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VOL. 25.
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REFUSE I CUE MllllfS
Wore Statements Are Issued Re
garding the Position of Each on
Political Situation.
NEW YORK IS CAUSE
Clark Declares Bryan's Accusations
Are "False and Infamous" Former
Hays Ho Would Mo Last to Encour
age Deadlock.
Baltimore. July 1. Sunday brought
no cessation of hostilities between
William J. Bryan and Speaker Clark.
Both gave out statement last night.
Mr. Bryan sought to Justify his po
sition In opposing the speaker for the
presidency because of the support
given him by Charles F. Murphy and
the other members of the New York
delegation dominated by the Nebras
ka n as "wax figures."
Mr. Clark declared "false and in
famous" Mr. Bryan's Implied accusa
tions that the vote of the New York
delegation placed him under obliga
tions to J. P. Morgan, August Belmont
and Thomas P. Ryan.
The Clark statement was in the
form of a letter to Senator Stone of
Missouri replying to one pledging him
his continued support and urging him
to remain a candidate before the
convention until a nomination was
made.
Speaker Clark's letter to Senator
Stone was wrltteVln Washington and
was dated yesterday. The letter says:
"Replying to the communication of
my supporters forwarded to me by
you I beg to say, in ordinary circum
stances I would be the last to encour
age any movement which might tend
to create a deadlock in a democratic
national convention and thereby Im
peril the standing of our party in the
estimate of the people of the country.
Tarty Before Self.
"I believe that I am speaking the
exact truth when 1 say that no per
sonal interest would weigh with me
for one moment as against my life
long devotion to our party. If a ma
jority of the delegates had not de
clared their prefrence for me as thel
candidate I would not entertain your
proposal. The fact, however, that
they have done so on eight successive
ballots creates an exceptional condi
tion which surely merits careful and
consclentlaus consideration.
"It is undoubtedly true that the
custom of our party was vlolatea
when the convention refrained from
ratifying by a two-thirds vote the ex
pressed wish of a majority. This was
done, according to my understanding
at the instigation of Mr. Bryan who
successfully solicited the cooperation
of others to prevent such ratification.
"What has since transpired to con
vince Mr. Bryan that though. In his
Judgment, a progressive only two
months, and even only one week ago,
I am not a progressive now? Have
I suddenly proved faithless to the
principles which I have upheld stead
fastly for 20 years? No. Have I
been recreant to my trust as speaker
of the house of representatives- No.
Mr. Bryan recites no act of mine as
evldenco of hl3 assumption. He with
holds his vote from mo because he
'will not participate in the election
of any man whose nomination depends
PENDLETON BOY WINS HONORS BY BEING
ELIGIBLE TO "QUARTER MILLION CLUB"
Six months ago Edgar W. Smith,
well known Pendleton boy, was ap
pointed agency manager for Oregon
for the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety of tho United States and on Sat
urday, June 29, he had by his own
personal efforts written enough pol
icies to entitle him to membership in
the Quarter Million Club, ono of the
most prestigo-glving organizations in
the Insurance world. This was the
news received today from Portland
by friends who have been watching
his progress toward the goal to which
all Insurance men aspire.
Tho Equitable company maintains
two clubs, ono called the Century
club and one tho Quarter Million
Club. To qualify for the former an
agent must write within a year's
time $100,000 worth of paid-up busi
ness and for tho latter policies aggre
gating $250,000. When Mr. Smith
was appointed to his agency, six
months of tho year which ended yes
terday had nlrcady gone by and he
was thus under a considerable handi
cap. Nevertheless ho set to work
with energy and on March 1 quali
fied for tho Century Club and on Sat
urduy for tho Quarter Million with a
PROVE OR RETRACT
CLARK TO BRYAN
Speaker Denies He Dealt With
. Tammany to Form
an Alliance
Baltimore, Md., July 1. Champ
Clark broke with W. J. Bryan last
night. Hastening over from Wash
ington, intending personally to de
nounce the Nebraskan in the conven
tion for Bryan's charge that Clark
had "dealt" with Tammany to obtain
the presidential nomination, Clark ar
rived here to find the session ad
journed. He conferred with his lieu
tenants here and later Issued a state
ment demanding that Bryan retract
the aspersion that Clark had entered
Into an alliance with the privilege
seeking interests.
The statement follows:
"Today, (Saturday) in the national
convention, an outrageour aspersion
was cast upon me, and through me,
upon the democratic party, by one
(Continued on Page 3.)
CONVENTION CROWD
RAPIDLY LEAVING
Baltimore, July 1. Six days of con
ventlonlng has Just about exhausted
the holiday spirit of the occasion and
yesterday a generous exodus of con
vention visitors, rooters, marching
clubs and even delegates took place.
Telegraph offices were in great de
mand and many of the messages were
of the same trend. . They were ad
dressed to wives and mothers' and
brothers an friends and each con
cluded: "Don't forget to remit."
Most of the rooters and delegates
had come to Baltimore prepared for
a stay that would end at the latest
Friday evening. The ready money
which went so freely on Tuesday and
Wednesday became very desirable on
Saturday and Sunday an the immac
ulate napery an shining silver of the
convention hotels at convention pri
ces were largely deserted for the
hurried service of the dairy luch
rooms.
The big crowd oT Tammany shout
ers that accompanied the New York
delegates fere out Saturday night and
yesterday had taken its way back to
Broadway.
upou the vote of New York dele
gation.' "
Mr. Clark then quotes at length
from the statement read by Bryan
In the convention and continues:
"Although Mr. Bryan's words are
shrewdly chosen to avoid making a
direct charge upon me, the Implica
tion is plain. It Is that If elected pres
ldcnt of . the United States I would
consider myself 'obligated' to those
whom he mentions and that I would
be under the 'control of the Influ
ences.' "It would bo unbecoming in one
(Continued on page five.)
good margin to spare. Only three oth
er agents on the Pacific coast ful
filled tho qualifications and they
worked during the entire twelve
months.
Though the prestige Is the biggest
gain by a membership in tho two
dubs a budge of honor and a trip to
tho convention with expenses paid
are also secured. Tho Century club
meets In Detroit on August 10, 11
and 12 and the Quarter Million club
at Niagara Falls on August 26, 27 and
28. Mr. Smith will not attend the
former convention but he and his
wife will leave about the middle of
august to be present nt the Niagara
convention.
In appreciation of the fact that ho
completed the requirements within a
half year, the company has Invited
Mrs. Smith also to accompany her
husband as a guest of the company.
Mr. Smith's achievement Is a rare
one In the lnsurnnro world and as
sures him of a rating us ono of the
company's bcHt producers in tho
United States. Besides entering tho
contest six months late, he wns un
der tho ndditlonnl handicap of being
practically new and without experi
ence in tho insurance business.
PENDLETON, OREGON,
FREE FOR ALL
FIGHT IN ILL
Missouri Delegates Start Trouble
When Clark Banner is Shaken in
Face of Col. Bryan.
POLICE ARE CALLED IN
Struggle Wages Fiercely Bryan De.
nutnds Right to KHak Itut Is De
niedFormer Words of Xcbraskan
are Repeated Wild Outbreak.
Baltimore, July 1. Just after the
thirty third ballot was completed this
afternoon the Missouri delegation sud
denly unfolded a flaring oil cloth sign
with the following bright letters: "I
have known Champ Clark 18 years.
He is absolutely incorruptible. His
life is above reproach. Never In all
these years have I known him but to
be on one side of the question and
that was the side that represented
the people. (Signed) William J. Bry
an." After holding the banner where it
was a minute or two, Dave Francis
yelled. "Take it to Nebraska." The
banner was carried over to where Bry
an was in his seat. The Missourlans
yelled at him, "Here is what you said.
Now what are you going to do about
it."
Bryan, livid with rage. Jumped up
and rushed to the stage, where he de
manded of Acting Chairman John E.
Lamb of Indiana whether he was to
be subjected to insult. Bryan de
manded the right to answer to what
he termed a gratuitous Insult."
Lamb refused to let Bryan talk and
he came down demanding that James
be sent for. Police got on either side
of Bryan as he stepped before the
Missouri delegation. The Nebraskan's
face was bright red, and he called
for David F. Francis, chairman of
the Missouri delegation.
A dozen fists were shaken In Bry
an's face, and a memtjer of the Mis
souri delegation leaned over and
(Continued on Page bj
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Winnipeg, July 1. Reports were
retvlved here this afternoon that a
conflagration was raping in Rcgiun.
Telegraphic communication is entire
ly cut off and no further Information,
beyond the fuct that the town Is be
ing swept by fire, could be obtained.
Regiun, Susk, July 1. All down
town buildings, affording sufficient
room today, are turned into morgues,
hospitals or places of refuge for sur
vivors while volunteers worked to
clear away wreckage caused by a
cyclone which esucted the toll of at
least half a hundred lives and from
four to ten million dolnrs worth of
property last night. A iath two
blocks wide wns torn through the
wholesale, retail and business distrkls
of tho city. Today tho city is In
charge of mounted constables, special
and regular iolice.
Many Refugees.
Freight sheds, stables and church
es are willed with refugees, rich and
poor alike are being sheltered in
schoolhouses and other buildings.
Many of the houses on the north side
which were wrecked were those of
the wealthiest persons in the prov
ince. Bodies are still being uncov
ered in the ruins. Many grief strick
en persons nre digging about the
ruins of buildings searching for rel
atives and friends.
Winnipeg. Man., July 1. Mes
sages were received here today that
fifteen bodies have been recovered
from the ruins of buildings In Re
glim, Saskatchewan, since daylight.
Twenty were recovered last night. The
list of Injured will probably reach
200. Many of the Injured will prob
ably die.
Many Are Dead.
Winnipeg, Man., July 1. Dead and
Injured to a number estimated be
twecn 40 and 60 persons and a
property loss of $10,000,000 was the
toll by a wind storm that converted
Into a mass of debris the greater part
of Reglna, Saskatchewan, and swept
on through the province leaving de
structlon In Its pathway.
Telegraph and telephone wires nre
down and it Is almost Impossible to
get news from the other towns In
tho province, but so far as learned
hero no loss of life occurred outside
of Kcgina. Great destruction ot
property has been reported from
Quappelle nnd Melville.
It seems certain that tho casualties
will roll up to a total of between 400
TORNADO
THROUGH
BUILDINGS
WRECKED
MONDAY, JULY 1, 1912.
1 AFTE
U
R.R. EXTENSION
BE
Possible That Umatilla Central Will
Construct Line Tapping Undevel
oped Regions in Two Counties.
OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT
Continuation of Road from Pilot Rock
. To I'klali Apparently Is Plan
1'rcseiit IJne Is Too Short and
Misses Real Resources of County.
Will the Umatilla Central railroad
be extended from Pilot Rock to Uklah
or some other point in southern Uma
tilla county, opening up the great un
developed region between and tap
ping the timber of southern Umatil
la and northern Grant counties?
It Is the most important question
now up with reference to the devel
opment of Umatilla county and seem
ingly there Is good hope that the
question will be answered affirma
tively. That a railroad of some sort,
owned by some one, will be con
structed to the southern part of the
county within the near future is the
confident hope of the brigade of lo
cal men who served as the escort and
body guard Saturday for the O.-W.
R. & N. officials who made a tour
of the country under consideration.
Officials Are Reserved.
As to what they propose to do and
as to what they think of the under
taking the officials themselves are
nn-commlttal. . Both J. P. O'Brien,
general manager, and R. B. Miller.
traffic manager, declined to talk for
publication Saturday. They likewise
refrained from making predictions of
any sort while in private conversa
tion with members of the party. The
resources, the topography and the
population of the country, however,
were topics of free discussion and it
is known that the officials were Im
pressed with the showing made.
Road May Bo Built.
Here are some of the reasons for
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CANADIAN TOWN;
AND RESIDENTS KILLED
and 600. Crowds of volunteers all
over the city are assisting In tho
work of searching the wreckage and
hardly a minute goes by that a hu-i
man body or the mangled form of!
some living victim is not uncovered.
The sweep of the storm which Is
the worst In the history of the Cana
dian northwest fas over a city which
only a short time before had com
pleted the work of decking itself In
gala attire for the celebration of Do
minion Day. Bunting and flags cov
ered the buildings everywhere and
networks of electric lights were
strung and ready for Illumination.
Through these gaily decorated streets
the tornado swept and within a half
hour Reglna had been turned Into
a city of mourning. In the track of
the storm building after building lay
In ruins, shrouded in its gay colored
bunting. The tornado swooped down
Just a few blocks to the north of the
southern limits of the city cutting a
swnth several blocks wide right into
the center of the town, leveling the
buildings In Its wake.
In a twinkling threo of the hand
somest churches in Reglna were laid
in ruins. They were the Methodlsf
Baptist nnd Knnx churches and the
first of the city's large building to be
blown down.
RISING 12.0:53 1T.ET, HE
BREAKS WORLD RECORD
Vienna. The highest flight ever
made in an aeroplane was seen at
tho international meet here yesterday
when Aviator Von Ssakau rose 12,
933 feet, breaking tho world's record.
Appoints Solicitor General.
Washington, July 1 William Mar
shall Bullitt of Louisville. Ky., was
appointed by President Taft to be
Solicitor general of the United States.
HOUSE HAS CONFIDENCE
IX SPEAKER CLARK
Washington, July 1. In an
swer to Bryan's charges that
Clark is in lenguo with "un
healthy political Interests," tho
house today voted unanimously
full confidence In Speaker
Clnrk "regardless of political
affiliations.'1
1
SIT
SUPPORTERS ARE REDOUBLING
EFFORTS TO SMASH DEADLOCK
New Jersey's Governor Forges to Front and Gains
Steadily on Each Vote
CONVENTION EXPEGTEoFsTALIPEDE FOR HIM
Wilson Men Give Way to Great Demonstration Efforts
Made to Get Illinois in Line Col. Bryan Assailed in
Speech by New Yorker.
LOCAL MAN CHOSEN
HEAD OF VETERANS
A. J. McAllister, Spanish War Soldier
Made State Department
Commander
It was as delegate from Malabon
Camp that A. J. McAllister of this
city left Pendleton last week for Al
bany to attend the fourth annual en
campment of the United Spanish War
Veterans of Oregon, and it was as de
partment commander of the state or
ganization that he returned this
morning, the honor of head officer
having been bestowed upon him by
his fellow comrades Saturday even
ing. Mr. McAllister was senior hos
pital steward for the First Colorado
regiment during the Spanish-American
war and saw service In the Phil
ippines. Since coming to Pendleton
he has been an active member of
Malabon Camp and an energetic work-
(Contlnued on page five.)
ASKS GOVERNOR TO
INVESTIGATE HERE
Indians Alleged to Violate Federal
Statutes by Procuring
Liquor
That Governor West may make ar.
investigation of the conditions which
enable local Indians to violate the state
liquor laws without much risk to
themselves is indicated by the fol
lowing dispatch from Salem:
Salem, Ore., June SO. The United
States grand Jury in session in Port
land sent an appeal to Governor West
yesterday to take a hand In enforc
ing the liquor laws at Toledo. Flor
ence, Bly and Pendleton, where It Is
asserted Indians are offenders against
the federal statutes and local district
officers have failed to enforce the
laws.
Thus the radius of Governor West's
campaign of law enforcement grows
with each day. From the number of
appeals pouring into his office it
seems there is hardly a section of
the state where officials charged
with law enforcement have not been
lax in regard to liquor and moral
laws.
The appeal from the United States
grand jury was passed by unanimous
vote of the jury and was signed by
Max O. Buren of Salem, as foreman
and by 21 other members from dif
ferent parts of the state.
Governor West said he had no com
ment to make as he had just receiv
ed the communication but that he
was prepared to carry his campaign
to a successful finish. Tho letter
from the grand jury says:
"From the investigations by this
United States grand Jury since June
17, 1912, in cases where Indians are
offenders against the federal statutes,
(Continued on page five.)
GOVERNOR WEST AT HEAD OF MILITIA
COMPANY RAIDS MILWAUKEE ROAD HOUSE
Portland. Oregon., July 1. Gover
nor West, backed by Adjutant Gen
eral Finzer and 50 armed national
guardsmen, left Portland on a spe
cial train today and raided the Mil
waukle roadhouse near here, dosed
It and issued a proclamation of mar
tial law. This prevents any one from
entering the house. '
A. J. Burns, the proprietor, was
Kiven till this afternoon to tear down
TO ADVERTISERS.
The Ernst Oregonlsn bM
tb isrgeat pld clreolatloa
of toy ptptr la Oregon, east
of Portland and aMrly
twice the circulation la
Pendleton of any otaaf
newspaper.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
NO. 7593
Baltimore, Md., July 1 (5:17 p.
in.) Recess taken until 8 p. m.
27th ballot Clark, 489; Wilson,
406 1-2.
28th ballot Clark, 468 1-2: Wilson.
437 1-2.
20th ballot Clark, 468 1-2; Wilson
436.
30th ballot Wilson, 460; Clark,
455.
31st ballot Wilson 475 i.jj, Clark,
446 1-2.
32d ballot Wilson, 477 1-2: Clark.
446 1-2.
33d ballot Wilson, 477 1-2; Clark,
447 1-2.
34th ballot Wilson, 47 1-2; Clark,
447 1-2.
Baltimore, Md., July 1. Woodrow
Wilson took the lead . from Champ
Clark on the thirtieth' ballot this af
ternoon when the result, showing
Wilson 460 and Clark 455, was an
nounced. Wilson supporters started a great
demonstration. They redoubled their
efforts to get Illinois in line for Wil
son, declaring that if they could do
so, they would stampede the conven
tion for the governor of New Jersey.
Wilson started the day with 407 1-2
votes against 463 1-2 for Clark, but
the former gained slowly but steadily
at each ballot.
Governor is Pleased..
Sea Girt. N. J.. July 1. "That Is
very satisfactory," was the way Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson todav com.
mented on the outcome of the ballot
ing at the democratic national con
vention in Baltimore. He smiled
broadly as he spoke and showed that
he was extremely weJl pleased at the
way things were going.
Attacks Col. Bryan.
Baltimore, Md., July 1. John B.
Stanchlefld of the New York delega
tion today bitterly attacked William
Jennings Bryan. When Stanchfield's
name was reached he asked permis
sion to explain his vote. Ills request
was granted.
In a bitter speech, he denied Bry
an's charge that the New York dele
gation was under the influence of
Morgan, Ryan and Belmont. He said
the delegation was the most represen
tative the state ever had. He referred
to Bryan as the "favor hunting, mon
ey grabbing, publicity seeking mar
plot from Nebraska."
Referring to Bryan's statement that
no democratic candidate could win
with the New York brand on htm,
Stanchfleld said no candidate could be
stigmatized with Bryanlsm and come
within half a million votes of being
elected. Stanchfleld then announced
his personal vote was for Wilson.
(Continued on page five.)
SPECIAL retort
OX TONIGHT'S SESSIOX
Special telegraphic reports
from Baltimore telling of the
democratic convention will be
received tonight by the East
Oregonian and shown by bulle-
tin board In front of the Will
Moore office opposite the West-
ern Union office.
a high "peep" wall surrodndtng the
house. West declared: "There is
going to be law and order and If the
political authorities will not enforce
it the soldiers will."
Leaving part of tho soldiers
camped In the yard and sending part
back to Portland, West proceeded
with a number of men toward the
Cl.iremont house, which with others
wtll be raided also and close. I.