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EVENING EDITIOfi
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the largest paid clrcnlatloa
of any paper In Oregon, east
of Portland and nearly
twice the circulation In
Pendleton of any other
newi paper.
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair tonight and Tues
day; heavy frost to
night. .
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER,
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETOK OREGON, .MONDAY, A PHIL 1. 1912.
NO. 7387
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SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
THE Mil
DECLARES JERSEY
MAN MOST ABLE
Typical Representative
the Progressive
Sentiment
of
Senator George E. Chamberlain,
whom Oregon democrats are going to
place In the running for vice presi
dent, In an earnest supporter of Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson for the dem
ocratic nomination for president. In
a recent interview given at Wash
ington the Oregon senator Is quoted
aa saying the following about-the
Wilson candidacy:
"There are several reasons why I
think that Governor Woodrow Wilson
U the man who should bo nominated
fly the democratic national conven
otin. "First and foremost. Governor Wil
son is one of the most Intelligent
men In the country today, and he as
thoroughly understands Its history,
and the history of the federal "and
state Institutions as any man with
whom I am acquainted.
"In the second place he's a typical
representative of the progressive sen
timent of the people not a radical,
but a man who thoroughly believes
that present day remedies should be
applied to present day abuses. He
believes rather that the constitution
should be amended . by legislative
bodies to meet conditions which are
conceded to exist and which could not
have bpen foreseen by the framers of
the constitutions, either federal or
stato than that there should be left
to the courts the power to stretch
' these constitutions to meet a situ
ation which the development of great
Industrial enterprises the aggrega
tion In the hands of a few and the
great part that business Is playing In
the government have rendered neces
sary. Her realises as fully as any man
that the legislative branches of the
government have not been doing their
duty in this respect: that they are not
representative of the wishes of the
people; that instead of being a gov
ernment representative of the peo
ple we have a government, that Is
rather representative of the privi
leged classes, the special Interests and
big business. For this reason he
stands as a representative of a grow-
CONSCIENCE STUNG
CROOK SURRENDERS
San Francisco, April 1. Stung by
conscience, Harvey. S. Sprague an ex
safe cracker and ex-army deserter,
cannot rest till he answers to the law
for his misdeeds. He has already
served a term in a federal prison as
an army deserter.
Sprague gave himself up to the po
lice today. He will be sent back to
Salmon City. Idaho, to be punished
for cracking a safe three years ago.
With a companion, Ed Stevens, he
got $2,000 from the safe in the Idaho
city. In 1910 he Joined the army at
St. Louis and later deserted.
In St. Paul he ran across a Bible
and read it. Repentant, he gave hlm
welf up to army authorities and served
fourteen months on Alcatraa Island,
near here. Ho has Just finished his
term.
PROMINENT RACE TRACK
OFFICIAL PASSES AWAY
San Francisco, April 1. Frank D.
Skinner, one of the best known race
track official In the west, died of
heart disease here today. Skinner
was handicapper at Juarez up to a
few days ago when ill health com
pelled his return. He was Judge and
handicapper at many western tracks.
For years he compiled the offflcial
fortn chart of the New California
Jockey club.
EXPECT AIXEJT BANDITS TO
TRY TO LEAVE AMERICA
San Francisco, April . 1. Detectives
trailing the Allen bandits In Virginia
fear the two remaining fugitives, Sid
na Allen and Westley Edwards, may
escape to the Pacific coast and thence
out of the United States San Fran
cisco police have received circulars
describing the men and are requested
to watch all out going boats.
Knox Loaves Ban Juan.
San Juan, Porto Rico, April 1.
Secretary of State Knox sailed on the
Cruiser Washington today for Port
Au Prince, arter his visit In San Juan,
marking his first day on . United
States soil In a month.
I Some men are so stingy they won't
even tell a Joke at their own ex
pense.
SAYS WQQDROW WILSON
FOR THE
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U. S. Senator George E. Chamberlain
Ing class which believe that govern
ment ought to be brought nearer to
the people, and he has not hesitated
to express his views as to how this
may be accomplished.
"Third, he is the only democrat
who, In my opinion1, can bring to his
support a large body of republicans
of the progressive type. This is par
ticularly true In case President Taft
should be renominated. In the very
nature of things he will lose many
democratic votes, those at least who
SENATOR ROIl TAYLOR
DIES IX WASHINGTON
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Rob-
United
Washington. April 1.
ert Love Taylor, senior
States senator from Tennessee,
"Fighting Bob" to all the south,
died here yesterday, unable to
withstand the shock of an oper
ation for gall stones performed
lust Thursday.
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2 CENT PASSENGER
RATE FIGHT IS ON
Washington, April 1. With the
two cent passenger rate laws of Ore
gon, Minnesota and Missouri directly
Involved, the fight for the rights of
state railroad commissions to regu
late railroad rates to the exclusion
of the Interstate commerce commis
sion, was opened before the United
States supreme court here today.
Railroad commissions of seven
states are represented at hearing.
The commissions are backed by tha
National Governors' Congress, Gover
nor Judson Harmon of Ohio, filing a
brief in behalf of state commissions,
which supports state rights.
IXSAXE POLE ATTEMPTS
TO CLUB SENATOR GORE
Waukeshaw, Wis. April 1. Possess
ed of delusion that he Is Jesus, and
has a mission to kill Colonel Roose
velt, Charles Schomolla, an insane
Pole who Saturday attacked United
States Senator Gore of Oklahoma,
with fl. club during a political meet
ing, Is In Jail here. Schomolla went
to the ' meeting thinking Colonel
Roosevelt was to speak. Roosevelt
escaped possible Injury by not visiting
the city Saturday. Schomolla says
the devils told Roosevelt of his plan
and Roosevelt sent Senator Gore to
take his place here.
Frisco Woman Murdered.
San Francisco, April l.-f-The police
are searching for the location of one
Rosarlo, a Porto Rican, suspected of
the murder of Fllamena Rodriguez
who was found In a lodging house
with her head nearly severed from
her body. She had been dead three
days.
IS
DEMOCRATS 10 N9MINATE
are reactionary in their views, or are
too conservative to assent to changes
In the framework of the government
to meet present needs.
"I believe that Wilson is the only
man In our party who can curry re
publican states In the west and in the
middle west. I am sure that if the
matter could be submitted to a presi
dential primary in these states, the
expression ot opinion would be over
whelmingly In favor of his nomina
tion. LIVERMORE, BICKERS
AGAIN PARTNERS
For the fourth time In the last uuar
ter of a century. Lot Livermore and
Harry E. Bickers today entered into
a partnership and hereafter they will
be associated in a real estate and in
surance business here in Pendleton
in the offices which Mr. Livermore
has occupied for some time past.
Since the dissolution of the firm of
Teutsch & Bickers by the removal of
Mr. Teutsch to Portland, Mr. Bickers
has been working without a mate but
hn now decided to yoke himself to
the partner of former years.
The business association of these
two men began In 1879 when Mr.
Bickers accepted a position as deputy
postmaster under Livermore who was
at that time in charge of the local
mall office. In 18S4 they commenced
upon a business partnership which
has now been severed three times by
the vicissitudes of life and as many
times resumed.
KEATTIiE SWINDLER MUST
SERVE TERM IX PRISON
Washington, April 1. C. D. Hill
man of Seattle,' must serve his sen
tence. The tinned States supreme
court refused his appeal for a re
view of the decision of the lower
court. He was convicted in the fed
eral court at Seattle of using the
mails in a gigantic scheme to defraud
and given a penitentiary term. He
said he realized hundreds of thou
sands of dollars ; selling lots around
Seattle In an alleged fake scheme.
Vote Indicates Peace.
London, April 1. Incomplete re
turns today Indicate the miners will
accept the minimum wage bill of the
government by a vote of three to two.
Many lines of Industry paralyzed by
the strike are resuming operations
but It la expected that many months
win elapse before the country recov
era from the effects of the strike.
Most of the small merchants are
virtually bankrupt.
Oxford Win, Boat Race.
London, April 1. Finishing in
arizzung rain, oxford today won
easily the annual boat race from Cam
bridge on the River Thames by six
Doat lengths, Oxford' time was
twenty-three seconds.
MILITIA READY
TO END STRIKE
Washington Troops May Be
Sent to Grays Harbor
Towns for Duty.
OUSTED GREEKS TO SUE
Strikers Chased Out of Raymond by
Authorities Tlircaten to Stir Vp
Diplomatic Complications anil Ask
for 9 150,000 Damages.
Seattle, Wa:sh , April 1. Adjutant
General Llewellyn Is holding three
companies of militia ready to go to
Hoquiam and Aberdeen to do duty
(luring the strike there.
Will Klioot If Xecossnry.
Tacnrnu, Wash., April i: Captain
Palmer of Troop B, Washington Na
tional Guard, says forty picked men
are ready to go at once to Grays Har-bj-
and o,uell the mill strike there.
The soldiers are in two cars and
ready on a side track with arms, am
munition, blankets and .everything
cavalrymen might need. .
Captain Palmer says no promiscu
ous shooting will be permitted, if the
soldiers go to Grays Harbor and they
v. lll only fire ; if necessary to" pre
s rve peace.
Greeks Ask Damages.
Seattle, Wash., April 1. Suits for
Oamages, aggregating more than
1100.000, will be started by the Greek
laborers shipped out of Raymond by
alleged "strong arm" methods. Pa
pers are being prepared today here.
The Grecian minister at Washington
wll also be appealed to. The Greeks
f lalm the action of the authorities la
direct violation of their treaty rights
I. W. W. Ix-ave Son Diego.
San Diepo, Calif, April 1. Street
speaking in San Diego is apparently
r.t an end. The police are keeping
verybody moving. The police say
they have won the fight and that I.
W. W. agitators are leaving town.
Sailors from the cruiser Maryland
threaten to make trouble for the I.
W. W.
The Maryland sailors are angry
because of alleged disrespect shown
the American flag by the I. W. W.
WIDOW SUICIDES AT
DEAD IirSBAXD'S SIDE
Los Angeles, April 1. With a pho
tograph of her husband in her hand,
the body of Mrs. Anna May Marsten
was found today on a couch where
lay also the remains of her husband.
Dr. Luther Moulton Marsten, who
died Friday.
Mrs. Marsten opened the gas cocks
n the room and then lay down by
her dead husband's side to await the
er.d.
According to her sister, Miss Carrie
Haw ley, Mrs. Marsten had been in
consolable since her husband's death.
When the body was brought her
from the undertakers last night, she
said she would pass the night where
it was laid.
SLATER MENTIONED
FOR SUPREME BENCH
R. J. Slater, the well known local
attorney Is being promlnetly men
tioned as a democratic candidate for
the office of supreme judge and it Is
probable that his name will be writ
ten in on the primary ballot this
month. The Portland Journal yes
terday mentioned his name In con
nection with the Judicial office and
Mr. Slater stated today that If his
name Is written In on the ballot he
will make the race.
"Many ' democrats have come to
me, ' he said, "urging me to be a can
didate but I have told all that I
would neither circulate a petition my
self nor allow any one to circulate
one for me, but that If my name was
written in on the ballot that I would
accept." 10
There is only one vacancy In the
supreme court this year and for that
position, Robert Aiken, the present
Incumbent, is already out. Aiken Is
a republican. Mr, Slater Is a brother
of W. T. Slater, ex-supreme Judge,
and Is a lawyer of long and wide ex
perience.
In the same article In the Journal
which mentioned the local man for
supreme Judge, Senator George E.
Chamberlain of this state waa spoken
ot as a democrat likely to have his
name written In as the candidate for
vice-president of the United States.
Fred M. Poore. representing the
Dobbs Arctic motion pictures, to be
shown at the Oregon theater April
15, IS and 17, has been In the city to
day.
THREE TOWNS FLOODED
Ice Jams lit River Threaten Four
Indiana Cities,
Hammond, Ind., April 1. Three
towns are submerged, 25,000 acres of
land are inundated and the total dam
age will amount to S5000 000 as a re
sult of ice Jams in the Calumet river.
The submerged towns ara Shelby,
Waiter Valley and Schneider. The
town, of Gary is threatened, also.
Dynamiters are trying to blast out
the gorges and relieve the blocked
river current. Raiload taffic has
been entirely suspended.
Mississippi Floods Damaging.
St. Louis, Mo., April 1. Serious
floods prevail along the Mississippi
river in Illinois, Kentucky. Missouri
and Misissippi. The government levee
is broken at several places below
Cairo, Ills., and farms in that section
are inundated for miles.
BOY CYCLIST IS
RUN DOWN BY AUTO
Bertrand Cash Knocked Un
conscious By Car of
C. Powers
The third automobile accident
of the' last few weeks occur
red " yesterday morning about 11
o'clock when Carl Power In his. Flan
ders car collided with Bertrand Cash,
the twelve year old son of Rev. and
Mrs. Herbert T. Cash, who was rid
ing a bicycle at the time. The boy
was knocked unconscious for a few
moments and his head was bruised,
but fortunately he escaped serious in
jury. His bicycle, however, was bad
ly demolished in the accident.
The unfortunate collision ocourred
at the corner of Main and Court
street and resulted, according to by
slanders, from a confusion on the part
of the boy. He was rfdlng west on
Court and- was watching another auto
coming toward him, failing to notice
Power-,.- w ho was driving' north on
"Main. Seeing the: latter suddenly
round the turn, the boy became con
fused, turning first one way and then
another. As a result one wheel of
the auto struck the rear wheel of the
bicycle, tearing it off and throwing
the boy to the pavement.
He recovered his senses before Dr.
Smith, who was summoned, had ar
rived and was taken to his home at
the Baptist parsonage.
At the same moment of the col
lision a team of horses became fright
ened on east Alta street and dashed
westward, creating much excitement.
A horseman set out in pursuit ana
overtook the teim near the craD
Creek lumber yard before any dam
age had been done.
I
S. A. SAYLOR ENTERS
RACE FOR ASSESSOR
Assessor C. P. Strain, who is a can
didate for re-election, is to have com
petition In the fall election as the re
sult of a petition filed today with the
county clerk. S. A. Saylor of Uma
tilla is out for the republican nomi
nation for the office and, innsmuch
Mr. Strain Is a democrat, they
will in all probability oppose each
other next fall.
In his declaration, Mr. bayior an
nounces that he will apply all of his
energies to the proper conduct of the
office, avoiding "grand stand" plays
and that he will give attention to the
duties of the office.. "My main ef
fort," he says, "will be to reduce tax
ation as much as It is in the power
of the office to' do. I will separate
the office from politics and make It
an open oook io me uiiiiujcu, -
membering always that the tax bur
den falls heavily upon all classes but
heaviest upon the small home owner
We can not tax ourselves rich but we
can tax ourselves poor."
MEXICAN DECLARATION" OF
1XDEPEXDEXCE IS DESTROYED
Mexico City, .April 1. The official
declaration of 'Mexican independence
was burned today in a fire which de
stroyed the palace at Iguals, state of
Guerrero. It Is believed rebel troops
set fire to the structure.
Two hundred rebels attacked a
passenger train, carrying sixty fderal
soldiers at a point thirty-five miles
south of here. In the clash that fol
lowed thirty federals and several reb
els were killed.
CAPTAIN SCOTT HAS XOT
YET REACITER SOUTH OLE
London. April 1. The long and
Impatlnetly awaited news of Captain
Scott's antarctic expedition has at
last arrived, but will bring the geen
est disappointment to Englishmen
who had cherished the hope that the
British expedition might after all
prove to be the first In the race for
the south pole.
On January 3, nearly 3 weeks af
ter Amundsen hoisted the Norwegi
an flag at the pole, Scott still had 150
miles to cover before attaining the
object of his desire.
400.000 MINERS
ARE OUT TODAY
Both Bituminous and Anthr
acite Fields Are Abandon
ed By Unions.
MAY LAST MANY WEEKS
Soft Coal Workers Are Voting on
Compromise Scale and Same Meas
ure May bo Submitted to Hard
Coul Miners Following Conference.
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Anthracite Strike Situation.
Philadelphia Men employed
27,000; monthly pay, $600,000.
Lackawana Men employed
18,440; monthly pay, 1375,000.
Lehigh Valley Men Em-
ployed. 13,461; monthly pay,
1300,000.
Delaware and Hudson Men
employed, 11,400; monthly
pay, 1283,600.
Pennsylvania Men em-
ployed, 10,174: monthly pay.
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. J225.000.
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Men employed, 8800; (honthly
pay, $187,600
Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Co. Men employed, 6961;
monthly pay, $150,000. '
Combined Ind. Cos. Men
employed, 98,831; monthly
pay, $2,003,441.
Total Men employed, 195,
067; monthly pay, $4,123,441.
Indianapolis, April 1. All bitumi
nous and anthracite coal mines are
idle, through the walking out of 400,
000 miners last night
The bituminous miners will prob
ably be Idle but a few weeks, pending
the submission to a referendum vote,
the compromise reached last week.
The anthracite men will probably
be out longer, no agreement having
been reached.
It Is believed the anthracite miners
will be asked to vote on "a wage scale
compromise measure, as well as the
strike question. President White of
the United Mine Workers' of Amer
ica, with headquarters here is con
fident the operators of the anthra
cite mines will follow the example of
the bituminous operators and accept
a compromise which would mean
that the question would be submit
ted to a referendum vote of the an
thracite miners.
Expects Scale Acceptance. '
Pittsburg, April 1. President Fee
han of the local miners district, stat
ed today that he expects the miners
in the Pittsburg district to accept the
wage compromise, and return to
work immediately. Fifty thousand
miners are idle today in western
Pennsylvania.
Expects Peace In 10 Days.
Scranton, Pa.. April 1. All mines
in this section of the anthracite coal
regions are idle. The big companies
announced they will make no effort
to operate the collieries while the
regular men are out. It is expected
that peace will result from a meeting
between the anthracite miners and
operators at Philadelphia April 10.
TRI-STATE LEAGUE
FUND PASSES $2000
At 2 o'clock this afternoon, the
baseball committee soliciting funds
for the financing of a ball team in a
Class D league was less than $500
from the goal for which it Is work
ing. The total amount of subscrip
tions amounted to $2040, leaving only
$460 yet to be secured, and the com
mittee believes this remainder can be
raised by nightfall.
Subscriptions received since press
time Saturday are as follows:
For fifty dollars First National
Bank, American National Bank.
For twenty-five dollars F. E. Llv
engood Co., Crab Creek Lumber com
pany, J. A. Borie Lumber company,
Gray Bros., George C. Hill, Taylor
Hardware company, Boston Store.
Pendleton Woolen Mills, La Dow &
Peterson.
For twenty dollars Frank Sallng.
Central Meat Market, Roy W. Ritner.
For fifteen dollar Mark Patton.
For ten dollars H. H. Corby, E. O.
Sturdlvant. P. C. Sperry, Major E. S.
Swartzlander, J A. Best, D. Lefflng
well. Will Wyrlck. Phelps & Burt, J.
L. Vaughan. E. O. Parker, H. W. Col
lins and Elmer Turner
For five dollars John Kearney,
Jack Webster, Charles Vlnler, E. V.
Stlngle, W". F. Kennedy and Max
Hopper.
If you want other people to look
down on you look down at them.