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TO ADVEUTISERS.
The Eat Oregonian hsa
the largest paid circulation
of arr paper In Oregon, eaat
of Portland and nearly
twice tbe circulation In
Pendleton of any other
newspaper.
WEATUER REPORT.
Fair tonight and Tues
day. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
PENDLETOtf, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1912
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CLASH IMPENDING. Si DIEGO
POLICE CHARGE Oil
fliffl. MEN PICKETS
Bluecoats Assisted by Break
ers Employed In
Mills
Hoqulam, Wash., April 8. Blood
flowed In the Hoqulam strike today
when special police charged pickets
around Lytle's mill and drove them
back with clubs. Among the pickets
were women and children.
'The pickets gathered at the mill be
fore it opened. When ordered to move
back they stood silent and Immov
able and then the fire hose of the
mill was turned on them."
Uockg were then thrown by strike
breakers and police. Sergeant
Hardwick directed the charge, threat
ening the crowd with clubs.
Mayor Ferguson of.Hoqula.m says
the strike Is well conducted.
Dr. H. F. Titus, a veteran free
speech fighter. Is on trial here today,
charged with Intimidating strike
breakers. A disagreement is predict
ed. CAMPAIGN STARTS
IN STUDENT BODY
On Wednesday of this week, the
high school will select its student
body officers for the next year and,
from. Jthe lint of candidates in the
field, the contoatD promts to be hard
fought. In addition to electing offi--cers,
the students will also take a
draw ballot on woman suffrage and
the presidency of the United States.
The following are the nominees for
the various offices: President, Paul
Klnnell, Folsom Tallman, Beth Smith,
Wilbur Breithaup, Mildred Berkeley
and Olive Gwtnn; vice president. Cliff
Jordan and Rupert Williamson; com
mitteemen at large, Ralph Koch, Rex
Gray, Clarye Dunlap and Oscar Fer
guson; secretary-treasurer, Lillian
Oulllford, Zella Thompson, Mary
Johns, and Martha 'Hudeman; foot
ball manager, Archie Rugg, and Harry
Krebbs; boys' basketball manager, Ce
cil MacDonald and Charles Russell;
assistant boy's basketball manager,
Otis Hampton and Leland Mentzer;
manager of track, 'Orson Straughan
and Harold Brock; manager girls'
basketball team, Ella La Zlnka, Ed
na Coutts, Ila Sturdlvant and Arlene
McMonics; mannger of debate, Heu
ben Beckwith, Walter Owen and John
Hamley.
The students will also vote on
whether or not the yell leader shall
hereafter be appointed by the execu
tive committee.
Mnn'B Rack Nearly Broken.
A. A. Oberg, who tjas been In tho
employ of William Duff at Cabbage
Hill, was this morning brought into
the local hospital suffering from se
vere injuries to his spinal column and
pelvic bone. Ho Is being attended by
Dr. I. U. Temple and that physician
stated today that the chances for
his complete recovery are very good.
The Injuries were the result of an ac
cident when a load of posts which
Oberg was hauling slipped and in
some manner struck tne man on tho
back, nearly breaking the backbone.
Dr. Temple was taken to Cabbage
Hill yesterday by T. B. Gurdane In
the latter's auto and considerable
difficulty was experienced in making
the trip, duo to mudholes and snow
drifts.
FOUR TEAM TRl-STATE
IS CERTAIN: TWO
v A four team trl-state league is now
a certainty with the possibility of a
six team league, according to a tele
gram received last night by Secretary
Keefe of the Commercial association,
from W. N. Sweet, the Boise delegate
who haa been promoting league senti
ment In the different cities. A meet
ing for organization will be held here
In Pendleton Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock at which time delegates
from the different cities Interested will
be here.
The telegram from Mr. Sweet shows
that Pendleton, Boise, 'Walla Walla
nad La Grande are ready and anxi
ous to form the league while Baker
stands willing to enter If a six town
la available. This would seem to In'
dlcate that the situation In Ontario is
not altogether favorable.
HOQUAIM
STRIKE
UNIONS TO GIVE
VIGILANTES BATTLE
Warn Governor Johnson to
End Alleged Perse
cution x
San Diego, Cal., April 8. A free
for all fight was . the climax today
when It became known that the San
Diego codicil of the Federated Trades
had put the situation up to. Governor
Johnson and told him if he did not
take a hand, local labor men would
take steps to protect themselves.
The labor men, In a resolution, de
clare an intolerable situation has de
veloped here and that citizens are
not safe from the depredations of the
vlllgance committee, operating with
full knowledge of the police.
The labor men declare they will or
ganize a patrol of 1000 to guard the
streets from the vigilantes if not
protected by Governor Johnson.
The citizens have, on the other
hand, formed a committee of 1500
to aid the police. The citizens de
clare that property and life are men
aced by the anarchists as they call
the invading I. W. W. -
To Prosecute Viligantes.
Lou Angeles, April 8. Henry T.
Gage, former governor of California,
admitted today he had been retained
as counsel for Editor A. R. Sauer of
San Diego, who claimed he was kid
napped and ordered to leave San Dlr
ego, because of his connection with
the free speech fight. Sauer says
Ui4 'l.L.fcn htm can put the al
leged kidnappers In the penitentiary.
APOLLO COMPANY
IN CITY TONIGHT
For their deferred engagement here
tonight under the auspices of the
high school and as one of the num
bers of th entertainment course, the
Apollo Concert company arrived- in
the city yesterday and will commence
their program at 8 o'clock tonight at
the Methodist church. The company
consists of five talented musicians,
Arthur Wells, an experienced teach
er of stringed Instruments and a sax
ophone soloist, G. E. Holmes, flute
and cornet soloist, Clay Smith, an ex
pert with the guitar and trombone.
Mrs. Alta R. Wells, an accomplished
pianist, and Miss Coy!a M. Spring, a
dramatic reader of rare ability.
The Pacific Lyceum Bureau, under
whose management they are appear
ing, has the following to say of them:
"A careful conshWation of the
personnel of the company, their long
,and successful concert experience,
the Instrumentation (which includes
legitimate Instruments only) In solos
'and splendid ensemble work, the vo
cal selections, readings, etc., will con
vince the thoughtful buyer that the
Apollo Quintette and Bell Ringers
will attract large audiences and please
them greatly."
Senatorial Candidate Here,
J. W. Morton of Salem, aspirant for
the' republican nomination for United
States senator in opposition to Judge
S. A. Lowell, Jonathan Bourne and
Ben Selling, is in the city today on
a .campaign visit. He is accompa
nied by A. L. Smaldon, also of Sa
lem. Cress Sturgls returned this after
noon to Seattle to reenter college after
spending the Easter vacation at home.
BASEBALL LEAGUE
OTHERS ARE PROBABLE
Many of the local fans favor a four
team over a six team league for the
reason that It would bring more games
in the city and would cut down the
salary expenses considerably by re
ducing the number of pitchers neces
sary. The fans will meet tonight to
discuss the situation and Incidentally
to decide upon the management of
the Pendleton team. Several men
over the northwest have been sug
gested as managers and the club
must make Its selection soon in order
to line up material. A half dozen or
more layers have already arrived in
Pendleton and are working out each
day but none nave been signed up
and none have yet been assuror n
berth.
PASSENGER LADEN SHIP BURNING; WOMEN
AND CHILDREN LANDED, VESSEL BEACHED
Montauk, L. I., April 8. Twenty
women and children were taken from
the burning steamer Ontario, belong
ing to the Merchants' and Miners'
Telephone company, by the tug Tas
co. The captain and crew remained
aboard the vessel which was beached
five miles from this port, to fight the
flames raging in the hold. The rest
of the passengers also decided to re
main aboard.
The Tasco is standing by to save
those still aboard if necessary. The
Ontario was beached on the reef at
dawn when distress signals brought
lifesavers to the rescue. A breeches
buoy was rigged up and the first
time it was hauled in it bore the fol
lowing note from Captain Bond of
the Ontario: "We will stick to the
DANGER AT MEMPHIS
IS HOURLY GROWING
Mississippi Flood is Worst
in History; Damage
Staggering
Toll Kxuetcd by Timid.
Thirty reported drowned.
Thirty thousand persons
homeless.
Two thousand square ml.ea
of territory inundated.
Damages estimated at $10,-
000,000.
Memphis, April 8. With more
breaks threatened at half a dozen
places along the levee, Memphis to
day faces the most serious flood of its
history.
The suffering of flood victims in
the low lying districts is Intense.
Thousands are homeless and refugees
have crowded the government and
municipal buildings here. Business
is virtually at a standstill. Every
available male resident is being en
gaged In the work of strengthening
the levee In and about the city. Thou
sands of acres of the best agricultur
al .land In Tennessee are under water
and the flooded districts will produce
no crops this year.
This means the loss of hundreds of
thousands of dollars to farmers. Even
when the water recedes, government
experts say It will be years before the
soil can be tilled.
Water Is pouring In torrents Into
Arkansas, due to three breaks on the
levee on the Arkansas side of the riv
er. Golden Lake, Arkansas, Is In danger
of immediate destruction and one
one-thousand men are working fever
ishly in an effort to strengthen the
levee there.
Railroad traffic In this section is in
a state of paralysis and telegraph lines
are badly crippled by the flood which
extends as fur south as Vicksburg,
Miss.
'PLANTING DAY' IS
NEXT BEAUTY STEP
In view of the success which has
attended the annual "Clean-up Day,"
the ladles of the Civic Club have de
cided to inaugurate an annual "Plant
ing Day" which will be contempor
aneous with Arbor Day and which
thus falls on Friday of this week.
Saturday afternoon they met and ap
pointed a committee consisting of
Mrs. Stephen A. Lowell and Mrs. J. S.
Landers to lay plans for the obser
vance of this day.
Every resident of the city is urged
to send for Bmall trees or shrubbery
to plant on Friday and to assist them
in so doing the committee announced
this morning a list of companies from
which seed and young trees may be
secured. The list follows: A. Miller
& Sons of Milton, Rutledge Seed and
Floral Co. of Portland, Portland
Seed Co., and Charles H. Lilly Co. of
Portland. In addition S. H. Forshaw,
the local florist, has announced that
he will provide seed for cost.
Not All Going Out.
For the benefit of those property
owners who are remonstrating against
the proposed street Improvements, one
of the city councllmen points out that
a geat deal of the money which they
would pay for the work would be
spent right here in Pendleton again.
He cites the fact that last week the
Warren Construction company, which
is now paving Alta and Cottonwood
streets, had in its employ here 105
men and 25 teams and that on Satur
day night Its payroll amounted to
$2260.
. Brings Blooded Stock Hero.
Harkenlng to the cry for the need
of more and better stock here in
Umatilla county, R. H. Stephens of
200 Willow street, Saturday had ship
ped to htm here from Salem 29 head
of thoroughbred Jersey milch cows
which he will offer for sale. -
ship Stand by in case the fire gets
behind control."
Captain Bund flooded the burning
hold.
Passenger Western People.
Baltimore, Md., April 8. At the
headquarters of the Merchants and
Miners' Transportation company,
owners of the steamer Ontario, on fire
off Montauk, states that most of the
passengers are beliaved to be from
the jvest and south. The Ontario Is
valu.-d at $400,000. The loss Is un
known. Women, Children Landed.
New London, CThn., April 8.
Twenty-nine women and children
from tho burning steamer have been
landed by the tug Tasco. The On
tario carried ninety passengers.
BRITISH INDUSTRIAL
WAR IS ONLY BEGUN
General Strike of All Trades
Unions" Threatens
Nation
London. April 8. A decided move
ment is on foot in trades union cir4
cles today in favor of a general strike
that may make the coal strike look
like a mere 'episode. The movement
was encouraged recently bv the
threats of anti-labor members in par
liament to try to repeal the trades
disputes act of 1908, which permits
peaceful picketing, and Introduce In
its place legislation providing for
compulsory arbitration of industrial
troubles.
"Our organization Is practically per
fected," said W. A. Appleton, secre
tary of the General Federation of
Trades Unions. "You may rest as
sured that any attempt to deprive us
of our rights to strike, or even to re
strict our fight will be promptly met
by action that would put such a pro
posal out of court for the next gen
eration." i
In any event there Is likely to be
a number of strikes of the various
trades, due to the expiration of agree
ments in May, which might easily de
velop into widespread stoppages.
'The Shipyards and Engineering
Trades Federation have decided not
to renew the present agreements
which will terminate May 1st and
will make a determined fight to gen
erally Improve the conditions of the
men of those crafts, as well as the re
arrangement of the hours of labor.
The building trades unions of Lon
don have drawn up an ultimatum
and their demands will be made to
their employers the same date. These
two strikes and their demands will
probably spread to the provinces.
MABEL WARNER HAS
THE THIRD LETTER
The third, letter signed with her
father's name was received Saturday
by Mrs. Mabel Young Warner and
It was exhibited by her Immediately
after being taken out of the postof
fice to a representative of the East
Oregonian. It bore the postmark of
t'adott, Wisconsin, .where her father,
supposedly dead for a quarter of a
century, Is claimed to be living
now.
The letter is written In a tone Indi
cating that the father Is hurt by the
daughter's failure to respond prompt
ly to his last letter. He asks that if
she has any doubts regarding his
character, that she write to the Citi
zens' State Bank of Cadott for Infor
mation. It is couched In language
and the spelling and grammatical
construction is such that it is evi
dent that the writer is more or less
illiterate.
Referring to the charges that she
might be perpetrating a fraud by se
curing someone to impersonate her
dead father, Mrs. Warner stated that
such a deception would be discovered
immediately the impostor arrived be
cause of the fact that her father was
known personally to Mr. Phillips, the
uncle Of F. D. Watts, who has been
helping his niece In the fight for the
estate. "I am relying upon Mr. Phil
lips to clear up any doubts on that
score," she said.
WOOL SALES DATES
FIXED IN OREGON
The Oregon Wool Growers' asso
ciation have revised the official wool
sales dates In Oregon for the season
of 1912 as follows:
Echo, May 29 and June 13.; Pen
dleton, May 30 and June 14; Pilot
Rock, May 31; Heppner, June 3 and
4; Shaniko, June 6 and June 21; Ba
ker, June 8 and July 8; Ontario, June
10; Vale, June 11; Madras, June 21
and July 15; Metollous, June 22 and
July 16; Enterprise and Wallowa
county, June 28 and 29.
ural:
HOME TOWN,
Strenuous One Would Feel Compensated Even If
Every Vote in Country Were Lost
ALL CANDIDATES CLAIM
Women to Stand Guard at Polling Places to See That
Equal Rights Contest is Fairly Fought in Cook Coun
tyPrimaries Tomorrow.
Clinton, 111., April 8. More than 6,
000 people heard Colonel Roosevelt
denounce Senator Lorlmer here today.
It has been learned that when Col
onel Roosevelt arrived at Springfield
Saturday night members of the local
Roosevelt organization asked him not
t.) denounce Senator Lorlmer.
"I'll rap Lorimer," said Colonel
Roosevelt, "If I lose every vote in this
country."
Speaking here Colonel Roosevelt
roasted President Taft's action In
having politicians like McKinley,
Tawney, Barnes, Ballinger, Cannon,
Guggenheim and Lorimer for his man
agers. At Decatur Colonel Roosevelt again
attacked Senator Lorlmer and referr
ing to the Taft campaign said:
"I'll take the impulsive Judgment
of the people rather than the im
pulsive or deliberate judgment of the
postmasters.
All Claim Victory.
Chicago, April 8. With the presi
dential preference primaries in pro
gress throughout the state, in addition
to state and county primaries, naming
candidates from governor down, also
with the woman suffrage proposition
before the vters of Cook county, to
morrow promises to be the buestiest
day in the political history of the
state.
Leaders of the suffragettes have de
clared the "vote must be on the
square. We will not tolerate any
foolishness. The balloting tomorrow
means more to us than any election
ever efore held."
The women declare they will watch
all polling and challenge whenever
necessary.
If suffrage wins in Cook county,
an effort will be made later for a state
wide primary to force the legislature
to enact an equal suffrage law.
Both Colonel Roosevelt and Presi
dent Taft claim a republican vistory,
while both Clark and Governor Wil
son of New Jersey claim a victory
among the democrats.
Taft men claim Senator La Follette
will have enough friends' support to
split the Insurgent vote, enabling Taft
to win out. N
Invades Eueiny's Camp.
Springfield, Ills., April 8. Col.
Roosevelt ' invaded the enemies'
strong hold On ' his tour of Illinois
today, making six speeches In the
home district of congressman McKin
ley, commander in chief of the Taft
forces and also one at Danville, the
home town of Senator Lorimer and
former Speaker Joe Cannon.
Roosevelt adherents today are jub
ilant over the political situation In
Illinois. Secretary Sims of the Roose
velt National Committee, predicted a
majority of state delegates will go to
the Chicago convention pledged to the
former president.
The Presbyterian church, at which
STRIKE OF TEAMSTERS
Street paving operations here In
Pendleton received a temporary set
back this morning when the team
sters employed by .the Warren Con
struction company struck for higher
wages following the fixing of side
boards on their wagons in order that
larger loads might be hauled. The
company officials in charge here re
fused to grant the raise and declared
this afternoon that if they are un
able to secure loca men and teams
they will send to Portland immediately
for auto trucks to complete the
work.
As explained by Engineer Loner
gan of the company this morning,
the teamsters have been securing five
dollars a day for themselves and
team, the company furnishing the
wagon. The standard load which the
company requires is two yards. Some
of the wagon beds were not of suf
ficient depth to hold this much gravel
and yesterday the company fixed six
nch sideboards on these. When this
was discovered by the teamsters this
dRIH IN UTTER S
PRESIDENT ALSO
VICTORY, EVE OF BATTLE
Colonel Roosevelt worshipped yester
day, was packed. After the service
the congregation accompanied Colonel
Roosevelt to the tomb of Abraham
Lincoln. .
Colonel Roosevelt is due in Pitts
burgh tomorrow to make an auto
tour of the city and probably deliver
a few speeches.
Wednesday, Colonel Roosevelt will
leave for the east, arriving at Phila
delphia late in the afternoon. He will
make a few speeches in Pennsylvania
towns, arriving in New Tork City late
Thursday afternoon.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
D0LLIE F. PIERCE
Mrs. Do Ma Frances Pierce, wife of
Wm. A. Pierce and' daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Bentley, passed away
at the home of her parents in this
city Sunday afternoon at 2:50 o'clock,
after an illness of four months.
Mrs. Pierce was born in Pendleton
January 17, 1885,' and married Wm.
A. Pierce, February i, 1905. Since
then she has resided in Spokane,
Wash., and for a year at Cheney,
Wash. .
She became ill with appendicitis,
was operated on at Sacred Heart hos
pital in Spokane, December 8, 1911.
Since then little hope was held for
recovery. She was on the operating
table five times.
She was brought to Pendleton
March 6, and for a time seemed to
rally, but an unfavorable turn oc
curred a few days prior to death.
Deceased leaves a husband, Wm. A.
Pierce, of Cheney, Wash.; a father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Bent
ley; three sisters, Mrs. M. A. Fergu
son, Miss Mabel Bentley, of Pendle
ton, and Mrs. Carrie Alexander, of
Pasco, and one brother, John E.
Bentley of Pendleton, all of whom
were present when she passed away.
The funeral will be held at the
home of her parents, 408 Jefferson
street, tomorrow at 2 p. m., and the
body laid to rest In Olney cemetery.
Women Win First Rattle.
Phoenix, Ariz., April 8. After a
torrid debate the bill proposing a
womans suffrage constitutional am
endment passed the lower house of
the state legislature by a vote of 21
to 14. The fate of the measure In- the
senate U uncertain.
Two Lost on Ice Floe.
Marinette, Wis., April 8 George
and Frank Drew, keepers of the
light house on Chalmers Island are
adrift on an ice floe and the ice la
fast melting under the warm winds.
Five cities tiave rescue parties out.
IN EMPLOY OF
INTERFERES WITH PAVING
morning, they immediately demand
ed an increase of a dollar a day in
v-ages, upon the refusal of which all
but two ceased work. Thirteen men
joined In the strike hut Mr Tiner.
gan stated this afternoon that he had
tinea lour oi tne vacant places.
General Supt. Holton arrived this
afternoon and, upon being made ac
quainted with the situation, declared
emphatically that the demands of the
teamsters would not be met and that
ho would immediately send to Port
land for some of the company's auto
trucks if men cot M not he secured to
operate the wagons here. "We want
to employ local men if possible," he
said, "but if we cannot we must send
away. We cannot afford to pay six
dollars a day for a man and team
when the city only pays that amount
for man, team and wagon and makes
the driver do his own shoveling. We
do not anticipate that operations will
bo delayed much as with the six
teams wo have now we can proceed
with the work already under way."