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the largrat onld " circulation
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of t'ortland and nearly
twice the circulation Id
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VOL. 24.
PENDLETON; OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1912.
XO. 7394
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BY STRIKERS
Three Disgruntled Teamsters Make
- Assault On One Who Refused to
Quit Paving Job.
TAMPER WITH EQUIPMENT
Men AccuWd Make ood Their Es
capo and Elude Officers Armed
With Warrant fof Arrcut rWar
ren Company Resumes Work.
Authorities are today searching for
Tom Mylan, John Marshall and Har
vey Horseman; three of the striking
teamsters who yesterday afternoon as
saulted Marlon W. Deardorff. one of
the teamsters who refused to quit
work when the Warren Construction
company refused to grant the demand
for an increase of wages. Charles
Williamson Is already under arrest
on a disorderly conduct charge for
unscrewing the taps from the wagon
of Dee Turner, another teamster and
his trial will bo held In police court
tomorrow. ' ,
Warrant have been issued from the
police court charging Mylan, Marshall
and Horseman with assault but the
district attorney la making an Investi
gation of the offense and, in conse
quence, the men may "be charged
with statutory riot which is punish
able by a prison sentence.
The assault occurred yesterday af
ternoon near the Northern Pacific
freight depots Deardorff, who is a
respected cltiten of Pendleton, had
refused to strike when the others
walked out and consequently In
curred the displeasure of some of
the strikers. The three met him
near the freight yards and after an
Interchange -of words, one of the men
struck him In the face, knocking his
glasses off. Deardorff defended him
self valiantly from the attacks but
was unequal to the task of standing
off three men and was severely beat
en about the face. One of the men
seized a Bharp piece of crushed rock
and struck him on the bridge of the
nose, Inflicting a Jagged wound.
Immediately after the encounter,
the three attackers made their es
cape from the city, going west on the
railroad track. Despite the persis
tent efforts made to apprehend them
today, they are still at liberty at
press time.
Turner's Narrow Kcape.
Only the fact that his wagon was
not loaded saved Dee Turner . from
serious injury when the wheels came
off his wagon. He had been hauling
the hot surface preparation and would
undoubtedly have been badly burned
had his wagon contained a load. A
it was, only his presence of mind
prevented his horses from running
away when the bed of the wagon
came down with a crash.
Turner declares the strikers had
been trying to pick a fight with him
all day and, falling, had unscrewed
the nuts from the axles of his wa
gon. He declares there was another
besides young Williamson implicated
but does not know his name. The
strikers, In Justification, . maintain
that Turner, was one of the principal
agitators for the strike and "backed
' tlown when the time came.
Strikers' Places Filled.
This morning the paving company
was operating practically a full crew
of teams, the places of the strikers
having been filled. However, the
work, on the Rtreets has been held up
during the day on account of the de
lay at the quarries occasioned by the
strike yesterday.
CLUB SMOKER FOR
NEW MEMBERS TONIGHT
Tonight Is. the night, 8 o'clock Is
the time and the Commercial club
rooms the place and the smoker In
honor of the 200 new members of
the Commercial association the oc
casion. Every member, Irrespective
of age, color, or previous condition
of servitude is expected to be on hand
to partake of the festivities and t
enjoy the fun which Joe Skrable, in
his infinite ingenuity and originality,
has put on tap. No excuses for ab
sence will be accepted.
Ever since the record breaking
membership campaign, the officers
of the association have been promis
ing an entertainment and here it is.
All that Is asked Is that all attend
and the enjoyment will be forthcom
Ing in copious quantities.
Strikebreaker Hangs Jury.
Hoquiam, Wash., April . With a
strike-breaker hanging the Jury -which
tried Dr. P. Titus, the veteran free'
speech fighter, a disagreement re
suited last night. Titus was charged
with Intimidating strike breakers at
Hoqulom.
DEATH DELIGHTS WOMAN
l-'HinoiH Musician Frolmbly Killed by
Beautiful Idiotic Ward.
New York, April 9. With a beauti
ful Imbecile girl, gibbering in his bed,
who greeted them with wild laughter,
the coroner and several physicians
today found Professor Louis Parma,
the famous music master, dead in his
room.
Both the cause of death and the
identity of the woman are shrouded
in mystery.
The police are endeavoring to dis
cover her true relations with Parma.
He was director of the New. York
Conservatory of Music.
The girl raves In seven different
languages but the only names she
articulates are "Alice" and "Helen."
Prof Parma had eiiarded and pro
tected the girl for nine years.
JESS GARRETT TO
LEAD LOCAL TEAM
Officers Making Contracts
With Players For
League
At the meeting held by local fans
last night, the offer of Jess Garrett,
former Portland twlrler, to act as
playing manager of the Pendleton
team of the Trl-state league for $175
nor month wan accented and he has
been wired to report here tomorrow
morning to atteird the meeting tor
th nrenjtlzatlun of the leaaruo. A
meeting of all subscribers to the base
ball fund will be held tonight at which
a delegate to the meeting tomorrow
will be elected and other matters per
taining to the putting of a team in
the field acted upon. The meeting
will be held in the Board of Trade
room Just prior to the Commercial
Club smoker.
Rader Will Sign Vp.
A tnlocrnm um received last night
hv r-hurles Bond, president of the lo
cal club, from Don Rader, former
Pendleton high scnool star, accepuna
the offer of a four months' contract.
Rader, after leaving Pendleton two
years ago, played with Medford and
made such a reputation that he was
offered a contract with the Boston
Americans. He refused the offer in
order to enter the Univesity of Oregon
hut hn now nult college and is ready
to break into the professional game.
Brown Olfcrs Six,
Rnh Brown, manager of the Van
couver Northwest team, has offered to
loan six of his extra men to Pendle
ton for four months and this oner ia
nnur hinir considered by the local
club officials. He has three pitchers.
a catcher and two inneiuers
orcWa h would elve to the city in
which he himself formerly played.
.Four Team league riwreu.-.,
nffipinU of the local club are In
clined to favor the four-team league
instead of one of six teams ror me
..oan thnt it wmilil give Pendleton a
third more games at home and this
matter will be put up to the suDsoriD
ers to the fund tonight.
iih t.m W ARRANGES HIS FI
NANCES BEFORE ENTERING PEN
SonMlo. Wash.. AdHI 9. Clarence
D. Hlllman, the millionaire real es
tate man who must serve two and
one-half years in the federal peni
tentiary for fraudulent use of the
malls, will retain his liberty till Mon
day. He will then 'be taken into
custody by a United States marshall
but will be permitted to remain in
the sltv till April 20. when he will be
removed to McNeil's Island. This ar
rangement was made so as to give
Hlllman a chance to arrange his fi
nancial affairs. The writ of mandate
ordering Hillman's Imprisonment has
not yet arrived.
HE MVST PAY FOR GOWN.
Los' Angeles. Mrs. Helen Andrade
who Is being sued for the second time
for divorce, triumphed again over her
husband, when she compelled him to
pay for a $75 gown she purchased
shortly after their separation.
WOMAN TAKES TWO TO PRISON.
Sheriff Nancy Williams Lnnds Men
Prisoners at Penltcmuuy...
Jefferson City, Mr. Nancy A. WIV
Hams, recently commissioned sheriff
of. Laclede county, took two prison
ers to the penitentiary. She la the
first woman in Missouri to serve as
sheriff. She was appointed tempor
arily to succeed her husband, who
died. Mrs. Wlllams said she had no
difficulty "escorting" her prisoners.
CKiHhman for Washington Bench.
Washington, April . President
Taft has sent to the senate the nomi
nation of Edward T. Cushman for
United States judge of the western
district of Washington.
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4 Rain Prevent Games. 4
Portland, Ore., April 9 No
Coast League games will be
played today on account of rain. 4
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fi. O.P.0F N.Y.
IS IIP IN AIR
Delegates Opposed to Rooseveltain
Policies and Dodge President's
Speeding Steam Roller.
TAFT ADVISES FOR SELF
In Letter to Senator Root, Chief Ex
ecutive Admits Fear to Allow Vnln-eiunlx-rvd
Delegation Go to Nation
al Convention.
RoeheBter, N. Y.r April 9. The re
publican machine workers, opening
the state convention here, side-stepped
the question of instructing delegates
at large for President Taft The ses
sion was was devoted to organization
and drafting a platform. ,
Nicholas Murray Butler, chairman,
addressed the assembly after which
it adjourned until tomorrow at 11
o'clock.
Though nearly a'.l the delegates
present were apparently in favor of
denouncing Col. Roosevelt's policies,
the convention seems split on tho
proposition of instructing delegates at
large for President Taft.
The fight regarding the personnel
of the resolutions committee is being
waged by factions led by Senator Root
and William Barnes, Jr. Senator
Root showed intimate friends a let
ter, purporting to be from President
Taft in 'which Mr. Taft expressed the
belief that "It would be advisable to
instruct the New York delegates for
me." This angered Mr. Barnes, who
accused President Taft of "interfer
ing." While the roll of delegates was be
ing called, a messenger approached
Mr. Barnes and said: "Washington
wants you by Ion distance phone."
"Tell them to wait half an hour,"
said Barnes.
It is reported that the person at
the other end of the wire was Con
gressman McKinley, President Taft's
campaign manager.
Butler attacked the recall of the Ju
diciary, declaring it "wicked." He
said impeachment is sufficient mean.-
of protection of the public from cor
rupt judges. He defended the con
stitution, saying it is not outworn but
U good today and still sound and prac
tical for the needs of today.
Louisiana for Taft.
Alexandria, La., April 9. With in
structions to vote for resident Taft
an long as bin name Is before the
natlonul convention, six delegates of
this state were elected by the repub
clinan state delegation today.
Taft's Man a Bootlegger.
San Francltco, April 9. Reports
reached here today that Col. Charles
Mifflin Hammond, step-brother-in-lnv
of Colonel Roosevelt and man
ager of the Taft campaign in Califor
nia has been arrested at Lakeport,
Calif., charged with selling wine il
legally. Hammond has asked to have
the case postponed till after the Cali
fornia primaries, May 4.
- Uoinb Kills 5 in Lisbon.
London, April 9. A dispatch re
ceived here from Lisbon, Portugal,
reports five persons Instantly killed
and thirty others seriously injured by
a bomb explosion. ' The bomb was
thrown lay a fanatic at a religious
procession marching to a church.
IN SPEECH AT ECHO REP PETERSON ROASTS
MACHINE THAT EIGHTS HIM; HINKLE REPLIES
At a political rally at Echo last
evening the voters of that town lis
tened to speeches by Messrs. Peter
son, Hlnkle, Stelwer, Neal and Wallan,
all candidates for republican nomina
tions at the coming primary election
and the meeting was enlivened by a
tilt between Messrs. Peterson and
llinkie, rival candidates for nomina
tions for representative.
In the course of his speech Repre
sentative Peterson again branded two
of his opponents as having the back
ing of the county machine. Taking
up the denials made of the fact there
is such a machine In this county Pe
terson said:
"Nobody denies that' the machine
exists except those who may be class
ed with It and the candidates who,
have Its endorsement. I know and
so do you all know that the machine
exists. If there Is no machine when
did it disappear? Some of my op
ponents who are receiving the en
dorsement of the machine declare
that the Oregon system has smashed
the machine and wiped out every
vestage of it. But I call your atten
tion to the fact that the Oregon sys
tem has been In vogue for eight or
ten years and yet the machine met . a
thousand strong In Portland .as late
BLOOD FIOWS
IN.PfflK
Battle In Illinois Furnishes Some
Real Thrillers and Make All Can
didates Confident.
ILLEGAL VOTING CHARGED
Deadly Female of Species Shoots Hub
by Who Refuses to Vote for "Votes
for Women" Chicago Political
W orker StablK-d.
Chicago, April 9. Because he
sneeringly refused to vote for
"votes for women" Charles
Ritchey, a photographer, was
shot five times through the
arms and legs by his wife here
today. His wounds were not
fatal. '
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Chicago, April 9. With Ideal
weather conditions,' early indications
are that the heaviest vote in the his
tory of Illinois will be cast at the pri
maries today.
Managers of rival candidates have
predicted a record vote.
Roosevelt adherents are claiming
that their man will varry every dls
tict in the state, while Taft followers
are Just as confident of success. Sen
ator La Follette's manager predicted
that his man will carry as many dis
tricts as Colonel Roosevelt or Presi
dent Taft.
Before the polls had been open an
hour hundreds of charges of illegal
voting had reached the election com
missioners, despite the presence of
thousands of deputies to prevent
frauds.
Three unidentified men stabbed
Thomas O'Brien, a west side political
worker. The asasilants escaped.
Women are taking an active part in
the election, suffrage oelng up before
the voters of Cook county.
MILLIONAIRE CHARGED WITH ,
TRYING TO KILL WIFE
London, April 9. It was announced
here today that Frederick O. Beach,
a millionaire society man of New
York and South Carolina, accompa
nied by his wife, left the liner Maur
cttnia at Fish Guard. It is reported
that Beach would be arrested on a
charge of assaulting his wife with in
tent to kill.
Mrs. Beach was mysteriously at
tacked at Aiken, N. C, several weeks
ago and her throat slashed.
it was said at the time the crime
was committed by a negro. A war
rant is reported to have been issued
and It Is believed the arrest of Beach
will shortly follow.
200 Drowned In Nile.
Cairo,. Egypt, April 9. Two hun
drep persons are reported drowned
here today as a result of the sink
ing of a crowded street car on a fer
ry in the Nile.
The ferry was enroute from Cairo
to Ghlsech, across the Nile and three
hundred were aboard. It collided with
another vessel In mldrlver and cap
sized. , It Is estimated that two hun
dred are missing. Twenty . hodles
have been recovered..
as July, 1910, some fifty of whom
were from Umatilla county, and ad
opted a slate for all state, district and
a majority of county officers. This
you will remember was more than six
years after the establishment of the
Oregon system. The machine was
therefore active less than two years
ago and it is active now, but It Is do
ing Its work In a more secret and un
derhand way and It is therefore a
greater menace to our govenment
than when It did its work openly and
above- board.
It Is true the Oregon system has
made remarkable headway toward
smashing the machine It has reduced
it to a small minority but every one
who stands for clean politics and clean
government should fight It until It is
wholly broken up and destroyed."
J. T. Hinkle who followed Peterson,
denied the existence of a county po
Itlcal machine and demanded that the
Milton man retract his statements re
latlng to the same. Mr. Peterson,
however, declined to do so.
The Echo meeting Was attended by
75 voters and a number of ladies
were In the audience. It was held In
the I. O. O. F. hall and was presided
over by J. F. Spinning. Representa
tlve L. L. Mann was in attendance at
the meeting but did not speak.
TO EXPO
PRESSMEN
.11 Street Tonfo and
Show Down.
Says Tit
fau
Washington, " April 9. Dec'.aring
that the money trust Investigation by
the house of representatives Is being
conducted by the powers of Wall
street, Congressman Charles A. Lind
bergh of Minnesota, today introduced
a resolution demanding that every
member of the house be required to
publicly disclose in the next ten days
how much stock he owns and in what
business enterprises he is interested,
the names of those members failing
to list their holdings within the next
fifteen days to be published daKy In
the "black list" of the congressional
record.
NEBRASKA SUSPENDS
TO SEE-LA F0LLETTE
Schools and Business
Cities Visited Are All
Closed
In
Helbridge Nebr., April 9. Schools
were dismissed and business houses
closed in Nebraska cities today to
permit the school children and busi
ness men to hear Senator La Follette
make nearly a dozen speeches before
his usual night speeches. '
"Burning Prairie."
San Francisco, April 9. Heads of
the La Follette movement here have
received the following telegram' from
John J. Cannon, secretary to Senator
La Follette:
"La Follette is setting the Nebraska
prairies afire. Politicians here expect
a victory for him at the primaries.
Even Taft's manager concedes that
La Follette is stacking a large am
ount of hay."
Claims California.
Medford, Ore., April 9. The pros
pects In California for Senator La
Follette could not be better. He will
carry the state easily. Governor
Johnson's switch from Senator La
Follette to Colonel Roosevelt will be
repudiated by the people who love
fair play."
This is summary by Walter Hous
er, campaign manager of La Follette
on the political situation In Califor
nit. Mr. Houser is going to stump
Oregon for La Foilette.
MINE OPERATORS CONFER ON
STRIKE SITUATION TODAY
Philadelphia, Pa., April 9. A com
mittee, representing the anthracite
coal operators of the country, assem
bled in New York today for a final
conference before meeting the repre
sentatives of the miners here tomor
row in another effort to adjust their
difficulties. The miners are confident
the operators will concede their de
mands and avert a prolonged strike.
Representatives of the men will meet
in conference here tonight.
CLAIM SOCIETY HAS A
BLACK HAND DEPARTMENT
Washington, April 9. In a cell In
the government hospital for the in
sane, Mrs. Mary Gage, a wealthy wid
ow charged with threatening to kill
Charles J. Bell, a millionaire banker,
today planned for her final liberty
in court Thursday. She and her
young daughter, Margaret Gage, re
iterated declarations that they are
victims of "society's black hand."
Explosion Destroys Schooner,
ancouver. B. C. April 9. Gasoline
fumes, Ignited by a lantern on board
the fishing schooner Butte, resulted
in an explosion that practically
wrecked the vessel, the captain having
a narrow escape from heing Durned
to death. He Jumped overboard with
his hair afire, according to engineer
McAuley who arrived in ancouver
today with the news.
870 Pound Man Dies.
Boston. April 9. Abraham Sodek-
son, age 26 years, died here today,
having attained the remarkable
weight of 870 pounds. Physicians de
clare Sodekson gained 20 pounds a
day the last week of his life. He
died of fatty degeneration of the
heart. ,x
Lynch Acquitted Negro.
Shreveport, Ala , April 9. Though
just acquitted on charges of having
written a letter to a white girl, Thom
as Milesf-a negro, age 29, was lynched
here today. Miles' body, riddled with
bullets, was found hanging to a tree.
Natohe Levee Breaks. 4
Hemphis, Tenn., April 9.
Reports received from Natch-
ex. Miss., say the Mississippi rlv- 4
er levee there has broken. At 4
4 other points In that section the
4 water is lapping on the tops of 4
4 the levees. The river is falling 4
today and It is believed the dan- 4
4 ger Is passing. The loss of 4
4 livestock in the St. Francis ba- 4
4 sin has been enormous. 4
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1101 DISHONOR
TO AVOID W.
Judge Stephen Lowell Declares Many
Think Not and Success Commands
Public Respect.
LAWLESSNESS IS CURSE
Points Out Numerous Recent Cane
Where Public OfnlaIs Have Made
Mockery of Law Pursuant to Policy
of Administration.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Pendle
ton, addressed the Glad Hand
Brotherhood at the Highland Congre
gational church in Portland last eve
ning upon the topic, "The Spirit of
the Law." Among other things the
speaker said:
A pernicious notion Is abroad in
the land that avoidance of law is noti
JUDGE STEPHEN A. LOWELL.
dishonor, and the time has seemingly
come when the public conscience is so
seared that successful avoidance com
mands respect. What other explana
tion can be offered for the refusal of
the federal senate to expel Lorimer
and Stevenson for manifest purchase
of their election? What other reason
is discoverable for the substantial as
sassination of the anti-trust laws of
the nation by the mighty aggregations
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LAMBING AVERAGE
SATISFIES MASTERS
The lambing season in Umatilla
county Is more than half, gone, and,
despite a bad beginning, sheepmen
declare it will be fully up to the av
erage while a few assert that the in
crease in the flocks this year will be
above the normal. W. A. Slusher es
timates that there will be a 150 per
cent Increase in his father's flock at
Nolln, declaring- that almost every
other ewe ls'giving birth to twins
while triplets are being born to some.
Owing to the weakened condition of
the ewes, many of these lambs are
either killed or given away.
Conditions for lambing are better .
in the lower than on the upper
ranges, according to the wool grow
ers, and the Increases in the flocks
in 'the lowlands are said to be 'better.
Flockmasters around Pilot Rock es
tlmate their. Increases at 100 per
cent or more .while it Is estimated
that general averages will be close to
95 per cent. ': ' " '
APOLLO CONCERT COMPANY
GAVE FINE ENTERTAINMENT
The Apollo concert company, last
attraction in the high school lecture
course for this year, very successfully
entertained quite a large audience
at the M. E. church last evening. Tho
entertainment was fully up to the
glowing promises made in behalf of
the troupe. Each of the six people In
the company is a talented and versa
tile performer. The musical selections
rendered were meritorious and the
encores of a lighter nature made such
hits that the peTormers were required
to return as many as four or five
times on various occasions. Miss
Spring, reader with the troupe, is a
star as a reader, vocalist and piano
performer. The Apollo Concet com
pany is the most talented and most
entertaining troupe of its sort that
has been In Pendleton for months.
JUDGE FRIENDLY TO ROADS
TO DECIDE RATE CASE
Washington, April 9. It Is report
ed that the United States supreme
court is evenly divided on the inter
mountain rate case, four members
favoring the interstate commerce
commission's reduction of rates on
westbound freight to Intermountaln
cities and four opposing. When the
case Is reargued next October, it Is
expected Associate Justice Hahlon Pit
ney will have the deciding vote.