EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITI0I1
WA
WEATHER KEPOItT.
Fair tonight with light
frost; Tuesday fair,
warmer.
TO ADVERTISERS.
Tbe East Oregonlan bat
the lart;at paid circulation
of aoj paper in Oregon, eaat
of Portland and nearly
twice tbe circulation In
Pendleton of any Other
newspaper.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY C, 1912.
NO.
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TYPOS CONTROL
CHICAGO
PRESS
Places of Striking Pressmen Filled by
Imported Men and Printers May
Walkout Soon.
RIOTERS SLUG ONE MAN
leader of Unionist Declares Pub
lishers Huvo Started Xation Wide
light fojr "Oioii Shop" in Median
hul IHiMtrtmcnts.
Chicago, May 6. Regular morning
editions of Chicago newspapers were
Issued today through the employment
of imported pressmen and stereotype
era and the afternoon papers promise
three editions. No rioting had occur
red early In the day. It is believed
the fato of the strike depends on the
action of the printers.
Max Annanberg, of-the circula
tion department of the Chicago Trib
une, was slugged into unconscious
ness in a riot down town this after
noon, while aiding in the distribu
tion of papers.
The strike is being conducted by
President Perry of the -International
Pressmans Union, who is trying to
bring out the printers in sympathy.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
yesterday urgedall unionists to sup
port the strikers and advocated a
strike of the printers.
Fifty auto truck drivers, employed
by paper concerns, struck today, re
fusing to deliver papers.
President Perry today issued .- a
statement, charging that members of
the Publishers' Association have
started a movement to create the
"open shop" mechanical department
of all newspapers in the country,
which are allied with the association
HOMESTEAD ENTRY
RULES MODIFIED
Washington, D. C, May 6. The
secretary of the interior has put into
effect a number of important modifi
cations of the regulations governing
the assignments of homestead entries
within irrigation projects.
A settler Is now permitted to assigi?
to uny part of a farm unit with the
approval of the project engineer upon
filing with the local land office of a
plat,, of amended farm unit approved
by the engineer with the other pa
pers. When ono-hnlf of the irritable
area has been reclaimed tho entry
man may make proof of reclamation
without regard tj tho number of.
1 ayments of the building . charge
which hnvu been made and will re
ceive evidence of the acceptance of
such proof. Provision is made for
recording mortgages which will fa
cilitate tho making of loans and at
the same time protect tho money
lenders It is believed that the new
regulations will result In a great Im
provement of tho conditions on many
of tho government projects where the
settlers have been severely handicap
ped through lack of funds by reason
of Inability to borrow money on their
lands.
Battlo On In Mexico.
Monterey, Hex., May 6 A
battle between tho main armies
of federals and rebols under
Generals Huerta and Orozco re
spectively, began this morning
at Kermjaillo, near Torreon, ac
cording to reports here. It is
reported that there are about
800o on each side.
JOHN 8. GURDANE UMATILLA COUNTY PI0IEER
CELEBRATES 88TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
John S. Gurdane, well known pio
neer resident of this county and father
of Tom Gurdane, former police chief,
celebrated his 88th birthday yester
day at his home in Riverside addition.
During the afternoon about 20 friends
and relatives called to pay their re
spects and to hope that be may live to
enjoy many more such event.
Though gray and slightly bent with
four score years and eight which he
bns to his credit, the old pioneer is
still In good health and enjoyed the
occasion. He has a sturdy constitution
which has served him well and made
him known for years abong his
friends as a hobust, 'hearty man.
It yas tn tne spring of tne year
1824 that John Gurdane arrived and
he was born off Sandy Hook, New
York, while the ship upon which bis
LEA-A PHYSICAL WRECK
American Adviser of Chinese Rebels
Return Homo Rroken.
San Francisco, May 6. A physical
and mental wreck, broken by the
Orient, General Homer Lea of Cali
fornia military genius, author, con
fidante of Dr. Sun Tt Sen and advis
er of Chinese revolutionary leaders
arrived here on the liner Chlyo Maru
today, accompanied by Mrs. Lea. He
will go to his home at Los Angeles to
regain his health.
General Lea devoted himself so as
siduously to the problem of liberating
the Chinese from the dominion of the
Manchus that his' constitution was
undermined and he suffered a severe
stroke of paralysis.
BURGLAR TAPS TILL
OF SALOON FOR $36
Attempts to Enter Two Other
ness Houses Are Met
with Failure
Busi-
Breaklng their way Into the Colum
hla Uar on Main street last night
through the cellar, burglars smashed
the cash register and made away witl.
bout $36 in cash and several bottles of
liquor, leaving no clew by which they
could be tracked. Indications are
that efforts were also made to bur
glarize the Evans Cigar store and the
Delta on Saturday night.
The robbery of the saloon was dis
covered this morning when Herman
Peters, the proprietor, opened for bus
iness. An investigation revealed that
the grate in the sidewalk had been
raised, the burglars thereby gaining
entrance to the cellar, from which ac
cess to the saloon was easy. Secur
ing the cah register, the burglars or
burglar had taken it into the cellar
where it had been smashed and tho
money taken out. Several bottles of
whiskey were ulso missed from the
shelves.
According to "Doc" Evans, proprie
tor of the cigar store next to the
Clarke grocery, his place was prevent
ed from being burglarized Saturday
by the fact that he and hU wife live
la the rear part of the building. He
stated this morning that Ii is wife was
awakened in the night by a noise at
tho back door and that when he at
tempted to ascertain the cause, heard
rapidly retreating footsteps. In the
morning he found that a screen had
been torn from a window and a big
Iron door pushed partly open. Also
ho discovered that the screen had been
tern from a back window of the Delta
but thinks the would-be burglars were
discouraged when they found that the
window had been boarded up from
the Interior.
ASKS $10,000 FOR
UNJUST ARREST
Discharged from the county Jail
because of a lack of evidence against
him, William Dalley, arrested In
YValln Wulhi and brought here,
charged with burglarizing the farm
house of William Caldwell, today
commenced suit against Caldwell and
Alex Manning, local police officers,
for $10,000 damages and $75 addition
al because of the loss of a month's
Job through his arrest.
The' complaint was filed In the cir
cuit court today by Haley & Haley,
attorneys for the plaintiff. Dalley, It
will be remembered, was arrested In
Walla Walla by officers of that city
when they found a watch on his per
son, the description of which tallied
with one stolen from the Caldwell
house. Manning was sent after him
and brought him back to the local
Jail where it was discovered' that the
watch in his possession was not the
stolen property.
He was immediately released but
claims that through incarceration
for seven days with drunks, Indians
and criminals of various types, he was
duniaged to the extent of $10,000.
parents were coming to America from
Scotland was preparing to enter the
harbor of the new world's metopolis.
He has led a life of hardihood and ad
venture welle in keeping with his
birth at sea. For over three years
he was a soldior In the union army
during the civil war and became a
lieutenant. He also served for 28
years as a sailor, following the ocean
in the olden days when sailing ships
not st earners, were the rule.
It was 31 years ago that Mr. Gur
dane became a resident of Umatilla
county and be hns been n resident ev
er sluce. Most of his time was spont
In the southern part of the county on
his ranch near Gurdane postoffice. It
was while he was living out there
mat he was elected to the state legls
lature nnd served two terms as i
representative from Umatilla county.
BRYAN LOOMS
IN WASHINGTON
Pierce County Controls Walla Walla
Convention with Clark-Wilson
Factions Fighting Hard. :
MANY FAVOR COMMONER
If Supporter of .New Jersey Governor
mil to Control Situation, They Will
KUinuxede for Former Presidential
Cut id Ida te.
Convention Hall, Walla Walla,
Wash., May 6. Pierce county with
fifty-three delegates, controls the
democratic state convention which
opened here this afternoon and a close
contest is on between Champ Clark
and Woodrow Wilson. The convention
was opened by Charles G. Heifner of
Seattle, as chairman.
Governor Wilson controls more
counties than Clark, but with the
King county delegation, which was
contested, seated for Wilson, togeth
er with the Rryan men, Wilson has
onlq 384, yacking twelve to control
the convention, which is made up of
719 delegates.
A strong undercurrent Rryan sen
timent prevails and It is possible, if
Wilson men fail to control the con
vention they will stand for Rryan.
lirynn Supports Wilson.
Columbus, May 6. Prepared for
an earnest campaign of advocacy of
Governor Wilson's candidacy for the
democratic presidential nomination,
William Jennings Bryan is in Ohio
today. President Taft is also in his
home state. Harmon, Roosevelt and
Wilson will all tour Ohio before the
primaries, May 21.
Mr. Hryan's campaign begins to
night under the direction of Governor
Wilson's supporters and will end
Thursday.' Meanwhile Harmon wiU
be active and expects to offset the ef
fect of Mr Hryan's tour.
President Taft today delivered sev
eral addresses from the rear platform
of his train en route to Cincinnati.
Tart Flays Toddy.
Athens, O., May 6. In his opening
speech of the Ohio campaign at Nel
sonvIUe, resident Taft flayed the at
titude of Colonel Roosevelt in the
presidential fight. ..Later Taft spoke
at Athens, Hampton, Chilltcothe,
Greenfield. Lecsburg and New Vien
na. Tonight he will speak at Cincin
nnt anil will pass Tuesday at the.
homo of his brother, Charles Taft.
Wilson Wins Texas. ;
Au-tin, Texas, May 6 Practically
complete returns today show that
Woodrow Wilson defeated Champ
'lark and Governor Harmon by an
overwhelming- vote in tho precinct
conventions. Wilson received throe
tlmis as many votes as Clark and
Harmon combined.
MABLE WARNER IS
FIGHTING FOR CROP
Another phase of the famous Mabel
Warner case Is being tried out In the
circuit court this afternoon with
Judge Knowles of 1a Grande sitting
for Judge Dielps. The action todav
is to determine the ownership of the
crop which was raised upon the J.
. oung half section during the time
that Mrs. Warner had possession.
When the supreme court of the
state reversed Judge Dean's decision
and thereby enjoined Mrs. Warner
md her husband from the land under
dispute, the crop was already in. A
preliminary action was taken before
Judge Knowles several months ago,
at which time A. W. Nye was appoint
ed as receiver and has since had
charge of the land and crop in ques
tion. Now the case is being heard
upon its merits.
George Ness Is a party to the suit,
inasmuch as he claims to have loaned
tho Warners several thousand dollars
on the crop nnd he is contending for
a return of this loan from the pro
ceeds of the crop. He Is being repre
sented by Col. J. H. Haley while
Johnson & Skrahle are appearing for
the Warners nnd Fee & Slater and
Frederick Stelwer for the heirs un
der the accepted will.
SIIIUNF.RS MAKING MERRY
AT LOS ANGELES MEETING
Los Angeles, May 6. Thousands of
shrlners today went to Pasadena
which was the center of entertain
ment for th elmperial council. Street?
here are gay with marching patrols
The Shrlners are nearly all here.
Several hundred Shrlners and their
friends, went to Catalina Island on
n special steamer and the evening
will be given over to receptions by the
various temples at their headquarters.
Tomorrow the opening ceremonies of
the Thirty-eighth Annual Conclnve.of
the imperial council will be held. It
Is estimated 40,000 Shrlners and their
friends are In Los Angolas.
URGES EUROPEAN PLAN
President shows How Other Nations
Jlundlo High Cot of Living.
Washington, D. C, May 6. In the
second installment of his high cost of
living message. President Taft today
transmitted to congress certain con
sular reports, indicating how certain
European nations are combatting ad
vanced prices by co-operative socle
ties. In France and Belgium, the mes
sage said, workers relief organizations
have a relief fund which insures them
against illness and enforced idleness.
Co-operative organizations, says
President Taft, has resulted In many
workmen owning Industrial plants in
France.
WEST HAS EXPENSE
BIT IN HIS TEETH
Removes One "Needless" Office
Holder and Will Show-up
All the Rest
Salem, Ore., May 6. Governor
West took the bit In his teeth today.
Superintendent James of the state
penitentiary, put up to Governor West
a proposition to work for nothing as
superintendent If the other employes
would do the same. The governor's
answer was to remove James abso
lutely, and appointing Warden Curtis
as acting superintendent. Directing
James to turn over the institution at
once to Curtis.
Governor West says he Intends to
prepare a list of all state institutions,
showing appropriations, etc. He as
serts the state is burdened with useless
office holders.
He says after he has prepared bis
facts he will ask the newspapers to In
vestigate and verify his statements
and let the people know why taxes are
so'high.
SIX CASES UP WITH
SUPREME TRIBUNAL
With Chief Justice Robert Aiken
and Associate Justices Thomas A.
MePride, Frank A. Moore, Henry J.
I can and George H. Burnett on the
bench and Deputy Lee Moorhouse act
ing as clerk, the May term of the
eastern Oregon session of the suprenv
court was convened this morning in
the circuit court room and rapid
progress has been made with the cas
es on the docket. At 2:30 this after
noon, six of the thirty-seven cases
bad been presented as follows: '
Mate resp. vs. Robert Friddles. app.
from Wallowa county. District At
torney F. S. Ivanhoe appearing for
the respondent and D. W. Sheahan
f r the appellant.
Arabella. Stunts, adm. resp. vs.
Twohv P.ros., app., from Gilliam
county. Jay Dowerman appearing for
the appellant and T. A. Winks for
the respondent.
David Cantwell, resp. vs. W. L. Ra
ker, et. nl. app., from Gilliam county.
Jay Rowerman and W. D. Shanks
appearing for the appellant and T. A.
Weinke for the .respondent. '
Titus E. Davis, resp. vs. Oregon
Power & Placer Co., app., from Ra
ker county, P. J. Rannon appearing
for the respondent and the appellant
waiving argument.
George Miller, app., vs. Union
County resp., from Union County,
John S. Hogden, appearing for the
appellant, and F. S. Ivanhoe. C. II.
Crawford and Turner Oliver for the
respondent.
Lydln A. Feagins, resp., vs. Wallo
wa County et nl., app., from Wallo
wa county, F. S. Ivanhoe and J. A.
Hurlelght for the appellants and D.
V. Shenhan for the respondent.
STEEfj Tltl'ST HITTERLY
OPPOSING DISSOLUTION SI IT
New York. May 6. With the trus.
attorneys fighting back desperately,
the government suit for the dissolu
tion of tho United States Steer-corporation
was begun in the custom house
here today by Special Examiner Hen
ry T. Brown.
As more testimony will be taken In
this suit than in the Standard Oil
case, it Is expected the hearings will
last two months at least.
In addition to Rrown, the govern
ment Is represented by former Sec
retary of War Dickinson and Henry
Colton. Richard Llndabury and Ray
na lRolllng appeaed for the trust.
Knox Off for Frisco.
Santa Rarbara. Calif., May 6. Sec
retary of State Knox will leave here
tonight for San Francisco. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Knox. Gover
nor Walter E. Clark of Alaska, Mrs.
Clark and former United States Sen
ator Flint of California.
Titanic Prolxs Ends.
Washington, May 6. There will be
no more public hearings in tbe senate
Inquiry into the Titanic disaster, ac
cording to an announcement made
todav bv Senator Smith, chairman of
the committee.
UY SWEPT 10 THEIR DEATHS
WHEN LEVEE SUDDENLY BREAKS
Thousands are Marooned in Treetops, on Houses
z and Rafts; In Danger of Perishing
TRAIN WASHED FROM TRACK WITH PASSENGERS
Hordes Standing in Water Up to Their Waists Vainly Beg
Passing Railroad Crew to Rescue Them and are Left
to Drown.
I'rom Vicksburg, Miss., i-oiith to Now Orleans, the Mississippi river
Is from half a foot to two and u half feet above any previous flood
rt'cunl.
An additional rise this week of approximately one foot from New
Orleans north to Raton Rogue is predicted.
Soundings made? by army engineers show that the record breaking
volume of witter in the big river is moving at the rate of 8.1 feet a sec
ond, or approximately one mile an hour faster than ever be-fore re
corded. Hanger points in the levees in Ixmisiana; Raton Rogue, Bennett
Carre, 25 miles north of New Orleans, Morrison, Plaquemines Scotts
Landing. Cypress Hall, New Roods and third district, New Orleans.
New Orleans, May 6. Thirty per
sons were drowned in Coupee parish
today when flooded water from a
break in the levee, rushed suddenly
into the district. Survivors have re
ported that twelve bodies have been
recovered and they declared the death
list probably will total fifty.
Survivors assert that whole families
were swept to their deaths when the
levee broke today.
The first section of the confederate
veterans' special train, crowded with
old soldiers, was wrecked near East
Azuchie after leaving New Orleans to
day and eight were drowned.
Left to Prown.
Passengers on a train which pass
ed through Morganza today state that
the people there stood at the depot in
water waist deep, signalling the train
to take them aboard. The train crew
refused to stop because of the rapid
rise of the water. The nevt train
passing was derailed and the passen
gers were thrown into the flood.
Thousands of women and children
have fled from Rayou Des Glaces.
Melville and other flooded sections
Tbe property loss in those towns will
exceed $2,000 000.
Government officers here have been
netided that one thousand persons ar
imperiled by being marooned In .tree
tnp or houses and on rafts.
The situation nt Point Coupee is
desperate and a large number of mo
torhoats have been rushed to the
scene to take off the refugees.
Heavy rains in Louisiana and Mis
sissippi today lent additional dancer
and scores of other cities are threat
enor with inundation by the floodwa
ters of the Mississippi river.
Negroo Refuse to Work.
Lack of labor, due largely to th
unconcern of the negroes who have
been drawing government rations, has
been a most serious drawback. Gov
ernor Sanders ordered the Louisiana
militia to round up five hundred .ne
groes and eompell them to work as
long as they draw government ra
tions. Consequently "no work, no ra
tions" was the ultimatum given to
BUCKAROOES LEAVE TO
SEASON WITH WALLA
Fourteen Ruckarooes, eager, confi-1
dent and in the pink of condition, will
board the train for Walla Walla this
evening and tomorrow afternoon will
open the season of the Western Tri-J
State league with Rade's Rears. With
the weather god promising Ideal wea
ther, indications are that the begin
ning, will be a propitious one ana
many of the more rabid local baseball
bugs will journey over to the Garden
City to give the team the support of
thoir leather lungs.
The Pendleton players were given
their last workout this afternoon on
Round-Up Park and Manager Garrett
expressed himself as feeling very op
timistic ocer the prospects of a win
ning team. "However," he said, "I
don't want the fan to be too sharp
with their criticism if we do not take
our first series. We have a bunch of
youngsters and. while they have been
showing up well here under the hand
icap of bad weather, they will be play
ing In foreign territory and a little
stage fright is expected."
Garrett himself will open the sea
son for Pendleton and Tie is in fine
form. His long experience in larger
' leagues makes it unlikely that he will
hundreds of able-bodied negroes at
Natcbez by Lieutenant W. E. Holll
day, In charge of the supplies depot
there.
It was feared that a ten-mile
s.tretch of levee in the bayou de Glais
section would be lost owing to the
dearth of labor. Engineer H. S. Doug
lass of Melville reported that while
he had quarters for five hundred la
borers in the Atchafalya district, re
sponses to his call were few.
There Is alarm among some of the
residents of New Orleans. Extreme
precautions have been taken to meet
any emergency and at points all along
the river barges and flat cars are
loaded with timber, sand bags, wheel
barrows and shovels.
In the third district of New Orleans
the situation still is grave and a thou
said men worked all day in filling In
dirt between the levees and the revet
ments. Tne water is over the dock at
Esplanade street and the rear of tho
Southern Pacific transfer station is -$
inches in water.
OUR YEAR OI.D RARE
CRUSHED RY HEAVY PRAY
Milton, Ore.. May 6 Little Eva, tho
4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
j William Rest of Freewater, narrowly
i escaped death Saturday while trying1
to stVp from a dray while it was;
moving. Mr. Rest is the owner of
the city dray line at Freewater, and
his little girl often rides about tho
yard with the driver.
It is supposed that she tried to step
over the side, which Is very low, and
fell under the wheel.
The wheel ran diagonally across the
forehead, catching the shoulder and
arm. The latter, however. Is only
bruised. The real injury Is in the
compound fracture of the skull. Sur
gical aid was secured Immediately and
the patient soon regained conscious
ness. At the present time she is rest
ing easily. Though the acident is se
rious the parents have hope of recov-
ery.
OPEN TRI-STATE BAIL
WALLA TEAM TUESDAY
bo unsteadied by a big crowd or the
fact that he is away from home.
Opposed to him will in all probabil
ity be Paul Strand, the phenom
neso short career has been meteoric,
taking him blazing through the base
ball sky from the Northwest to a ma
jor league, and then with fading.
brilliance, back again to the North
west and then to Class D baseball.
However, ho is credited with being In
fine form this year and Is unquestion
ably the best bet the Rears have.
Garrett will take with him thirteer.
men besides himself, leaving only
Pitcher Mountain at home. Those
making the trip will be Garrett, Os
borne, Hewitt, Rustemeyer and Nich
ols, pitchers; Pembrooke and Wilson,
catchers; Lodell. first base, Nadeau
second base, Reder, third base, Au
gustus short stop, Mensor, Robinson
and Davolt, outfielders and utility
men. Two of the members of the
pitching staff are to be released with
in the next fifteen days and the choice,
lies probably between Rustemeyer,
Nichols and Mountain, as Osborne
and Hewitt are almost sure of their
berths. All of them will, however, be
given a chance to show their worth
in league games.