East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 11, 1912, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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    EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITIOI)
TO ADVERTISERS.
Th East Oregonlan his
the largest paid clrenlatloa
of acy paper la Oregon, eat
of Portland and nearly
twice the circulation In
Pendleton of any other
newspaper.
WKATIIEK REPORT.
Showers tonight . or
. .Friday. '
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1912.
SO. 7396
VOL, 24.
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CO UTY OFFICIAL PAPER. V - ' vl' -
HI
DELEGATES
GO UNPLEDGED
, Tammany Chief in Control of Con
vention of Democrats and Will
Lead Baltimore Fight.
PLATFORM FLAYS TAFT
Murphy Xamea Congressional Dele
gates and -DcleguUw at I-argo Willi
Himself an Chairman, Hut Refuses
to Mention Choice.
New York, April 11. An unln
structcd democratic delegation from
New York, pledged to vote as a unit,
will bo sent to the national conven
tion at Baltimore.
When the state democratic conven
tion began here today. Chas. F. Mur
phy, leader of the Tammany Hall
forces, was In complete control.
It Is generally believed the New
York delegation will vote for Wra. J.
Gaynor, mayor of New York City, on
the first ballot. Murphy Is silent and
It Is not knownovhom he favors for
the presidency.
No opposition to Murphy developed.
He will name the congressional dele
gatos and the delegates at large. v
The latter will be Governor Pohn A.
DIx. Judge Alton B. Parker, United
States O'Gorman and Charles F. Mur
phy, as chairman.
, The convention adopted a platform
denouncing President Taft's vetoes of
the different tarlfhs cemfwy cmfw
the different tariff schedules and
lauding the activities of the. democrat
ic house of representatives.
The leaders agreed that the conven
Hon would be a one-day afalr.
The democratic platform declares
that the tariff fosters monopoly and
demands a revision downward. It ad
vocates the income tax, direct election
of United States senators, a working
men's compensation act, a- parcels post
and direct primaries.
ELGINjMAN IS
INSTANTLY KILLED
Union, Ore., April 11. Polom Mc
Shain of Elgin, Or., was accidentally
killed in a sawmill operated and own
ed by the Telocaset Lumber company
three miles from Telocaset, Or. Mr.
McShnln, 25 years of age and single
wag working as a ratchet setter, when
he came in contact with the Baw. He
was split In two iby the saw, which
started In at the top of his head, going
clear through to the knees, here the
saw came out and left him lying in
the sawdust.
Mr. McShaln leaves several broth
ers and a mother at Elgin, and one
brother Is a railroad freight conduc
tor, running between Huntington and
Umatilla on the O.-W. B. & N.
Taft Men Admit Defeat.
Chicago. April 11. That Colonel
Roosevelt carrier every district in 1111
nois. except that of Senator Lorlmer,
la conceded today by supporters of
President Taft. ,
Occasionally we meet an ordinary
man who has no more friends tpan a
baseball umpire.
' ,
FURTHER STREET PAVING
ABANDONED; MANY
Present indications are that all Of
the street Improvement work planned
by the council and urged by the Com
mercial association will be held, up 'by
remonstrances following developments
at the meeting of the aldermen last
night. Remonstrances against the
macadamizing of cast Court street and
against the paving of east Webb were
' placed, on file last night and referred
to the street committee while one
against the proposed paving of Jack
son street was presented though the
time for such action has not yet ar
rived. Also the remonstrance pre
sented a week ago against the im
provement of west Webb street was
' accepted by the council as a bar to
further consideration of the work at
this time though It was insufficiently
signed to hqld up the work had the
council been at all arbitrary.
The remonstrance against the work
on east Webb street is said to contain
signatures representing 86 per cent ol
the property affected . which Is more
than sufficient to hold up the work
while the East Court street ia said to
contain the required 80 per cent.
" Following the submission by Engl
neer Kimbrell of the plans and speci
fications for' the Improvement of
Jackson, Ralcy, Perkins, Water and
Johnson streets, Will Moore, a resi
dent of Jackson street presented
remonstrance against the paving of
that street on the grounds' that the
TWO OF FAMILY INSANE
Mother ami Daughter Committed to
Asylum at Same Time.
Mount Vernon, Wash., April 11.
At the same hearing by the same
commission, a mother and her dau
ghter were adjudged Insane and or
dered committed to the state asylum.
They were Mrs. Marie Pederson, the
mother, aged 67, and Anna Pederson,
the daughter, age 26. Relatives tes
tified the mother's mind had been
enfeebled as a result of anxiety over
her child's health. Anna's condition
was caused by the loss of her own
mind.
7,000 Jews Leave Warsaw.
Warsaw, April 11. The exodus of
seven thousand Jews from the city of
Dombrova Is under way today. They
recently were given expulsion orders
and given ten days to leave the city.
TAFT, T.' R. MEN RIOT
IN BAY CITY, MICH.
Militia Ordered Out
to
Prevent Further
Trouble.
Hay City, Mich., April 11. Battling
In the streets to gain points of vant
age, Taft and Roosevelt delegates to
the republican state convention here
today are locked In a struggle for con
trol. The convention was due to meet
at 10 a. m., but the doors were closed
at noon.
Fearing the convention will end lu
a riot because of the bitterness exist
ing between the two factions, Gover
nor Osborne has ordered a detach
ment of the state militia to the armory
building to prevent disorder.
At noon the delegates were lined up
outside the armory.
The Roosevelt following controls
the vantage points.
T. II. to Contest Kentucky.
Louisville, Ky., April 11. At a con
ference here at noon, Roosevelt dele
gates to the Kentucky state republi
can convention decided to contest the
seating of the delewtlon from Ken
tucky, Instructed for President Taft
when the national convention meets
In Chicago.
There are about 1000 contests, in
volving one-third of the seats in the
convention. Roosevelt delegates de
cided they will hold ascbnventlon here
but will contest the delegation on the
ground of fraud.
MIXERS AND OPERATORS
..STILL SKKK SETTLEMENT
Philadelphia, April 11. Both con
ciliatory subcommittees of anthra
cite miners and operators conferred
here this afternoon. The miners arc
determined not to arbitrate their
claims.' President . White of the
miners, said:
"Why .can't we and the operators
settle the trouble? Why wait for a
commission to take a lot of evidence
and mae" a long Investigation.
liritons Against T. 11.
. London. April 11 :The general
tone of the British press, with refer
ence to the presidential situation in
the United States, is anti-Roosevelt.
They predict his defeat, His ' posi
tion regarding the rcall of the judi
clary is repugnant to the British ed
itors.
PLANS MAY BE
REMONSTRANCES FILED
majority of the residents favored ma
cadam. Inasmuch as the resolution
ordering the improvement of the
above mentioned streets have never
been passed, the remonstrance could
not be filed but the knowledge of Its
existence may have some effect upon
the street committee's deliberations,
Other Ituslness.
The school hoard of the local dist
rict last night called the attention of
the council to the fact that the con
tract for the annex to the north side
school has 'been let and that the
school Is In need of sewer facilities,
The communication was referred to
the sewer committee.
A resolution was adopted refund
ng to the draymen who had paid
their quarterly licenses 'before the
passage of the recent ordinance the
amount of these payments.
Ordinance .providing for a bond is.
sue for the outstanding assessments
In the Alta street and Cottonwood and
Webb street Improvement districts
were passed and these bonds will be
offered for sale in the near future.
The 'cemetery committee reported
that the same rate charged last year
for the watering and care of lots
would be sufficient and the report was
adopted, ,
The treasurer's monthly report was
read and several bills ordered paid
among the latter being that for the
services of Harry Hart, the dog.
catcher, his bill amounting to 10
13.
NOW IN LEAGUE
Forty-two Professional! Base Ball
Games May Be Seen This Season
By Local Random.
HUNT FOR PLAYERS IS ON
Admission Fixed at Fifty Cents In
cluding Grandstand Seats Kfricient
Umpires to lie Provided and Rigid
Rule Observed '
At 1:30 this morning, the meeting
of the Western Trl-state league dele
gates broke up with the league organ
ized, the constitution and by-lavvt
adopted and a tentative schedule of
games for the season arranged, and
the, delegates have returned to their
homes with the reports and the work
of lining up material for the contend
ing teams will be undertaken at once.
The principal difficulty at the. ses
sion yesterday came after a banquet
In the evening when the schedule was
taken up. Jack Cody of Boise pre
sented one which he had prepared but
some objection was found to this on
account of the division of the Pun
days. There are to be 17 Sundays
uring the four months of play and
the schedu'e submitted provided for
games in Boise and Walla Walla dur
ing ten of these and in Pendleton La
Grande on seven. Local delegates
contended for a division of nine and
ight and finally won out so that eight
Sunday games will be Dlaved in this
ity. The Pendleton delegation was
Iso fortunate enough to land one
oliday game.
In all, forty-two games will be play
ed in Pendleton and La Grande, If
the tentative schedule Is adopted,
while Boise and Walla Walla will get
something like sixty apiece.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
the constitution and by-laws of the
Union association were adopted with
a few minor changes. They are rated
one "of the best set of laws in organ
ized baseball. Every phase of the
game is covered and the solidity of
the present league will guarantee its
tritt observance.
The.se laws prohibit open pool' gam
bling of any kind on the grounds; re
quire annual dues of $100; place the
life of the league at 10 years; salaries
the secretary so that business like
methods of management will follow;
gives an honorary president and a
board of directors complete control
over the club managers In all disputes;
and covers every other detail of base
ball which has heretofore made the
game listless in eastern Oregon.
Admission Fifty Cents.
After considerable liscussion it was
finally decided to make the admission
charge for the games tO cents straight.
including grundstand. Twd ladies
days will be in order every week and
one children's day. Walla Walla dele
gates argued for 25 cent gate charges
and 25 cent grandstand charges for
time, but were outclassed by the
replies .that organized baseball means
betteT class of ball than ever had
heretofore and requires money for
support. This is the price charged in
every league of any class and in many
owns, an extra grandstand charge Is
made in addition to a 50 cent gate.
First c'.uss Aimpires will be secured
by the president of the league and
will have absolute power over the
earns In the field. A board of direc
tors to have charge of the league af
fairs, was elected as follows: Jack
Cody, Boise; Grant Lincoln, La
Grande; L. G. Frazler, Pendleton. nd
J. T. Crawford of Walla Walla. These
directors will hold meetings whenever
deemed necessary and will have com
plete authority In all disputes brought
before them. The president will have
power to act in every case possible,
but at times questions will arise which
will need action by the directors.
The salary limit was placed at $1,
200 as already advocated with the ex
pressed Intention of raising It to SI,.
500 next year and to 2000 the year
following. Each manager will be held
strlctlv to account In this matter.
Manager Jess Garrett of the Pen
dleton team has already commenced
upon the work of securing material
for a pennant winning organization.
He is using tho telegraph and tele
Dhone freely to get In touch with
players but will make no announce.
ments until contracts are signed. This
afternoon he is down at Round-Up
Park watching the maneuvers of the
dozen or more players who have
been attracted to the city by the for
matlon of the league - He will leave
for Portland tomorrow in order to
put his business affairs in condition
so that he can devote his entire time
to the development of a winning ag
gregation. ' .
Weatlier Forecast.
(Portland, April 11. Portland and
vicinity, showers tonight or Friday
with westerly winds. -Oregon and
Washington the same.- Idaho, show
crs tonight and Friday.
A marriage can be arranged in
heavon if the girl has no mother to
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promote it.
mild your actions?
POPE REPORTED
DAD
UNTRUE
Vatican Makes Denial to United Press
and Starts Investigation to Fix
Blame for Rumor.
CAUSES GREAT WORRY
Xewsuier Rciortcr Delegated to Set
World at Ease When Urgent In
quiries Fro m all Parts of World
Pour Into Rome.
Paris, April 11. (Bulletin.)
The Rome bureau of the United
Press telegraphs that the Vati
can at Rome denies, unquali
fiedly, that Pope Pius is dead.
A
Pope Not Dead.
Rome, April 11 Pope
is not dead.
Pius
Rome, April 11. Official denial of
the widely circulated report of the
death of Pope Plus was given the
United Press at the Vatican this af
ternoon, the denial being accompanied
by the announcement that a rigid in
vestigation will be made to fix the
responsibility of the message alleged
to have been sent to Madrid.' falsely
announcing the death of the pontiff.
The reports of the pope's death
caused intense excitement. Hundreds
of persons flocked to the Vatican to
secure confirmation.
For several hours admission was de
nied to the Vatican for fear the undue
excitement might cause a change for
the worse in the condition of the pope,
and this action led to the belief that
there might be some truth in the re
port. Later, when messages of injulry
from all church dignitaries of the
world began pouring In, seeking veri
fication, the United Press correspond
ent was summoned and told the re
port was without foundation.
London Receives New.
London, April 11. (Flash) A dis
patch to Reuters from Madrid today
says the papal nunciature there re
ceived this afternoon the announce
ment of the death of Pope Pius.
Reported at Paris.
Paris, April 11. (Flash.) A news
agency dlspaicn rrom Aiaanu sujs
Pope Pius died today. The Madrid
agency was unable to verity me re
port from Rome. It is believed the
censor there Is holding up dispatches.
Communication Cut Off.
Paris, April 11. (Bulletin) The
United Press bureau here made every
effort to get confirmation by long dis
tance telephone from Rome of the re
ported death of Pope Pius, but failed.
As soon as the Paris correspondent
asked in French if the pope were dead
the connection was knocked down.
The corresponent was informed that
the line was in trouble.
Ireland Advised.
Minneapolis, April 11. (Bulletin)
Rev. T. E. Culen told the Dally News
here that Archbishop Ireland had re
ceived a private cablegram, announc
ing the death of Pope Pius.
Not Confirmed at Washington.
Washington, April 11. (Bulletin)
The state department announced
early. -today it had received no official
confrmation of the death of Pone
Pius.
(iihlMHis Not Advised. i
Baltimore, April 11. Cardinal Gib
bons announced today he had receiv
ed no direct word from Rome for sev
eral days. He said he had not been
Informed that the pope's condition
was serious.
Would Discredit Report.
New York, April 11. Cardinal
Farley' here announced today he had
received no word of Pope rius'
death. Catholic dignitaries are in
cllned Jo discredit the report.
llnmsen Quits John Hopkins.
Baltimore, April 11. Dr. Ira Ram-
Ren today tendered his resignation as
president of John Hopkins university,
causing great surprise in educational
circles.
LA FOIXETTE AND WIFE
EX ROUTE TO OREGON.
Broken Bow, Neb., April 11.
Completing a week's trip
through Nebraska where speech
es were delivered in half a hun
dred of the larger cities of the
state. Senator La Follette is to
day en route to Oregon to con
tinue his fight for the republi
can presidential nomination. He
is accompanied by Mrs. La Fol
MEXICANS CLASH TODAY
Rebel and Federal Armies Ma rolling
Toward One and Other.
El Paso, Texas, April 11. Five
hundred federal troops are marching
today on Santa Rosalie.
According to dispatches received
here, General Fernandes at the head
of five hundred rebels also started
today for Santa Rosalie and expects
to clash with the government forces
before night.
Women Badly Reaten.
Chicago, 111., April 11. Complete
returns on the suffrage vote in the
Cook county," Illinois primaries show
135,000 voted no, 71,34 voted in fa
vor of the project. Not a single ward
in the city gave a majority for the
cause of women.
FIGHTING STRIKERS
ARE FINED $25 EACH
Third
Assailant of Team
ster, Is Still at
Large
. After a trial in police court this
morning, Harvey Horseman and WIN
Ham Johnson, two of the men charged
wlh assault upon Marion W. Dear
dorff, the teamster in the employ of
the pafing company who refused to
strike with his fellows, were found
guilty as charged and were sentenced
to pay fines of $25 each or spend
twelve days In jail. They paid the
fines. . ,
A seeming effort was made to
shield young Johnson but, in the view
or the court, he was guilty of aiding
and abetting the offense though he
did not actually strike a blow. In
his remarks prior to the passing of
sentence, Judge Fitz Gerald brandej
Johnson as of the type of trouble
makers who will say "Go to it," but
who are careful not to subject their
own persons to the risk of damage.
The testimony introduced showed
that Horseman. Johnson and Tom
Mylan on 'Monday got into Dear
dorff's wagon and rode west on Webb
street with him. calling him scab and
making other offensive remarks. Fin
ally Mylan. it was shown, jumped
from the wagon and started to unhitch-
the horses, whereupon the dri
ver dismounted from hlf seat and of
fered resistance. The 'fight followed
in which Deardorff was badly bruised
up, the evidence snowing mat myiau
and Horseman were the principal
aggressors.
Mylan, it was 'proved, was not one
of the striking teamsters but was
merely acting in the capacity of a
sympathetic trouble lover and should
he be apprehended, a sterner pun-
aliment will probably be meted out
o him.
Tnft Carries St. Louis.
St. Louis, Mo.. April 11. Complete
returns from the St. Louis, city pri
mary election show President Taft car
ried all but one of the city wards. This
gives him twenty-eight delegates
Roosevelt got one.
IS THIS THE WAY TAXPAYERS WANT THE
RURAL SUPERVISOR SYSTEM TO WORK?
That there are peculiar features
about the rural school supervisor sys
tem that has been established in this
county by County Superintendent
Frank K. Welles and that there is de
cided need of some changes is shown
by tha following story from Mrs.
Edith U Ralston, a school teacher,
who has recommendations and cre
dentials of the very best sort. Mrs.
Ralston Is a woman of middle age
and is the widow of a prominent Gil
liam county stock buyer who died
several years ago. She has consid
erable property In the interior but
being an active, energetic woman, de
votes her time to teaching.
A few days ago Mrs. Ralston was
ousted from a nine-months' position
in a southern Umatilla county district
under conditions that indicate she
was a victim of jobbery such as peo
nle read of in detective stories but
scarcely expect to hear of in connec
Hon vrfh nublic school work In a
county so advanced as this.
Mrs. Ralston has proofs showing
she has attended at the Nebraska
state normal school; has a life diplo
ma in Oregon, the highest credential
anv teacher can get this taken In ex.
amination and has taught school
between 13 and 14 years In good town
and country schools in eastern Ore
gon. She has a record as being a
strong teacher and a good disciplinar
ian. But she was ruled by Supervisor
George Tonkin to be unfitted for a $55
per month Job near Uklah and was
unceremoniously discharged and left
In a temporarily penniless condition
when her only offence was something
like this:
Gossip Involved Tonkin.
While waiting In Pendleton to go
to her school to the southward, the
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RULE BILL UP
Premier Asquith Introduces Govern
ment's Measure and Creates a
Sensation With Address.
OPPOSITION IS BITTER
Galleries Jammed and Thousands of
Natives of "Auld Sod" Clamor Out
side for Entrance as Fight Starts
Ulsterltes Aro Flayed.
London, April 11. With hundreds
of persons crowded into the galleries
and thousands of others unable to
gain admission, Premier Asquith pre
sented today in the house of commons
the government's bill to give Ireland
home rule.
Outside a large Irish delegation
clamored vainly for admission and a
number of Irish bishops had difficul
ty in obtaining seats.
To prevent a demonstration by the
suffragettes, tickets were Issued only
to the wives and daughters of mem
bers of parliament.
Just before the house of commons;
convened a caucus was held by Irish!
nationalists.
Following Premier Asquith's presen
tation of the measure, Sir Edward
Carson planned an attack on the
measure while John Redmond, leader
of the Rationalists, was to speak in
Its defense.
Urging the passage of the measure
Premier Asquith said: "I cannot ad
mit the right of the relatively small
minority of Irish citizens In Ulster to
veto the will of the vast majority of
Irishmen who favor the bill."
An uproar followed Premier As
quith's statement, denouncing as falsa
Andrew Bonar Law' declaration In
Belfast that the government has sold
Itself to obtain Irish votes.
Law leaped, to his feat, facing Pre
mier Asquith and repeated the
charge, causing a great sensation.
From the ministerial side came
shouts of "Muzzle him." When the
uproar subsided, Premier Asquith
finished his speech. Sir Edward Car
son was the netx speaker. He at
tacked the bill as "ridiculous, fantas
tic and impossible of administration
and a direct insult to Ulster."
75,000 HEAR T. R.
AT PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, April 11. Jubilant
over the reception accorded him by
monster crowds in his speechmaking
tour of Pennsylvania, Colonel Roose
velt left here today, intending to
speak in every city and town between
here and New York.
New records of political crowds
were established at Lancaster, Harris
burg and Philadelphia. It is estimat
ed that 75,000 heard his address
here. Crowds at other points turned
out in corresponding numbers.
teacher chanced into the ladies' rest
room in the basement of the city hall
and there made the casual acquaint
ance of a lady from Pilot Rock, to
whom she told she was going out to
the Uklah neighborhood to teach.
Thereupon the two women engaged In
a conversation and during the same
the Pilot Rock woman related a bit
of gossip that was seemingly current
regarding Tonkin. It was to the effect
that In visiting the schools under- his
supervision the supervisor was in the
habit of displaying osculatory procliv
ities when the opportunity presented
itself. It was told as a Joke more
than anything else.
The day following while in Pilot
Rock waiting for the stage to Ukiah
Mrs. Ralston chanced to repeat the
bit of gossito the landlady at the
hotel where she was stopping. She
declares she did not tell It with a view
to mischief nor in a spirit of prudery,
but merely as a bit of fun. At the
time she did not even know to what
supervisor It referred.
But evidently the story struck
home for a few days later the foltow
Ing coarse, insulting screed appeared
In the Pilot Rock Record, which pa
per should have known better. Mrs.
Ralston Is firmly of the belief Tonkin
was responsible for the thing.
An Insulting Screed.
"Some of the old-maid country
teachers are finding fault with the os
culatory habits of certain school su
pervisors made manifest on taking
their departure from schoolhouses
where an Inspection of the drinking
cups have been made. In some In
stances it appears that this evidence
of affection for the dear old girls on
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