Aubert, federal commander, is re
ported to be retreating from General
Orozco's men at JIminez. It is
thought likely that Auhjsrt will be sur
rounded this afternoon and a decisive
battle fought.
Loyal Mexicans say General Aubert
is playing a strategic game. They
say he is occupying the attention of
the rebels in order to give all the fed--erai
troops in northern Chihuahua
time to concentrate In Torreon, where
they will be united and a "stand will
be made against the revolutionary
forces In their proposed advance on
Mexico city.,
H0USER SAYS TRUST
IS BACKING TEDDY
Denver, Colo., March 29. Before
leaving for San Francisco today Wal
ter Houser, Senator La Follette's cam
paign manager, threw a bomb into
the Roosevelt camp. He charged that
the United States Steel corporation is
backing Colonel RooseveH's campaign
for the republican presidential nomi
nation. The same interests are back
of both President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt, he said:
"It Is undoubtedly the biggest po
litical game in the history of Ameri
ca. By backing Colonel Roosevelt's
campaign the steel trust hopes to
split the progressives. Roosevelt is
not a progressive. His record shows
it. If Senator La Follette doesn't
win at Chicago he will try again in
1916 and again in 1920."
I. V. W. Traveling.
Medford, Ore, March 29. Fifty
members of the I. W. W. arrived here
on their way to the south. Thev aD-
tion meeting in your city not later
than Wednesday."
Following the decision reached by
the managers, a message telling of
the action was sent to Mr. Sweet.
.According to the figures compiled by
Sweet, such a baseball venture as
proposed will be almost self sus
taining. Each team Is required to
raised at the commencement of the
season the sum of $2500. The salary
limit Is fixed at $1200 and the gate
receipts are to be divided 45 and 45
with the remaining 10 per cent go
ing to a sinking fund to defray league
expenses. Receipts from holiday
games are to be pooled and six
games nre to be played weekly in
Boise, Walla Walla and North Ya
kima, while only three are to be
scheduled for the other three cities.
Sweet figures that to make tho
league self sustaining the gate re
ceipts from games played in Walla
Walla and Boise must be $15,000
each, from North Yakima $8000,
from Baker $5000, from Pendleton
$3000 and from La Grande $2500.
This would give each team $8083
while .the estimated expense of each
club for the season would be $7983.
Local fans are expressing favorable
opinions of the idea and believe It
will materialize.