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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL' PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1912.
XO. 7300
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE WILL
SPEAK IN PENDLETON APRIL 13
Will Enter Oregon On That Date -to Wage Cam
paign for Presidential Nomination
HE WILL URGE EQUAL
Wisconsin Solon to Work in
Labors Among Voters
Wanting Ballot.
Portland, Ore., April 4. Thomas
B. McCusker, Oregon campaign man
ager for Senator La Follette. has an
nounced the tentative list of cities in
which Senator La Follette will speak
In his state campaign for the repub
lican presidential nomination. He Is
expected to arrive $a the state April
13.
He will speak in the following
cities In the order named: Baker,
La Grande, Pendleton, The Dalles,
Mosler, Hood River, Portland, Salem.
Albany, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford,
Ashland and possibly Grants Pass.
He will begin speaking the day of
arrival and finish hl tour the follow
ing Thursday.
Senator La Follette has also been
asked to speak at Vancouver, Chehal
U and Centralla, Washington, and
Bend, Ore., if possible.
Mrs. La Follette, while her husband
speaks in his own behalf, will urge
the voters to grant women's suffrage
and will make a number of speeches.
She will be the gueat of the Women's
Club of Portland. -
BUILDING ADDITION
TO WALTER'S MILL
An addition of some magnitude is
now being made to the Walters mill
In the form of a storage bin that Is
being erected on the west side of the
mill. The bin will be three stories in
height and will be 40 by 48 feet In di
mensions. The addition will provide
room for additional packers, three
for flour, one for shorts, one for mid
dlings and one for bran. After the
1)1 n has been built It will be possible
for the packers to be operated both
night and day.
The addition to the mill is being
built direct by Mr. Walters himself
with P. T. Belts In charge of the
work as foreman.
Strike at Tacomn.
Tacomn, April 4. The lumber
strike has started here and nearly
two hundred men are out. The I. W.
W. declare they will close every mill
on the coast, If necessary to win the
Grays Harbor strike. The men who
struck at the St. Paul and Tacoma
lumber mills demand a minimum
wage of $2.60 per day instead of $1,651
REMONSTRANCE OF WEST WEBB OWNERS MAY
MEAN INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF PAVING
At the meeting of the city council
Inst night, property owners along
Webb street presented a remonstrance
against the proposed Improvement of
that street from Its Intersection with
the O.-W. R. & N. tracks to the city
limits with macadam and thus it Is
probabte that the work planned on
that trade avenue will be postponed
indefinitely. The remonstrance was
circulated by Mrs.- Birdie Oliver and
was signed by property owners repre
senting a little more than half of the
affected area. The ordinance stipu
lates that owners of eighty per cent
of the area may hold up the Improve
ment, but It is possible that the coun
cil may dlscontiune its efforts out of
deference to the wishes of the ma
jority. The remonstrance was referred to
the street committee, which will re
port back at the next meting and
representatives of the remonatratora
will be heard then.
njtulitliio for North Side.
Resolutions ordering the improve
ment of Jackson and Raley streets and
Perkins avenue will be presented to
the council at the next meeting: and
these resolutions will ptovide that
such improvement be done with bltu-
lithic. This action was taken when
City Attorney Carter announced that
it would not be sufficient from a le
gal standpoint to stipulate "hard sur
face" pavement In the resolutions,
declaring that a specific material
must be provided for in order to
make the action binding. Several of
the councllmen present were loth to
RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
Own Behalf As His Spouse
in Behalf of Her Sisters
--
ASK TAX EXEMPTION
FOR WOOLEN MILL
The old question as to whether or
not the Pendleton Woolen Mills
should be exempted from taxation by
the city came up last night when a
number of prominent business men
presented a petition to the council
asking for an abatement of the taxes
which have accumulated against
that institution since Its establish
ment on the grounds that the pro
prietors were given to understand
that such exemption would be given
them if they would install their In
dustry. The petition was referred to
the finance committee of which W.
E Brock is chairman and that alder
man stated this morning that the
council would be perfectly willing to
remit the taxes if it could be shown
that such action could be taken le
gally. "The matter has come up before
the council several times," he said,
"and our attorneys have made an in
vestigation, reporting as a result that
It Is impossible to exempt the woolen
mills If the business men did make
such a promise."
The business men signing the peti
tion presented last night stated that
they had assisted in inducing the
Bishops to establish their mills here
and are confident that the Institution
would not have been located here had
not the representation been made
that it would be exempted from city
taxes for a period of twenty years.
They point out that the industry is
a great asset to the city, having a
monthly payroll of $2000, and that
any loss from a remission of taxes Is
more than balanced by benefits deriv
ed from the presence of the mills. Al
Although the property has been as
sessed since the establishment of the
mills In the winter of 1908-09, the
taxes have nott been paid pending a
solution of the difficulty, and the pe
titioners now ask that the taxes be
abated for a period of five years dat
ing from the establishment of the
mills. .
The signers of the petition are W.
J. Clarke, Harry D. Gray, John Dick
son. J. E. Keefe, Jr , L. Q. Frailer, W.
L. Thompson, C. J. Smith. G. M. Rice,
E J. Mnrphy, R. Alexander, T. C.
Taylor. Will Moore, Leon Cohen and
John F. Robinson.
name bitullthlc without giving as
phalt and other hard am-farA mta.
rials a chance, feeling that auch pro
vision would virtually award tha con
tract to the Warren Bros. Company.
However, when it was pointed out
that the city reserves the risrht
Ject all bids, a motion specifying bi-
lumnic was passed unanimously.
Otlicr Business. ,
The fire and wattr committee re
ported in favor of rejecting the one
bid on the extension to the Court
street water main to Round.TTr, Porir
and to readvertise for bids and upon
motion this action was taken.
Several bids were opened and read
for supplying the city with 480 feet of
hoso for Round-Up Park and these
bids were referred to the proper com
mittee. Upon the recommendation of the
city attorney, ordinances were passed
providing for the sale of lm nrnvamanf
bonds for the payment of the paving
or Aita ana Cottonwood streets. At
present there is SIS. 259 so nnnM
assessments on Alta street and anmn.
thing like $10,600 unpaid in the Cot-
lunwooa district.
The street committee was instruct
ed to hire a number of wagons and
teams to assist in the work of "Clean
up Days," Friday and Saturday.
The matter of turning on the water
at the cemetery was referred to the
water committee with Instructions to
report back next week.
Other matters coming before' the
council last night are Reported else
where In these columns.
ALLEN BANDITS AND TWO DETECTIVES ARE
KILLED IN BATTLE;
Roanoak, W. Va., aprll 6. Uncon
firmed reports say Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards, the two remaining
members of the Allen bandits, have
been killed In a flight with detec
tives. - . ;
The report also says a number Of
BRITISH STRIKERS j
ORDERED TO MINES
Executive Committee Ignores
Majority Vote Against
Wage Bill
London, April 4. The great strike
of coal miners which for weeks has
paralyzed trade In England, Scotland
and Wales, and causing untold misery
to thousands upon thousands of poor,
was called off today by the miners'
leaders.
The action of the miners' executive
committee came after a complete
canvass of the referendum vote on
whether the strike be continued.
The action was taken despite the
fact that a majority of the men vot
ed against Premier Asquith's mini
mum wage bill, as a cure for their
grievances.
The official count showed 201,01$
miners voted to resume work and
244.011 to continue the strike.
' The miners' executive committee
stated that an official order to re
sume work, pending the organization'
of district minimum wage committees,
would be Issued Immediately.
In explanation the leaders declared
today that as a two-thirds vote was
necessary to authorize a strike and
since the rule applied to the refer
endum to' continue the strike already
In existence and as there were not
two-thirds opposed fo work peace
must be declared.
TRI-STATE LEAGUE
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN
That the proposed tri-state base
ball league Is meeting with encour
agement in the other Oregon cities is
evident by the following telegram re
ceived last night by Secretary Keefe
of the Commercial association from
W. N. Sweet, one of the two Boise
representatives,' at Baker, who have
been developing sentiment in the dif
ferent cities:
"La Grande has organized a big
stock company for a new park and
$3000 has been subscribed for a ball
team. The Baker Commercial Club
at its regular meeting tonight voted
to push the matter strong and ad
vise me definitely Friday night.
Strong men are in action here now
and the matter will probably go
through. Date of meeting will be
early next week. Will advise definite
ly Cody is at Ontario and I will join
him there tonight. Meeting Is called
for In the morning."
Advices from Walla Walla are to
the effect that a permanent organi
zation has been effected there and
$1500 of the necessary $2500 sub
scribed by last evening, so that it now
seems that Ontario is the only city
left to be induced to enter the league.
W1LSOX AND LA 1XLLETTE
VICTORIES ARK VERIFIED
Milwaukee, Wis., April 4. Practic
ally complete returns today show the
correctness of the early reports of
overwhelming victory' for Senator La
Follette over President Taft for the
state republican delegation and Gov
ernor Wilson's victory over Champ
Clark for the democratic state dele
gation. Senator La Follette got the solid
republican delegation, i Governor Wil
son got nineteen out of twenty-six
delegates. Six democrats go to
Clark and one is uninstructed.
XOX-EXFORCEMEXT OF LAW
CAUSED CAXADIAX. STRIKE
Vancouver, B. C, April 4. If the
government of British Columbia had
enforced the provincial health act, in
the camps along the Northern Pa
cific right of way, between Hope and
Kammloops, the first walkout of rail
road laborers in the historyt)f Canada
never would have occurred. Eight
thousand men bolted from the camps
which they considered uninhabitable.
Many are camped in Vale. They
have established a police system and
have a magistrate who fines the men
for minor offenses.
BATTERIES FOR TODAY'S
COAST LEAGUE GAMES,
Portland, Ore., April 4.
Portland Harkness and How
ley. -' Los Angeles Halla and Boles.
UNCONFIRMED REPORT
detectives were wounded, two fatally,
in tne terrinc Dattie.
Another reDort. alfin nnrnnrlrmiul
says that both bandits were captured
after killing two of their pursuers.
All efforts to confirm the reports
today failed. Few telephone lines are
working and all communication Is un
certain. . .
DEFEATED REBELS
RETURN TO ATTACK
Tide! of War Apparantly Is
Turning In Favor of
Madero
El Paso, April 4. Returning to the
attack on Parral, after General
i Campa, the rebel, was decisively de
feated yesterdat7the rebels under
General Salazar today are engaged In
a second attempt to wrest the town
from the federals. According to dis
patches General Campa has been re
placed by General Salazar. v
lltlerals IH-fcat Rebels.
Jlmmlnez, Mex., April 4. Decis
ively defeated by General Rancho VII-
: la, in his efforts to wrest the pos
j session of Parral from tbe federals.
'General Campa and his rebel forces
are hurrying back today to the revo
i lutlonary base here,
j General "Campa expected to find
only a handful of defenders at Par
ral but was met by the steady fire
from 2000 men.-
His loss was three killed and twelve
wounded, according to his own re
ports. :
The tide of battle has apparently
turned. 'Instead of the" rebels at
tacking Torreon, it appears likely
they will have their hands full de
fending Jlmmlnez.
J
ITWIN BROTHERS FOR
MOORHOUSE TWINS
Major Lee Moorhouse has another
chance to win fame and fortune
through a single picture. Tox-e-lox
and A-lom-pum, famous as the
"Moorhouse Twins," were Tuesday
morning presented with twin broth
ers by their parents, Mr. and Mrs
Phillip Jones, well known Indians
who live at Umatilla. Incidentally, it
might be mentioned that Tox-e-lox
and A-lom-pum are girls and the new
arrivals being boys, their pictures
will- afford an interesting comple
ment to the others.
The "Moorhouse Twins" are with
out question the most famous of all
the Indian pictures of the well known
local photographer. They were taken
a number of years ago, one showing
the two little smiling pappooses
trapped to a board and the second
showing the same two crying. So
unique the subject as so excellent the
photographic art, that the major be
came known throughout the length
and breadth of the land and his reve
nue from them amounted to several
thousand dollars.
PILOT ROCK WILL GET
FINE BRICK BUILDING
Plans have been drawn by T. F.
Howard, local architect, for a two
story modern brick building that Is
to be erected at Pilot Rock by the
Odd Fellows lodge of that town. The
building is to occupy the site of the
old Sylvester store at the corner of
Main and Water streets. The build
ing is to be 56 by 76 feet In dimen
sions and will consist of a basement
In addition to the two stories. The
lower floor Is to be occupied by two
stores and the Pilot Rock bank. The
entire uppej- floor will be used for
lodge purposes.
The Odd Fellows building will be
the first brick structure erected in
Pilot Rock.
MRS. PAXKIIURST PROMISES
TO BE GOOD; IS RELEASED
London, April 4. By agreeing to
refrain from further violence. Mrs.
Emellne Pankhurst, leader of the
militant suffragettes tbdav was lven
her release on $10,000 ball, pending
her trial on a charge of conspiracy
to destroy property.
When Mrs. Pankhurst and Petprlck
Lawrence and his wife, was arraign
ed In Bow street court todav. to nlnad
to conspiracy charges, Mrs. Pankhurst
emoraeed tne opportunity to obtain
her freedom. She was sentenced to
two months at hard labor for narticl
patloii In the window smashing cam
paign, but sentence which was com
muned after she had served several
weeks, expired today.
Dr. Funk, Author, Rico.
Mont Clair, X. J., April 4. Dr.
Isaac Funk, author and publisher,
head of the firm of Funk and Wag
nails, of New York, died here today.
LEVEES COLLAPSE AT SEVERAL
POINTS
ALONG
Raging River Inundates Several Towns and Damage
Will Total Millions
EIGHT DROWNED, THOUSANDS MADE HOMELESS
Nine Square Miles of Cairo Under Water and Entire City
Threatened A Few More Inches Rise Will Endang
er 250,000 People.
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD SITVATIOX AT A GLAXCE.
Illinois, MLssorul, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennesse and Kansas are
states affected.
Eight persons are known to have drowned.
Towns "flooded or threatened are Cairo, III., Memphis, Tenn., Ful-
ton, Columbus, Hickman and Typon, Ky., New Madrid, Mo., and
Earle, Arkansas. ,
Two thousand are homeless at Hickman where a food famine
is tnreatened.
Six thousand are homeless at other points along the Mississippi.
The river at Memphis has reached a stage of 43.4 feet. The weath
er foreecaster says a 44 foot stage would fill, the entire St. Francis
basin, embracing, an area as large as the state of Delaware with a
population of 250,000.
Cairo, Ills, April 4. Cairo is threat
ened today with complete Inundation
by the breaking of two levees north
of the city. Early today an expanse
of nine square miles had been flooded
and damage, estimated at $5,000,000
has been Inflicted.
Railroad connections with the out
side world have been. cut off and riv
er boats are being taxed to their ut
most to supply the city with provi
sions.
The drainage district above Cairo
went to pieces today two levees break
ing. With a roar the water swept
down on the low lying districts, driv
ing hundreds of persons from their
homes.
The schools have all closed and
boys from 12 to 20 lears of age are
being pressed into service, strength
ening the remaining levees.
The plants of twenty-two lumber
companies are under water. Future
City, a town of 600 Inhabitants near
here, is under several feet of water.
The loss by farmers and 'residents is
heavy. . .
Seven manufacturing plants. In ad
dition to the twenty-two lumber
yards, are also submerged.
llk'kntnn People Suffering.
Hickman, Wy., April 4. "For
God's sake ask congress to appropriate
$50,000 at once to relieve the suffer
ing here." This message, telegraphed
from there to United States Senator
James, gives a faint Idea of the sit
uation caused at Hickman by the
flooding waters of the Mississippi riv
er.
More than one thousand persons
are homeless and near starvation.
Hickman is burled under 15 feet of
water and the inhabitants are camp
ed on the hills. Scores of homes in
this district have collapsed like paste
board. Announcement was made that the
water will rise two feet In the next
twenty-four hours has caused con
sternation. It Is feared the entire
town will be washed away.
PENDLETONIAN ARRIVING
PRESS EXAGGERATES
After having been in Mexico upon
an extended trip, Mr. and Mrs. John
Vert returned home last , evening. Id
the troubled southern republic the
Verts visited various points where
the present revolution Is under way
and Mr. Vert is quoted with the fol
lowing Interview by a Portland pa
per. "The press dispatches" of fighting
and trouble in Mexico are greatly
exaggerated," he said. "There Is
considerable fighting and maneuver
ing between the rival armies, but lit
tle damage Is being done to property
and apparently no damage whatever
to American or other foreign resi
dents. "It was my fortune to meet per
sonally the three leaders of the present
revolutionary movement Generals
Orozco, Campa and Salazar. They are
highly educated. Intelligent and ca
pable gentlemen who are fighting for
what they believe to be a Just and
rightful cause. They are not adven
turers, as has been asserted, but to
their followers they are patriots.
The first peremptory order issued
by General Orozco was that Ameri
cans or other foreign residents must
not bo molested. His men are to be
MISSISSIPPI
. . .
The city officials are highly indig
nant at the government for shipping
two hundred tents here without pay
ing the express charges. The city
was compelled to borrow $120 to pay
the expense of express charges.
Mcnv;Iiis EiKlangnvd.
Memphis, Tenn., April 4. It is
predicted the water here . wlli rise
two feet higher in the next forty
eight hours. Warnings have been
sent to all residents of inland towns
back of the levee today to seek higher
ground.
The lowlands for miles around
have been flooded and a guard has
been established to watch the leveea
at this point.
Reports today tell of serious flood
conditions as far south as Vicksburg,
Miss and Baton Rogue, La.
The main levee on the . Tennessee
side of th Mississippi . river, below
Hickman, broke last night and the
Relfoot country, as far north as Ful
ton, Ky., is flooded. No fatalities
were reported.
Army Supplier for Sufferers.
Washington, April 4. President
Taft ordered the quartermaster gen
eral of the United States army to fur
nish rations to the Mississippi river
flood sufferers wherever food is need
ed. The order followed a conference
with Senator James of Kentucky, who
presented an appeal for help, from
Hickman, Ky.
Committer Holds Up BUI.
Washington. April 4. In spite of
many appeals from congressmen that
the matter be taken up at once, the
ways and means committee of the
house of representatives postponed
the hearing on the bill, appropriat
ing $250,000 for the relief of suffer
ers in the Mississippi valley. The
committee expresses hope that the
river will subside tomorrow, making
an appropriation unnecessary.
FROM MEXICO SAYS
IN REPORTING FIGHTING
severely dealt with if they violate this
rule.
"The opinion seems to prevail am
ong Orozco's followers that he has
not been treated fairly by the Made
ro government. He was one of Ma
dero's strongest supporters In the for
mer insurrection and now his friends
feel that he should have been re
warded with a substantial position.
But he was Ignored entirely.
"The Mexican peons worship Oroc
co and will not be satisfied until hla
ambition to overthrow Madero is ac
complished. For that reason the Ma
dero government cannot last. Mexico
win not be on a permanent basis of
progress until a change takes place.
"Orozco does not want to be pres
ident. His friends say that he ad
mits his incapacity for the office. If
Orozco is given the power to name
the man who shall be president it is
believed that he will name General
De la Barra, who was provisional
president after the abdication of Di
az. What Mexico really needs now
Is a man of the qualities that Diaz
possessed 25 years ago. That is, when
Diaz was in his prime. He ruled with
an Iron but Just desposlsm. Mexico
needs another like him.