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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION 'en V Z c .WEATHER REPORT. TO ADVERTISERS The Fill Orgonlia hil the lirsmtt pld circulation of idt pepr la Oxe?on, east f Portland ami nearly twice the circulation In Pendleton of ibi otbW newspaper. Rain or snow tonight , warmer tonight. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. TOL 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1912. NO. 7T4 jH Passengers Taken Off Grounded Boat Wireless Reports That All Are Sate New York, Doc. 25. "The trans fer of the Turrlalba's fifty-seven passengers Is completed and they fchould arrive in New York at 4 o'clock this afternoon on the cutter Seneca." Thl.s was the text of a wireless today from Captain Lindsey of the steamer Turriulba, blown SENATOR TILLMAN NOT TO BE BLUFFED Washington, Dec. 25. When things ro quiet in the senate, every . senator taken turns approaching the desk of Senator Hen Tillman, from South Carolina, who has been In 111 health, to toll him how well he is looking. Several senators during recess crowded about the senator. "You're looking fine, Ben," they told him. "You're aa peppery as ever." Tillman gazed at them quizzically. "I'll have you all indicted for con spiracy," ho drawled. "You're all in this darn bluff to make me believe I'm getting well." LITTLE BALL GIVES SIGNAL TO SHIPS Washington, Dec. 25. When the little wooden ball on top of the state, war and navy buildings drops with a thud, ahlps thousands of miles at sea In all the directions of the compass, set their chronometers. For this little ball represents the official time of this country, and the official time at sea for American ves sels. It is operated from the naval observatory, exactly at noon, and as It falls, the Arlington radio station wirelesses the one flash "noon," through the air, tho telegraph opera tor flashes It over his keys, and tens of thousands of clocks ae telegraph irally regulated to the dot. NTEKL TUl'ST TO INCREASE WAGES New York, Dec. 25. Officers of the iteol trust announce a general wage Increase. SULZER TO FACE MANYJROBLEMS LABOR DEMANDS LAWS lU-forni Measures Will Mood 1 eel sla in re Most Interest ln(r Administra tion In History of Empire State Is lookcd Forward to lUllroad Iflws Albany, New York, Dec. 25. Prob ably never before In the history of New York state has a chief executive upon assuming office, faced such se rious and complicated problems as will confront Governor William Sul y.er, when he is Inaugurated here one week from today. Tho Empire Stato is looking forward to one of tho most Interesting administrations in Ita hlstorly and Albany Is prepar-1 ing for a record-breaking session of) tho lecislature. 1 Progressive reform measures will flood tho legislature. Organized and unorganized labor has united In de manding new laws which will protect tho women and children from abuses tho mere recital of which during tho lout few months has horrified the majority of tho citizens. A real work Ingmens compensation law Is de manded. Complete reorganization of tho state factory department Is asked Taxation reforms are demanded. Rad ical railroad remedial legislation will bo urged and reform organizations erorywhere are asking that a merit system for all stato employes be putl Into effect. Sulznr, a democrat during his en-! tire career covering 23 years as mem ber of and speaker of the stato assem bly and member of congress, will en counter momcntoUB problems from the moment he takes tho oath of of fice on January 1. The Incoming legislature, overwhelmingly democrat ic, takes office the same day. And already the leaders of tho famous "B'uek Horse Cavalry" are on the ground ready for the hardest work of their career. If the general reform legislation la to be enacted, both the Incoming governor and tho legislative leaders will have to put It through In the face of an organized and most determined opposition. Sulzer will have an able aide In charge of the senato, however, in the person of Lieutenant Governor .Glynn, who, aa Btate comptroller, made a reputation for progressive .legislation. ashore by a terrific gale off Atlantic City. Work of transferring the pas s iiRcrt started at seven this morn ing The mall and hand baggage were' placed aboard the Seneca. The vessel Is still on the shoals and an attempt will be ma.le to release her today. SHELLS FAIL TO 60 THROUGH ICE BERG Washington. Dec. 25. Just how in destructab!e, that enormous terror of the seas, the iceberg is, was recently recounted by the commander of the IT. S. S. Birmingham, who reported that though he fired several five inch shells into one of them, little damage was done save for holes showing the shots. , The scout vessels Hirmlngham and Chester, which cruised the region of the Titanic disaster, reported that only a patrol of the region would make it safe. There was no other safeguard possible, the commanders said. Man Killed in Tank of Oil. San Francisco, Dec. 25. Thrown into a tank of oil by an engine fly wheel, K. W. Anderson, 2G, an engi neer, was found dead in the engine room of the Pacific Tank and Pipe company Shreds of clothing clinging to the side of tho tank prompted the Investigation, and Anderson was lo cated. . president at Panama. Panama, Dec. 25 President Taft spent Christmas Inspecting the Pa cific entrance to the canal. He ex. pressed pleasure at the work and la ter departed for Colon where he will be thc dinner guest of American Minister Dondge, a ball following at which President Porras of Panama , will bo a guest. 71 WW Wmi ' In i mm IWL THREE MEN ARE REPORTED DEAD IN ROCK RLAST I Boise, Idaho, Dec. 25. There was a report current in Nampa and Boise that three foreigners were killed by i a premature blast in the rock cut be tween Van Wyck and Crawford upon the extension of that line Into Lung valley. It is reported that the blast had been set and that before the work men could get away from the place the blast prematurely exploded, com. plctely covering the three men with rock and other debris. The report came from Van Wyck by telephone that the men were killed in an ex - ,,I"!,lon 1,1 tni cut ; JAPANESE I.IXEIt FITTED WITH LAi:(ii:it IMIOI'EIJJCIIS San Francisco, Dec. 25. The Toyo j sen Kalsha liner Shinyo Maru will Kl arrive Friday, four days behind herlAIICCp RFOIIPQT IQ schedule. The Shino was drydocked j Y U 11 IILyMUOl IO at Xagasasakl to change her three propellers for some of greater pitch, her engineers having complained that her engines were running at too great a speed. OFFENDERS PUNISHED BY U. S. IN NEW WAY Washington, Dec. 25. For the past year, instead of sending enlisted sail ors to prison for minor offenses and for desertion, the navy department has been confining them as "detain ers" under the same regulations they had In service. The result has been that several other men, who would have been otherwise discharged at the end of i their terms as disgraced offenders I against the law, go back to the navy department on the same footing as nil the other men. i PIPE LINE WILL BE COMMENCED S00NT0 SUPPLY CITY WATER Signifying that the actual construc- ion work on tho pipe line which Is to supply Pendleton with mountain water is a matter of the near future h th(J awardl thp contract for the fi,,r, ... ..., fu,. bluffs just this side of the Thorn Hollow springs through which the line Is to he run. The contract has just been let 'to Frank Faucett of Boise, who last year completed a pipe line Jor Baker and is now engaged in sim- jar w(,r k at Union, and the work will j commenced Immediately, j. Ac(.r,,inl; , chairman Will Moore ; f thc water comm jssj1(Ili lhe lunnei ;,, De about tw1 hundred feet In j length and will be Tour feet wide and five feet high. Contractor Faucett i declares the work will b ecompieted thirty days after the first dirt i. thrown. MADE OF UNCLE SAM Washington, Dev. 25. The capltol of the I'nited States is in receipt of one of the most extraordinary re quests received In many years. It comes from an Ohio woman whose name the secretary of the senate has for obvious reasons, declined to make pubic. It calls upon the "Capitol of the I'nited States" to repair a piece of paper, about two inches wide, evident ly torn from the end of a dollar bill. The secretary, who has fallen heir to the missive, says he has handled many documents, delicate communications and all variety of requests but this one "has his goat." It has been rec- otn mended that the communication be referred to the senate committee on banking and currency but the scire - tary do.s not look upon the sugges- tion favorably and retains the letter. CHRISTMAS CHEER IS ENJOYED IN PENDIETON HOMES TODAY SAXTA CLAl'S KIIIXGS IIESTOKATIOX OF SIGHT Chicago, Dec. 25. Of all the 2 500,000 people in Chicago. OI- son Cannaro, a boy of J'J years, probably is the recipient of the dearest Christmas present. His gift Is the recovery of his eye- fcight. He had been blind since he was two years oil. "I looked upon my mother's features for the first time to- day," he said, "and oh, such beauty! I asked myself if it were true I .realized that I could see no one knows such joy. You. who know how to read and write, can realize my position. L know nothing of that, but I will start Immediate- ly to learn. Of all the people In the world I am the only one to whom Santa Claus has given his most prized gift." YOUNG AIRMAN HAD PROVIDED FOR BURIAL Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 25. With the members of the high school so ciety to which he belonged as pall bearers, funeral services for Horace F. Kearney, the youthful aviator who lost his life in a flight from Los An geles, December 14. were held here yesterday. Idealizing the hazardous nature of the aviation. Kearney soon after his first successful flight sent -a subttan- , tlal sum of money to his mother here to be used to pay funeral expenses in case of his death. Public Offices and Business Houses Are Closed and But Little Stir Up. on the Streets. CHURCHES OBSERVE DAY Children are Happy Everybody Seems to Have Ilen Well Kemom-Ix-ml by Old Saint Nick Many Amusement Features are Scheduled Christ mas Business Jjir. Merry Christmas: Today is the day when the Christi an world is supposed to forget all ran cor, malice and discord and Join in peace on earth and good will to men. It is the most anticipated day for young and old of the entire 365 and. while to some It brings . but small cheer, to the great majority It Is a joyful time. Christmas day is quiet in Pendleton. With all public offices and practical ly the entire business district pre senting closed doors, there is but lit tle stir upon the streets. But in the many homes, there are almost as many family celebrations. What with the exchange of presents and the prepa ration for a feast of the season's of ferings, the celebrations are .happy enough. The various churches of the city commenced their observance of Christmas last night when, by ap. propriate programs and the distri bution of candy, popcorn and nuts, they' administered to the happiness of the, children, at midnight, the Cath olic church held Christmas mass and the music rendered by the large, well trained chorus and the orchestra under the direction of Eugene Moli tor was a musical trlmph. The same music was repeated this morning at high mass. Most of the churches are holding special Christmas services this mor ning and afternoon and many people attended to worship the Child born I in a manger at Bethlehem 1912 years 'ago today. j Wrestling Jlout This p. M. The only event to call Pendletoni ans away from their family circle this afternoon, aside from the various pic ture shows, is the O Connell-Buzukos J wrestling bout for the welterweight ! championship. It. will occur at the J (Continued on Page 8) ONE DEFENDANT ! PLEADS GUILTY McWHORTER IN COURT ApiH-ars licroro Judfre llonn of His Own Instigation in Columbia 1 liver Orchard Case Trial L Set for Other Defendants for Next Thurs day SI any Witnesses. ! Portland, Ore., Dec. 25. H. II Mc ) Whorter, one of the three defendants i In the Columbia Orchards company lease, which is set for trial next Thurs day In the United States district court, i went before Judge Bean at his own instigation yesterday morning and ' pleaded guilty. I McWhorter is a Seattle real estate dialer and from evidence In the hands of the I'nited States district attorney he was least concerned in the case. He i has been anxious to come into court ; for the past three months and ac knowledge his guilt, although no j promise of immunity of any kind ha been held out to him. j In receiving his plea, the eourt told I McWhorter that he would be sentenc ed after the trial is concluded, prob jably in January, and he would be i treated in receiving sentence the same l j a.s he would have tK-t'ii in case he Mood trial. Whatever evlden.e is Introduced .concerning McWhorter personally will be considered later in fixing his punishment. The maximum sentence i lor any of the defendants Is five years. should they be convicted. Over 100 witnesses have been sum. moned by thc government in the case. I'tiited States District Attorney John Mcl'ourt will be personally In charge for the government. H H. Hum phreys and A. J. Heal ae the re maining defendants. The Columbia Orchards case is bet ter known as the DeLarm case, as W E. DeLarm was the principal de fendant Involved. DeLarm, however. Is thought to be dead, although post office Inspectors who made the Inves tigations have their doubts snout the matter.