East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, October 21, 1912, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATirElt REPORT. nain and warmer' to night; Tuesday rain. TO ADVERTISERS The Rant OregonUn bn the largest paid rlrcnlatloo of anr paper la Ore too. eait of Portland and nearly twice the circulation In l'eudleton of nj other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOIJKIt 21;. XO. 7000 ALL EUROPE KAY BE INVOLVED AND AUSTRIA MAY FIGHT WITHIN SIX MONTHS Two Nations Have Eyes On As a Result of Conflict in the Balkans REVOLUTION IS REPORTED PENDING IN TURKEY Losses in Present War Estimated as 1,000 on BQth Sides Greek and Turkish Fleet Expected to Come Together Soon Turkish Official Predicts European War andJForesees Dire Results. i-nuon, uci. zi. A gigantic war involving all Europe, instigated by a clash between Austria and Russia, was the alarming prediction of Kal mli Pasha, president of the Turkish -council In today's Issue of the Lon don Chronicle. Lloyds insurance agency today is charging 15 per cent for insurance against war within six months between Russia and Austria. Both countries are standing ready to grab desirable Turkish territory as a result of the Balkan war. Paean a declares the present war In the Balkans Is a prelude of a gen eral conflict. He declares that Aus tria will participate in the clash and other European powers will be forced to join, unless they care to stand by while Russia and Austria split the Ottoman empire. A dispatch from Constantinople indi cates a revolution is threatend in Turkey. Most of the Turkish gov ernmcnters scoff at the report that estimates of the slain on both sides in the Balkan war are today 1000. The Turkish and Greek fleets are ex pected to come together soon. The Evening Standard's dispatch MR. HALL DIES IN SPOKANE News was received In this city yes- terduy by Mrs. Seth M. Richardson, sister of the deceased, of the death in Spokane of her brother, B. B. Hall, formerly a resident of this city and of Weston, which occurred Saturday after a lingering illness from Brlght's disease. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon in Spokano and ftiss Ella Richardson, niece of the deceased will leave this evening to be present. The decpused was born In Iowa in 1868 but came to Oregon In 1888, making his home in Weston until 1900 when he removed to this city to act ns deputy county clerk until 1904 He removed again to Weston in 1905, where he acted as cashier of the Weston bank until four years ago when he removed to Spokane. He was married in 1898 to Miss Ordena HUdreth of Weston. Besides his wife- and one small daughter he In survived by his aged mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hull, of Weston, also three sisters and four brothers. He was also prominent in lodge cir cles, being a member of the following orders: Masonic. K. of P., I. O. O. K. and Woodmen of the world. He has a host of friends in Pendle ton and Weston who will mourn his death. HILGARD SAWMILL MOVED TO MEACHAM Meacham is once again to be a busy lumbering town, according to advices reaching this city. J. D. Casey, the Htlgard lumber man. is moving his mill to that place and will commence operations immediately. v According to reports, Mr. Casey, has secured enough timber about Mea cham to insure a continuous run for eight years. Ha will employ only about thirty men during the present winter but as "soon ns spring opens up ho will increuse his force of men and run the mill to Its capacity. Mr. Cusey Is moving his famllj from Hllgard to Portland. BOB MORGAN, MURDERER, CAPTURED Condon, Ore., Oct. 21. (Special.) Robort Morgan, murderer of pret ty Virgie Hart, who spurned him to accept another lover, is today a cap tive in the Gilliam county jail after eluding the officers and posses of two counties for four days. He was cap tured eighteen miles south of this city last evening at 5 o'clock by Sheriff Montague and three deputies. Striking the trail of the fugitive yesterday after a baffling search of three days and four nights, the sher iff and his deputies In an auto caught sight of Morgan as he was walking along the road. Running up behind him until within 100 yards of him, Desirable Turkish Territory from Constantinople says: The Turks surrounded a Montenegrin force cross ing the river Boyanu, killing 300 and recapturing several positions." Turkish officials, the Constantino ple correspondent says, accuse the Montenegrins of using dum-dum bul lets, shelling Turkish hospitals and killing the wounded at Tuzl and Ber ana. GUNBOAT ARRIVES; TENSION RELIEVED Vera Cruz, Oct 21. The United States cruiser Des Moines, in com mand of Captain Charles F. Hughes, arrived Saturday night. Yesterday an officer from the war ship visited Gen eral Felix Diaz and arranged an Inter view on behalf of Captain Hughes. General Diaz then visited the Des Moines, where the American captain and the leader of the new revolt had a long conference, the nature of which has not been divulged. While the Diaz revolutionists hold the city and the federals have taken up positions on the outskirts there has been no coming together of the two opposing forces. The feeling of anxiety among foreign residents has been considerably relieved by the ar rival of the Des Moines and It Is considered probable that a battle. If it It fought, will take place beyond the city limits. The German and Russian ministers to Mexico who arrive.! here on the steamer Seruganciu, left Saturday for Mexico City on a special train sup plied by General Diaz. The German and Russian consuls traveled with them part of the way. In the firing Saturday night be tween the gunboats and I'luca fort, a man operating the searchlight on a gunboat was killed. GASOLINE LETS GO; MANY ARE INJURED Petaluma, Cal., Oct. 21 Twenty fivo persons were seriously burned here Sunday by the explosion of an automobile gasoline tank. The worst burns were about the victims head and faces and it was regarded as re markable that none were blinded. Those probably fatally injured are: James Mott, driver of the city hose cart and M. J. Hlckey, fireman and city electrician. v Among those seriously burned Is Mayor Wm. H. Sertnian. An Instant after the explosion oc curred on the main street the side walks were filled with snicking mad dened men beating at their burning hair and clothes Those that were not Injured tore off their coats nnd did what they could to smother the flames. Automobiles were impressed from every part of town for ambu lance service and in half an hour the city's only hospital was fairly over whelmed. Women brought band ages. All the doctors that could bo reached volunteered their services. The accident has not been explain ed and probably never will be. The machine was standing In the garage of J. A. Mlsner, with the engine dead, when It cuui?lit fire. The machine was wheeled to the street and an al arm rung In. The department turned on Its chemical apparatus and n stream from the hydrant was turned. (Continued on page eight) Sheriff Montague leaped from the chine and covered the murderer before he was aware of the proximity of his pursuers. The sight of the gun pointing at him took all thought of resistance away and he quietly sub mitted to being handcuffed. When searched, the same gun, with which last Wednesday night he shot down the young girl who would not be his bride, was found upon him. He was brought back to Condon and lodged in the county Jail before news of the capture became known. The officers declare there Is abso lutely no possibility of the Jail being stormed by a mob bent on lynching the murderer. IN WAR: RUSSIA ALL-STAR TEAM MAY BE FORMED Prospects are good for the organiz ation of an all-star football team to represent the Pendleton A. A. C. In two gridiron battles with the Mult nomah eleven of Portland. Answer ing a call sent out by Manager Dudley Evans, several weli known athletes met in the Commercial rooms yester day morning to discuss the situation and it was the unanimous sentiment of those present that the challenge from the Portland club be accepted. Among those present at the meet ing were Glen Scott, former high school and U. of O. guard and tackle, Carl Engdahl, once star guard of the P. 11. S.. Clark Nelson, who played with Weston in the palmy football days of that town, Harry Krebs, man ager and tackle of the Pendleton high team and several other high school players. Manager Evans declared he was authorized by James Sturgls, for mer O. of W. athlete and George Strand, former P, H. s. end. to voice their good wishes, and desire to be of active assistance. A resolution was adopted that the local athletes be called In for con sultation later in the week and a team be made up from the best men avail able, of which there Is a considerable number, who weigh upwards of 180 pounds. It is believed that the team as It will be finally made up will av erage up well with the Multnomah club team In weight. A call will be issued ror Tracey Baker, Herb Thompson. Jim Thompson, Jim Hill, Cliff Turner, Aubrey Graham. Carl Lnglahl. George Strand, Glen ScottJ Harry Krebs and the Pendleton high school team for a meeting. All are requested to be present at the Com mercial dub next Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock. JOHNSON WILL NOT LOSE PLACE Sacramento, Cal.. Oct. 21. Reports that Governor Hiram Johnson, who haH been absent from the state 60 days, was in peril of automatically losing the governor ship, was denied today. I'nder authority of the re cent legislature. Johnson was given permission to be away from the state for more than 60 days, as the consti tution allows the legislature to grant mis permission me governor wasj expected to be back by the end of September, but despairing of his re turn the state progressive committee began sending out its own speakers to carry out the governor's schedule in this state. LARGE CROWD GREETS LANE HERE SATURDAY; CANDIDATE MAKES VOTES Though his coming had not been widely advertised 'and no band was out for crowd drawing purposes, Dr. Hairy Lane, democratic candidate for I'nited States senator, was greet ed by a friendly audience that packed the city hall auditorium to capacity Saturday evening. It was a crowd composed of members of all political faiths and the reception tendered Dr. Lane Indicates he will secure heavy support from this county. After being Introduced by Chair man Will M. Peterson, the senatorial candidate opened his talk by remlnls ceiises of early life in Oregon and, said that his mother was a member of a wagon train party that passed over the old Oregon trail which leads past Pendleton. The trip was made in the early 60's and the train met with many hardships. , The doctor also spoke interestingly of his early life In Portland. Ho has been a res ident of that place since It was a town of 3500 people. Dr. Iune devoted most of his time to a discussion of economic affairs in which he set forth the perils that con front the country through the great inequalities in the distribution of wealth. He held that it is asbolute ly necessary that a readjustment take place or the republic will fall. He showed Iniquities of the high tariff and the evils that have resulted from ADVANCE GUARD F Bulgarian Forces Reported to Have Been Victortious After Desperate Struggle With Turks. BOTH SIDES LOSE MANY Untile WugfM Fienvly and Hundreds of Men Arc Slal" Two Outer I'urtx Guarding City Sulci (o Have I'nlleti .Uter Terrible Onslaught, Servian Regiment Annihilated. Vienna, Oct. 21. The advance guard of the Bulgarian forces attack ing Adrlanople. captured two outer forts according to advices from Sofia. The Bulgarians were victorious only after a desperate battle. Losses on both sides were heavy. Huda Pest. Oct. 21. Meager re Ports state that Turkish troops have piai tically annihilated a Servian reg iment in the Sanjak of Novibazar. MAKES ATTEMPT TO SEE COLONEL Chicago, t)ct. 21. An attempt to see Theodore Roosevelt was made at Mercy hospital shortly before mid night Sunday by Luis E. Molina, who gave his address as Bogota, Colom bia, and said that he was a secret '. loiiiatic representative of the Co lombian government. He was stop ped by Uie guard detectives and city police who were on duty. Molina tald his father is a senator of Colombia. He sent Colonel Roose velt a postal card and wrote him a long letter containing accusations that the colonel had committed an atrocious crime In taking Panama irom Colombia and bidding him be ware of the vengeance of God. Molina was accompanied by two .Mexicans' who gave their names as It. Carello and Ksteban Moran. They said they had known Molina but a few hours. Molina said he would go to New York on the same train with the col oriel, and would see him there or would follow him to Oyster Bay. He exhibited a ticket to New York that would entitle him to travel on the train taken by the colonel. He also displuyed a large roll of bills. The detectives after questioning Molina permitted him to depart. Colonel Roosevelt knew nothing of the attempt to see him. EDDIE WILL BE GIVEN A TRIAL BY A JI KY Los Angeles. Oct. 21. Attorneys for city Prosecutor Guy Eddie, charged with a statuary offense, say today that a jury trial Is the only thing to clear his name of a moral censor. The defense put up a hard fight to have the case dismissed. the free rein that the republican par ty has given the trusts. In the course of his talk Dr. Lane paid a high compliment to Governor Woodrow Wilson whom he had met and talker with. He declared Gover nor Wilson to be one of the most sin cere ami capable public men the country has ever produced. He class ed him as worthy of the support of men of a I! political faiths and pre dicted his election. Referring to his rivals for the sen atorship Dr. Lane treated the subject both seriously and in a humorous manner. He objected to Ben Selling because of his wealth; to Senator Bourne because of his support of the Payne-Aldrich bill and his disregard of the April primary verdict, and to A. E. Clark because Mr. Clark chang es political parties too frequently. He declared the bull moose candidate had originally been a democrat and then became the brains of the Taft forces In Portland and Is now following the cull of the moose. Walter Mcreo Sko. Following the Lnne meeting in the city hall the audience was addressed by Walter M. Pierce of Hot Lake, Who spoke chiefly In opposition to the graduate tax measure now before the people. He warmly criticised the attempt at single tax and urged his hearers to vote no upon that measure. TAKES AT ADH ANOPLE ROOSEVELT LEAVES HOSPITAL: SAYS HE'S HAD "A GOOD TIE" . - . CROWD THREATENS TO LYNCH JACK JOIIXSON Chlcago, Oct. 21. Hanging a black faced dummy bearing the placard, "This Is what we will do to Jack Johnson," a large crowd was dispersed by the police this morning. Au- thorlties allowed the dummy to remain. A curt refusal to accept any bond that Jack Johnson might furnish to effect the release of Miss Lucile Cameron, a 19 year old white girl whom the fighter Is accused of abducting, was made today by Federal District Attorney James H. Wllkerson. Miss Cameron is held as a ma terial witness in a white slave case against Jeanette Dorr. 10,000 TICKETS SOLD FOR ROUND UP THIS YEAR Figures received here by T. F. O' Brien, local O.-W. R. & X. agent, from the passenger department of the road, show that according to a count made by the department 10,000 tick ets were sold at O.-W. R. & X. of. flees to the Pendleton Round-up this year. However this does not consti tute a complete list of the passengers arriving over the O.W. R. & X. be cause U does not Include any business arising on the Southern Pacific. It counts only the business on the O. W. R. & X. during the three days of the big show. Those who came to Pendleton in advance of the show are therefore not counted Xor does the 10,000 include any of the people brought here by the Northern Pacific. RYAN TESTIFIES TO COMMITTEE Washington. Oct. 21. Thomas F. Ryan, th; Xew York financier was the first witness today before the sen ate campaign contributions commit tee. He gave his occupation as a "farmer." and testified that in 1904 he opposed the nomination of Judge Parker, favoring Senator Gorman of Maryland. After the nomination he testified adherents of Parker asked him to contribute. "I contributed $50,000 and later gave a small amount to the extent of $100,000. Toward the end of the campaign the committee said the campaign for Parker would collapse unless It got more funds. Just be fore the close of the campaign every party debt was paid, and I contribut ed because I did not want to see the party disintegrated and disgraced. Every dollar was from me and not one dollar from a corporation or busi ness interest." Ryan declared he knew nothing about the 1908 contributions. "Last year I thought any good can didate could be elected this time, ex cepting Bryan." he declared. "I was determined to aid anyone but him, because I thought he was a cloud on the party. I had no choice. I have known Harriman for 25 years and gave his managers sums aggregating between $75,000 and $80 000. Later Senator Bankhead of Alabama, men tioned that Underwood who gave the later $30,000. He was not asked to help Clark or Wilson but would have done so. George W. Perkins of Xew York, was the next witness and said his oc cupation was that of a "retired work ingman," adding that "at present he was working 18 hours a day to se cure an eight hour law." He declared he did not know how the republican campaign fund in 1904 was raised, al though he contributed between $50, 000 and $75,000. AMERICAN LIVES MUST BE PROTECTED IN MEXICO Washington, Oct. 21. Secretary ot State Knox returned to Washington today. He interviewed Ambassador Wilson in Mexico nnd insisted that Wilson make it plain that American lives and property must be protected. LOCAL MAN ON DISABLED STEAMER C. V. Daniel, wealthy farmer and chief local globe trotter, is a passen ger aboard the ill-fated steamer Ca mlno which met with trouble off the mouth of the Umpqua river. The steamer was disabled by the storm a few days ago and for a time fears were entertained for the safety of the ship, Its passengers and crew. However, the latest advice is to the Thanks Nurses and Physicians and Waves His Hat at Crowds Gath ered to See Him Depart. ESCORTED TO HIS TRAIN Colonel Is IVeling in line Shape Praises Pretty Nurse for Their Cure of Him uiul Says He'd Like to Stay Wears New Suit of Clotlies But Same Old Hat. Chicago. Oct. 21. Colonel Roose velt started for Oyster Bay over the Pennsylvania line at 8:25 this morn ing. He was forced to walk a few steps from the hospital to the auto, and reached his private car exhaust ed. He waved his hat and smiled at the crowds. He was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Theodore Jr., and Mrs. Alexander Lambert, Scurry Terrell and Secre taries McGrath and Martin. Special correspondents were in the car ahead of the Roosevelt car. The colonel was escorted to the train by .30 uniformed and plain clothes policemen, while 10 motor cycle officers were riding ahead. Be fore leaving the hospital he shook hands with the sisters, nurses and newspapermen. He said, "I had a good time here. You will not believe it, but I did." He awoke this morning an hour earlier than usual, after a sound sleep. Before leaving the hospital, the colonel thanked especially Misses Welter and Fitzgerald, his nurses, saying, "Girls if it were not for the fact that I'm going home, I would want to stay here where you could care for me. I want to give you something and you may choose from, among the things I have with me." Miss Welter Bald, "I want your card." "I will give you two," replied the colonel. "Keep one and carry the other when you come to Xew York. I will be delighted to see you. Should I become sick I will certainly call for you girls." When he left the colonel donned a new suit and army overcoat but wore the same hat as at the time of the shooting. Valparaiso. Ind., Oct. 21. Roose velt was peacefully reading when he passed through here. The doctors are pleased with his condition. His Impatience has disappeared and he felt he would stand the journey well to Oyster Bay. Milwaukee, Oct. 21. John Schrank, attempted slayer of Col. Roosevelt, continues to spend all his time writ ing in his cell. He flatly refuses to give any Inkling of the substance of his writing. SHOOTS WOMAN; WOUNDS HIMSELF Eureka. Cal., Oct. 21. To avenge an affront to a woman. George Clark of this city, shot and Instantly killed Mrs. Chas. Baxter, mortally woundea her husband and then shot himself. He will die. The tragedy took place yesterday at quarry at the Hammond engineer ing company near here, when Baxter refused to apologize for having refus ed to allow Alleen Shaw, a waitress whom he had discharged, to enter the cook house where the Baxters were cooking. Clark demanded the apology and when Baxter refused. Clark drew a revolver and shot him through the body. Mrs. Baxter ran toward the door, but was dropped by a bullet in her side and died in a few minutes. Clark went to a nearby bunk house where the girl sat on the steps wait ing for him. "I shot them for my little girl's sake." he said as he embraced her. They were standing on the steps of the bunk house when a woman came from the cook shack and told them Mrs. Baxter was dead. Clark drew his revolver and pressed the muzzle against his breast. The young (Continued on Page 8) effect the Camino has been picked up by another steamer and is being towed to San Francisco. Mr. Daniel left here several das ago Intending to spend the winter lu southern California. He left Port land aboard the Camino and the fact of his being aboard the wrecked steamer has caused his Pendleton rel atives to feel much uneasiness for his safety.