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raw EVEIIIIIG EDITION EVENING EMTIO!) WEATHER REPORT. TO ADVKRT18KR8. Tb East Orrgonlan has tho largmt paid circulation of any paper la Oregon, at of Portland and early twice tba clrcalatloa In Pendleton of any otaef newapaper. Showers tonight Wednesday. or COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912. NO. 7581 r T BY I Automatic Revolver of H. D. Ends Search for Trouble toxicated Man. Smith, by In- BULLET LODGES IN NECK Fellow luings Abut Own Injury by Striking Down Pistol That Was Alnoxl Over Ills Head. Ieolare the ;un Man. (Special Corespondence.) Kcho, Ore., June 11. because he was looking for trouble and while drunk "butted In" on H. D. Smith, Kcho hardware dealer, lust night an unknown transient laborer or hobo was shot In the neck by Mr. Smith about 10 o'clock. Shortly before the affair occurred Mr. Smith with several others were in front of the Smith hardware store and were working with a hay rack. In company with two others the man came along and stopped where the men were working. According to Smifh the man was drunk and quar relsome. An altercation ensued and turned Into a fight. At this Smith drew an automatic revolver he was carrying and says he attempted to shoot over the fellow's head. Strik ing the gun the man knocked it In such a manner that the bullet struck him In the neck. In explanation of his having the gun on his person Mr. Smith states he lives some distance from his store and Is forced to travel at night some times along the river where hoboes are often encamped. Fearing he might be held up the hardware man carried an automatic pistol and last night made uninten tional use of the weapon. Wounded Man Is Silent. Thomas Lamphere, which is th nume given by the wounded man, Is lying in the local hospital and the physicians are not yet able to deter mine Just how serious will the injury prove. A wound in the neck Is al ways dangerous, they say, and com plications may set In at any time. Giving credence to the story told by the Echo merchant, is the fact that Lamphere refuses steadfastly to make any statement regarding the shooting, declaring he remembers nothing. No charges have as yet been filed against Smith, accorling to Deputy District Attorney S. A. Newberry, and he states he will probably go down to Echo tomorrow to make an Inves tigation to determine wnere the cul pability 1KB. ULOODIIOIXPS FIND TRAIL OF Ml RRERER Vllllscn. Iowa, June 10. Blood hounds, trailing the murderers of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore, their four children, nnd two guests, all of whom were found dead in their home with their heads crushed by an axe, today found a bloody handkerchief bidden under some brush seven miles south east of here. The hounds at ence started on the hot trail. Finger prints on the bloodstained nxe, which was foUnd in the room where the two boys slept, are being Investigated by experts. Thousands of people are flocking into Vllllscn. drawn by the news ot the wholesale murder and the streets are almost blockaded by the people. The militia Is guarding the Moore home which is being used as a tem porary morgue. - Four negroes who are known to have slept In the railroad -yards the night before the murder, have disap peared. Mrs. J. B. Dungan, accompanied by her son. left last evening for a few days' visit with friends in Spokane, from which place she will go to We natchee to Join her husband. 0 oun aim MERCHANT RUBBER MANUFACTURING PLANT IS SECURED EOR STANFIELD AND WILL START WORK SOON Stanfield Is to be a manufacturing city. It Is to become the center of the western rubber industry. At least this is the vision which some of her most substantia) citizens are now havig as a result of the completion of negotiations by which it is practically certain that the Oregon Rubber com pany will establish a factory In the thriving little west end city. The City Realty company, the Townslte com pany and Individual citizens have of fered as a bonus $40,000 worth ot land upon the agreement of tho com pany to expend a like amount In buildings and equipment. According to G. L. Hurd, president of the Stan field Commercial club, who is here to day, the terms have been met and it will be but a short time before building operations are actually com menced. VOLCANO STILL SPOUTING FIRE Mount Katmal and Other Peaks in Alaska Covering Large Area With Deadly Ash. MANY ARE SUFFERING Several Towns Hurled Under Pumice Mono and Ash and lulled States Government I Hushing Aid to the Stricken People. Cordova, Alaska, June 1. Mount Katmal Is still in violent eruption and It Is believed the Mount Redoubt, 11 llamma ad other volcanoes In the challn are active. The steamship Sampson brought news from Seldova that the revenue cutter Manning Is unable to communicate with Koklak so It is supposed the wireless station there has been destroyed. ApiM'ul for Help. Washington, June 11. In response to appeals from Captain Perry of tho revenue cutter Manning, Captain Bertholdt, commandant of the reve nue cutter service, today ordered either the cutter Tahoma or McCul lough to be rushed to the relief of the Alaskan volcano sufferers. Captain Perry officially reported the villages of St. Paul and Wood Is land are burled under a foot of ash and hot pumice stone. He thought a vastly greater amount of damage has been done on the western side of the smoking volcano. THOS. CURRY WANTED ON ASSAULT CHARGE Charged with assault with a dan gerous weapon, Thomas Curry is wanted by the officers and Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely left this morning for California Gulch to take him Into custody. The complaining witness Is a camptender for Charles JohnBon, well known rancher of the south end of the county, and he exhibited a badly injured face yesterday to bear out his story that he was assaulted with rocks and then made the target for a couple of shots. The altercation, it is said, is the re sult of a quarrel between Curry, and Johnson, the latter denying the for mer the privilege of crossing his pro perty. Yesterday, according to the story of tho camptender. Curry ap peared with a string of pack mules and when the tender undertook to prevent him from trespassing. Curry secured some rocks and hurled them, two of them striking the other man in the head anil inflicting bad wounds. Then, the camptender says, his assailant drew a revolver and fired twice as he was riding off. ROCKMEN'S STRIKE IX ENGLAND NOT SUCCESSFUL London, June 11. Indications here today are that the general called for strike of dockmen and workers of the allied trades would not meet with a general response and the men are still working In Scotch and Welsh ports, as well as Liverpool. The strikers clashed with the po lice on the'East India docks here to day. The cabinet Is holding a special meeting to consider the strike situa tion. It is estimated that less than one fifth of tho union workers outside of London, answered the call for a strike. Mrs. Jack Wohlenberg left on the afternoon N. P. train for Helix where she will visit Mrs. Eustrldge, formerl Miss Myrtle Knight. The Oregon Rubber company has been Incorporated fot J5, 000,000 and its purpose, as stated In a pamphlet being scattered broadcast Is "to man ufacture and sell Prltchard's Anti eptlc Receptacle, for which they have the exclusive right during the life of the patent, also all other rubber sun dry goods handled by druggists, such as surgeon's gloves, finger cotts, nlp ples, medicine droppers, toy balloons, atomizer bulbs, syringes of all kinds hot water bags, Ice bags, rubber ban dages, rubber tubings,, rubber pads, flesh brushes, teething rings, rubber washers, rubber bathing caps, cath eters, and bougies, combs, tobacco pouches, breast pumps, rubber toys rubber bath sprays, rubber cements! rubber bands, etc." (Continued on page five.) PROSECUTION SUBMITS VOLLEY OF VERY DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST DARROW Los Angeles, Cal., June 11. K. A. Dlekeleman, a ' former hotel clerk, testified that Pert Hammerstrome. a brother-ln-Iuw of Clarence Darrow, being tried for bribery, gave him 1145 and expenses to Chicago and of fered to pay him $30 a week during his slay there If he would remain out of the Jurisdiction of the California courts during the trial of J. P.. lie Namara. Hammerstrome Is alleged to have worked as a detective for the McXa mura defense. According to Dlekel man's testimony, Hammerstrome FREEWATER BOOSTER CLUB REVIVIFIED That the Freewater Commercial Club, which has been almost extinct for several years, only showing signs of activity as the time for the annual Peach Day approaches, has been re organized, revivified und recharged with working energy is the statement mude by James P. Xeal, city attorney of that town, who passed through Pendleton this morning. According to him a meeting was held last week at which life was breathed into the club and the following officers elected for the ensuing year: John S. Vin cent, president; J. A. Smith, vice president; James P. Xeal. secretary; X. H. Mountain, treasurer; W. H, Brooke, H. R Van Slyke and W. Lloyd, trustees. The club has secured quarters in Bradley-Furish hall and intends to take active steps toward building up the community about It both by pro motlg the industries in that section f the county -and by advertising and ex ploiting its resources and opportuni ties. One of the first acts of the reor ganized club was the decision to hold the annual Peach Day festival some time in August. COMMITTEE FAVORS 1 1 A X FOR DIM PEACH M F.XT Washington, June 11. By unani mous vote the house Judiciary com mittee today decided to report fa vorably Representative Merger's reso lution recommending investigation of the official acts of Federal Judge Hanford of Seattle. The resolution will be favorably reported to the house tomorrow. Representative Herger and Norrls presented the im peachment charges to the committee. If the house adopts the Berger res olution, three congressmen will go to Seattle. It's a pity men can't get out of trouble as easily as they can get out of work. CONGRESSMAN KILLED BY Washington, June 11. Congress man Robert C. Wycklil'fe, of Louis iana, was run down and killed today by a train while on a bridge across the Potomac river in South Washing ton. Wyckliffe's Identity was not known LISTEN TO THIS, YOU BOYS Ai GIRLS THE EAST OREGOMAN WILL GIVE AWAY TWO FINE LITTLE SHETLAND PONIES For the lioys and girls of Umatilla county who are popular nnd enterprise lug the Eust Orcgoiiiuii has arranged a vacation subscription getting con tent and a full announcement regarding tho same Is made on ixtgc three today. It will be the most Interesting contest of the sort ever held In thtj county. Here are the prize to lie given away. They arc enough to stir tho am bition of any lively boy or girl: In tho city contest which will lie limited to Pendleton the prizes given will be as follows: First prize, Shetland pony, with silver mounted "Never break" Hamley saddle, bridle and martingale. Yalu $250.00. ISeeotid prize, rino W. E. HaiiM-oni solid gold watch, for boy or girl, value $25.00. Third prize, a lH-autlful W. E. Ilanscom gold ring, set with diamonds, value 915.00. In (he county contest which will embrace all of Umatilla county with lt'iidlctoti excluded,' (ho prizes will ho as follows: First prize, Shetland on,v, cart nnd harness a complete ontrit, value $300. Second prize, fine W. E. llauscoiii solid gold watch, for boy or girl, value $25.00. Third prize, a beautiful A. L. Sehaefer gold ring set with diamond, value $15.00. The contest. are to start Saturday, June 15 and will close Saturday, Sep temlcr 21, just a week before the Round-up. Votes' In tho contest will bo given Tor new and old subscriptions as shown by the detailed statement on page 3. In the county contest rotes will be given for subscriptions only while In tho Pendleton contest votes will also le given on orders for Job work as well as tor subscriptions. The prizes offered In the city contest are. slightly different from those offered In the county contest though In each contest the first ponies to no given away are spiemiiu ntue animals and ntore about them will be told later. (Jet ready now, little boy and little lady, to win one of those ponies. They will be wtrtlt having and they will g rustling. . .et ready now to enter (he contest blanks as explained on iage three and help you.. The contestants who pet to advantage over those who enter later. On all new subscriptions to the cent win no paid in rami, ho Uie contestants will mako some money for thom selves while striving to win the prizes offered. . sought him out at Albuquerque, N. Mex.. when it became known he would testify against McNumara and offered him a number of Inducements to go east. Jeane Fitzpatrlek, a former Mc namuru defense detective, now a state witness, testified he went with Pat rick J. Cooney when Cooney visited several men and warned them to hide If they wished to avoid nervlce on the McXamara Jury. He said he did this under instructions of Clarence Darrow, FIRST PROSTRATION BY HEAT RECORDED A genuine case of heat prostration, the first of the season in Pendleton, occurred here yesterday when the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Joerger was stricken while in the Oregon theater participating In the program given by the pupils of the St, Joseph's academy. The little girl is but seven years of age und the heat of tho theater, together with the ex citement of the entertainment proved too much for her.' She collapsed and Dr. McFaul who was summoned, pro nounced it a clear case of heat pros tration. The little girl was taken to her home and is reported today as being much improved. I .ATE SENATOR OF NEVADA IS BURIED Reno, Nev., June 11. With public services on the grounds in front of hfs home, the late United States Sen ator George S. Nixon of Nevada was buried here this afternoon. Gover nor Oddie had declared today a le gal holiday. All state officials, in cluding the governor's staff, partici pated in the funeral. End of Strike In Sight. Boston, Pune 11. Settlement of the Boston car strike appeared likely to day. Officials of the company, af- 1 ter refusing to treat with the em ployes, suddenly agreed today to sub mit the dispute to the state concilia tion board, agreeing to abide by Its decisions. NOT 1X)ST OX TITANIC. Former Stockton Man Writes He Was Prevented From Sailing on Titanic. Stockton. Patrick Horan, a form er saloon man of this city, who was reported drowned at the time of the Titanic wreck, has written from Ire land that he was unable to leave In time to make the Titanic trip, and that he will remain in Meenoline, Ireland, for some time yet. TRAIN IN WASHINGTON until his pockets were searched. Mrs. Wyckllffe was seated "in tho members gallery of the house of rep resentatives i -when her husband's death was announced. She fainted md business on the house floor was temporarily suspended. prize Includes a Shetland pony. The to tho contestants who do the best Satnrday. Send In your nomination ask your friends nnd your ncightors to work early hi the contest will have an lOast Oregonian a commission of ten per T. R. AT TAFT IS THE Senator Elihu Root Would Then Fall Heir to Sup port of President's Followers LA EOLLETTE, CUS Roosevelt Faction Splits Over Number Voting for Taft Large. thiciigu. III.. .Iiiiio n.so critical has the situation in tho republican party become lure today that Tart leaders have apiiarcntly realized that tho president eunnot lie renominated und they have ordered William R. Rames, Jr., chairman t the New York central committee, to crush Colonel Roosevelt at all cots, even (hough lo finds it necessary (o sacrifice President Tart. The Tuft leaders authorized Runic , se any method ho desired, even If It be comes neisMirj- t completely eliminate Iresldent Taft from the race. it is generally an ml tun among (lie Tart men that It it develop that the sidcut cannot ,KsMbly Ihj nominated. Senator Ellhu Root will be put for- res ward as a candidate. Barnes today held a long secret con ference with members of the Taft committee and with Charles Hilles, private secretary to resident Taft, ho discussed ways and means for meet ing any attempt on the part of Wil liam E. Flynn of Pitt-sourg, to stam pede the convention to Roosevelt. Barnes today declared that Senator Root will be elected temporary chair man. His friends say that his open ing speech, as temporary chairman, will be the supreme effort of his life. He will try to bring about harmony between Colonel Roosevelt and Presi dent Taft. Roosevdt men as-sert that Gover nor Hadley of Missouri, will be tem porary chairman of the convention. Speaking on the possible election of Governor Hadley as temporary chairman of the convention, Senator Dixon, national manager for Roose velt, said: "We will elect Governor Hadley whether recognized by the national committee or not. A lot of people seem to think the national committee settles everything. Let me tell you it won't settle a thing, but will simply open the way for the fin est fight in the history of American politics. When the smoke clears away, you will find the progressives ir control, Roosevelt nominated and a really progressive platform before the country." Taft (icts Kcutiickians. Chicago, Ills., June 11. By a vote of 38 to 11 the committee decided to seat four Taft delegates from Ken tucky. The national committee de cided the contest of the first and sec ond Kentucky district In favor of the Taft men. In arguing the second Kentucky i district contest case, which resulted In seating the Taft delegates, Roose velt men charged the republican ma chine In that state, retains control through the widest '-orruptlon, assert ing that floaters were Imported from West Virginia, Ohio, and Tennessee. These "floaters." the Roosevelt men charge, received 50 cents each. Fear X. Y. Will Itolt. Chicago, June 11. In answer to a hurryup call from Taft cohorts, Wil liam H. Barnes, Jr., chairman of the Xew York state republican committee, arrived here today. Taft leaders are worried over the reports that thirty- four Xew York delegates are leaning toward Colonel Roosevelt and Barnes was instructed on his arrival here to keep them In line for Taft. As a result of the bitterness engen dered by the national committee's at titude toward the Roosevelt men, talk of a compromise candidate was re- COIiERCIAL CLUB COMMITTEE PREPARES RESOLUTION EOR PANAMA CANAL EQUIPMENT The resolution which, it is hoped, will initiate a movement which will grow so strong and widespread that It will accomplish Its purpose of se curing the government machinery be ing used at the Panama canal for the opening of the Columbia river has been prepared by the committee ap pointed by the Pendleton Commer cial club and Is now- ready to be sent to the Oregon congressional delega tion and to other Commercial clubs over the northwest. The following is the full substance of the resolutions: Whereas. The United States govern ment Is now completing the greatest engineering feat in the history of the world, in order that the various parts of the United States and the world may be brought closer -together for trade purposes; OF LATEST MAY CAUSE A DEADLOCK Action of Some of Their 'on Indiana Delegates at sumed today by the leaders of the Cummins boom. It is expected the La Follette and Cummins delegations will deadlock the convention and prevent the elec tion of either Roosevelt or Taft. A split is reported in the Roosevelt ranks as the result of the verdict re garding the Idiana contested delegates at large. Some Roosevelt men blam ed Senator Borah for the ruling, in timating he voted against Rooseve't because he had ambitions for the vice presidency, which Borah denied. He said the will of the people was, that Taft should have the Indiana del egates at large, so he voted that way. T. R. Conrers With Leaders. New York. June 11. Governor Walter R. Stubbs of Kansas, arrived here today and conferred with Colo nel Roosevelt. Governor Stubbs de clined to state his mission. He was preceded by George W. Perkins and other Roosevelt leaders who confer red with Roosevelt. Taft a Beaten Man. Chicago, June 11. Writing for the Newspaper Enterprise association, Gilson Gardner, a noted political ex perl ivho is close to Colonel Roose velt, says Roosevelt will be nominat ed n the first ballot and Taft is a beaten man. SPECIAL R. R. RATE FOR ELKS CIRCUS So. impressed are the O.-W. R. & N. officials with the magniture of the big Elks' circus which Is scheduled for presentation on the 2Sth of this month that they have decided to grant reduced rates on their lines in order to assist in the success of the undertaking. Frank Quinlan. chair man of the committee on transporta tion, has Just been notified that a one and a third fare will be granted for the Hound trip from all points east as far as La Grande, west as far as Umatilla and north as far as Walla Walla, the minimum fare to be one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children good through June 29. The company will also proceed to adver tise the circus at once. The Elks' circus, like all circuses, will have a menagerie even if some of the Brother Bills have to mimic the beasts of the field and birds of the air and it will also have a parade, the longest, according to Fred F.arle, that ever trailed through the streets of Pendleton. And Whereas, One of the primary objects of the Panama canal is to af ford the vast empire of the west, es pecially the Pacific northwest, favor able opportunities for reaching the do mestic as well aa the foreign markets; And Whereas, The fruits of the re clamation work of the United States government and of all the develop ment work done In the Pacific north west, depend for their realization up on available markets for the produce from the same; And Whereas, Water transportation affords the most feasible and con venient means of reaching the mar kets of the world f'om the Inland Empire. And Whereas. The Columbia ami Snake Rivers are the natural hlgh- SACRIFICE PROGRAM (Contlnuea on page five.)