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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 25.
PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913.
NO. 7791
ARMED MEXICANS CROSS BORDER
DIAZ IS FORCING HINDU ID '
LATTER'S DOWNFALL IS NEAR
Conflict Continues in Mexico
Grows More Desperate
AMERICAN EMBASSY IS
Washington, Fob. 18. Geo. Diaz la
rapidly winning control of Mexico
City and Madcro's downfall hourly
grown nearer. Tlus la Uio gist of un
consorcd dbipatches from Ambassador
Wilson, w!k reported to Uio state dc
Itartnient Uiat la tlio continuous con
flict of yesterday and part of last
nlglit the Diaz forces steadily ad.
vanood. Ho declared that Diaz will
oon control Uio residential irt of
the city. He said that In the fierce
fighting the federals siiffered enor
mous losses. The Anerlcan embassy
was reeatodly In tho line of fire and
was struck by many bullets which did
little damage. Wilson said Uie dead
and wounded were mostly Maderolsts.
Ho reXrtxl lie was unable to ascer
tain the amount of damage to the
roderal stronghold, Firing has been
fierce during tho entire revolt.
Tlio amlawsador's dispatches Indi
cate Uiat Uio condition in Mexico City
Is aproaclUng cliaos. Unburlod corps
o Uircatcn a nestlloncc. . The red
crow and wlilte cross organizations
have disbanded. Troop are poorly
fed and are becoming desperate. Tlic
AimrliAn emlmasy apparently is Uie
only Hit of refuge In Uio whole city.
Tliero Wilson lias established a zone
of safety where the strictest sanitation
Is enforced. The gravity of official
dispatches contrasted with the cen
BoroU press telegrams Is believed to
Irove Hint Madero Ls trying despor.
ately to conceal Ue condition of his
cause. Most of Uio dispatches are be
ing delayed.
Washington, Feb. 18. Official dis
patches received say hundreds of re
fugees are arriving at Vera Cruse.
The refugees declared the food sup
plies in Mexico City are steadily di
minishing and the natives of the city
are reported greatly aroused over the
situation. The state department ad
mittedly ls worried over the situation
at Manzanlllo where the antl.Amerl
can sentiment la growing.
Vera Cruz, Feb. 18. The Consul
General of Canada declares that hun
dreds of refugees are crowding into
the city. There are funds to feed
them for only two days. The refu
gees tell stories of almost Incredible
hardship! in Mexico City where they
nay conditions are almost beyond be
lief. CONSTANTINOPLE IN
DANGER FROM FIRE
Constantinople, Feb. 18. A fire
which threatened the famous Mosque
of St, Sophia was extinguished Uiis
morning after fifteen hundred liousos
had been destroyed. The loss la an
known. RAILWAY VALUATION
BILL) IS AMENDED
Washington. Feb. 18. The La Fol-lette-Adamson
railway valuation bill
waa tentatively amended at a hear
ing before the senate Interstate com
merce committee to extend the value
to telegraph and express property, as
well as any other "common carriers
of interstate commerce."
BROTHERHOOD OF FIREMEN WIN A
VICTORY WHEN RAILROADS AGREE
TO SETTLEMENT BY ARBITRATION
New York, Feb. 18. Complete vic
tory for the Firemen's Brotherhood
against the fifty four eastern railroads
was secured in the railroad's accept
ance of arbitration today. The Broth
erhood named Albert Phillips, of Sac
ramento, its representative In the ar
bitration board and the railroads
named W. W. Attcrbury, general man
ager of the Pennsylvania system.
It Is declared the railroads' mani
festo Insists on the public hearing
their side of tho strike question. They
recite their objections to the Erdman
pel, the principal one bolng that "th
responsibility which ultimately would
AND RAID
City and Situation Hourly
Food Supply Short
TARGET FOR BULLETS
POINCARE INAUGURATED
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
Paris, Feb. 18. Raymond
Polncare was Inaugurated pres-
ldent of France today. Premier
Brland accompanied Polncare to
the Champ Elysee In a carriage
headed by a procession of gov-
ernment and civil military at.
taches. Fallleres briefly wel-
'corned Polncare. The insignia
of the Grandmaster of the Le-
glon of Honor was handed Poln-
care and the ceremony was over.
TAR'S ESTIMATE
IS GREATLY SLICED
Washington, Feb. 18. The sundry
civil appropriation bill carrying a to
tal of $113,271,615. Including $4,870,
000 for Panama canal forts, was re
ported to the house by the appropria
tions committee. It also recommend
ed $16,265,393 for the construction
work.
The committee cut the president's
estimates by $25,519,020 and the to
tal carried by the bill is $4,855,368
under the appropriations of the cur
rent fiscal year. The bill omits the
proposed appropriation of $75,000 to
continue the president's inquiry into
methods of transacting public business
but allows $25,000 for the president's
traveling expenses. The total appro
priations recommended for expenses
of the executive mansion including the
traveling expenses of the president Is
$410,600 an increase of $20,000 alto
gether for the White House.
The so-called economy committee,
officially termed the president's com
mission on economy and efficiency,
consisting of Frederick A.' Cleveland,
chairman: Walter W. Warwick and
Merrill O. Chance, secretary and a
corps of clerical assistants will cease
existence on June 30 next unless the
house or senate restores the Item re
lating to it. The president had rec
ommended $250,000 for the next fis
cal year.
The committee also eliminated the
recommendation of $170,000 for mili
tary structures for the Philippines and
the $200(000 recommended for sup
pression of white slave traffic. It di
rected that hereafter vacancies on the
board of managers of the national
homes for disabled veterans remain
unfilled till the number is reduced to
five.
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SPY
KILLED BY A BOMB
St. Petersburg, Feb. 18. Details of
the murder by revolutionists at Tlflls
of Marie Bachtadse, reputed to have
been the most beautiful woman in
Russia, were received here.
The woman waa a spy In the service
of the secret police. Former com
rades sentenced her to death on this
account and she was In continual far.
A few days ago a workman left a
bag of cherries at police headquarters
for her. Shortly after It was deliver
ed a bomb beneath the fruit exploded
killing her Instantly and fearfully
mangling her body.
rest on a third member of the Erd
man arbitration board Li too great to
Impose on one man." Thev Insist the
act does not guard the public Inter
ests.
The manifesto warns the nubile of
a similar demand for Increased wages
by conductors and train men, adding
"We desire to put before the Diihllr
notice that a crisis will confront them
when these demands are considered
by the railroads."
Letters stating their stand were sent
h" the railroad heads to Commerep
-Court Judge Knapp nhd acting1 Fed
eral Labor Commissioner Hauger.
AMERICAN RANCHES
Posse is in Pursuit of Band Which Steals Many
Horses and Large Quanity of Supplies-Marines
. are Being Sent to Cuba to be Ready for Duty
if Needed.
EI Paso, Feb. 18. Bands of armed
and mounted Mexicans crossed the
border at West Alpine, raiding the
Hancock, Haley and Wilson ranches
they took many horses and a great
quantity of supplies. A posse is pur
suing.
Washington, Feb. 18. By Sunday
two thousand marines, ready for Im
mediate use In Mexico, will have been
landed at Guantanamo, Cuba. The
transports Meade and McCIellan will
leave Norfolk tomorrow. The gov
ernment still retains Its non-intervention
policy but is preparing for action
If the wanton slaying of Americans
at.d other foreigners should start In
Mexico.
WELL KNOWN FARMER
CALLED BY DEATH
After lying ill In the St. Anthony
hospital for three weeks, Andrew D.
Rhonimous, well known farmer of the
headwaters of McKay creek, passed
away yesterday morning and his body
was Interred this afternoon in the
Olrvey cemetery. He was aged about
eighty years and death resulted from
a general breakdown following an
attack of lagrlppe.
Deceased was a native of Clinton
county, Ohio, and spent his youth In
the Buckeye state, enlisting in the
Eleventh Ohio Infantry during the
Civil War and serving through several
bloody campaigns. Later he lived In
Kansas and. Nebraska, practicing law
and publishing a newspaper. In the
early eighties he came west, settling
first In Touchet, Washington and
later taking up a homestead about 25
miles up McKay creek.
There for the past 15 years he had
lived alone, apparently desiring no
companionship. He was a man who
had more than an ordinary education
but during his residence in this coun
ty has been content to live on his lit
tle farm with but little association
with his fellow man.
He has one sister living In Pueblo,
Colo., and one supposed to be living in
San Francisco and a nephew, L. Mc-
Fadden, is engaged in the sheep bus
iness In MIdvale, Idaho. The rela
tives have been notified of his death
but the remains are In charge of
Samuel Jackson of Ontario, who has
been the friend of the deceased for a
half century.
DIVORCE BILL IS
PASSED IN NEVADA
Reno, Feb. 18. Nevada's divorce
Industry received a death blow in the
state senate at Carson, when the
Barnes amendment providing for a
one year residence as a primary re
quisite to an application for legal sep
aration was adopted by a vote of 20
to 1. The measure, known as the
Barnes bill, had received the approval
of Governor Oddie and had been ad
opted In assembly. Yesterday's vote
was a surprise to the supporters of
the bill as well as to Its opponents.
Governor Oddie announced that he
would sign the bill as soon as It
reached his office.
In the last two years 1291 suits for
ddivorce have been filed In Reno, a
city of 12,000 population. There are
probably six hundrded divorce seek
ers in the city at the present time.
Following the adoption of the
Barnes bill a movement was begun by
the alumni association of the Nevada
University to Increase the attendance
at the university. It had been charg
ed parents would not send their chil
dren to the university in this city be
cause of the presence of the divorce
colony.
The Barnes bill does not become ef
fective until January 1, 1914. This
will not interfere with the suits of
present residents but it Is expected to
dtscourago .the immigration of future
Oivorce seekers.
Drunks and Disorderlies.
There were six offenders in police
court this morning. Cleve Body, who
created a disturbance at the boxing
bout last evening after making an en
trance without a ticket, was booked
on a d. and d. charge and is so
pournlng for five days in jail. John
Dozler, who was arrested for a slml.
lar offense In the same place, forfeit
ed bail of ten dollars. Edward Gib-
sun, Tim O'Neil, M. Hand and Charles
Switzler, all drunk, took three day
Uitences In Jail.
The state department has almost
abandoned hope the Mexico City situ
ation is clearing and hopes the Am.
erican residents and other foreigners
will leave as quickly as possible. Am
bassador Wilson wired he fears the
pestilence In Mexico City is increas
ing as a result of the unburled dead,
the destruction of the sewers, the
failure of the water supply and the
shortage of fresh food.
New York, Feb. 18. With a thous
and marines aboard, the Connecticut
sailed for Guantanamo today. Several
hundred marines took train for Phila
delphia where they will board a trans
port equipped for active service.
SUFFRAGISTS ARE
SENT TOM
MAN AM0NGTHE NUMBER
He Smashed Windows and Says He
Will Continue UnUl the Govern
ment Recognizes Rights of Women
None Given Option of Fine Ani
tvlcan Woman is Sentenced.. .
London, Feb. 18. William Lans
bury a male suffragette, Sylvia Pank
hurst, and Cecilia Emmerson an Am.
erican, were sentenced to two months
in Jail for malicious destruction of
property. Lansbury smashed windows
in the Bromley town hall.
"I don't care," shouted Lansbury as
he left the dock. "I will continue to
break windows until the government
recognizes the rights of the poor anj
the women."
Annie Lansbury, his sister and two
others, who refused their names, were
sentenced to one month. None was
given the option of a fine. During the
progress of the hearing suffragettes
in the court room shouted, "Keep the
flag flying. Vote for women."
BARNEY SHERRY WINS
HONORS AT RODEO
Barney Sherry, well known Umatil
la county farmer and racehorse own
er, was successful In winning both
the men's and ladles relay races at
the Los Angeles Rodeo which closed
yesterday after an eight day exhibiti
on. This was the news received hv
the local Round-up directorate this
morning in, a telegram received from
Henry W. Collins, who was renr-
sentlng the local institution at the
southern California show. Johnnie
and TUlle Baldwin. Round-up favor.
Ites who entered the Rodeo contests
from this city, were riding the Sherry
relay strings. Sherry had been ruled
out of the races on an alleged foul but
was reinstated and declared the win
ner. Tlllie Baldwin took first prize in the
ladies; trick riding contest but either
did not enter the bucking contest or
failed to make her usual showing for
Prairie Rose of Idaho won first with
Hazel Walker second and Bertha
Dukes third.
In the cowboys bucking contest,
Clark won first place. Art Acord sec
ond and Smith third.
Johhny Baldwin only took third
place in the cowboys' trick riding
contest, Agce capturing first and Hox
ie second.
Collins concludes his telegram with
the statement that the Rodeo was a
good show but not In the class of the
Round-up.
DILLINGHAM BILL
GOES OVER VETO
Washington, Feb. 18. Overriding
President Taft's veto the senate pass
ed the Dillingham-Burnett immigra
tion bill, containing the literacy test.
It provides no person shall enter this
country who cannot read and write
his native language.
Ma.oiis to Observe Fob. 23.
The Masons of this city will ob
serve the birthday of George Wash
ington on Saturday evening with ap
propriate exercises to which the fam
ilies of all Masons and all Masons
not belonging to tho local chapter are
invited. Tho first president was a
member of the Masonic order.
1DER0 WOULD RELINQUISH HIS
OFFICE TILL
ROY W. RITNER IS
NEW SECRETARY OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Roy W. Rltner is the new secretary
of the Pendleton Commercial associa
tion, succeeding Charles E. Heard,
who resigned last week. The ap
pointment was officially announced
this morning by President J. F. Rob
inson, whose action was endorsed by
ROY W. RITNER
Mr. Ritner was chosen secretary of
the Commercial Association last night
to succeed Charles E. Heard who re
signed. " ' -
President-elect J. V. Tallman. and
while he will not actually take up the
reins of his office until March 1, he
will attend to the correspondence and
lighter duties until that time also.
The new secretary needs no intro
duction to the local public as he is a
Pendleton product. At present he is
engaged In farmng on the reservation
with his brother-in-law, W. A. Storie,
but during the next year he will have
charge only of the buying and selling
end of the partnership which he can
manage as well in the city as on the
farm. Hence, his occupation will not
Interfere with his duties as secretary.
Mr. Ritner has been identified with
the Round-up since its inception and
is at present vice president and busi
ness manager of that institution. He
is also vice president of the Pendle
ton baseball club and is the local rep
resentative on the directorate of the
Western Tri-State league.
The appointment ls meeting with a
universal endorsement by the business
men and club members, Mr. Ritner
being generally regarded as a man
ideally qualified for the position.
SERVIA TRAINS BIG
GUNS ON ADRIAN0PLE
Belgrade, Feb. 18. Servla has sent
thirty of its heaviest siege guns to
Adrlanople with an order to continue
the bombardment uninterruptedly un
til the city surrenders. Destruction
of Adrlanople is predicted unless the
garrison yields.
Berlin Feb. 18. Russia recently
presented Servla with arms and equip
ment for a hundred thousand men,
according to a news agency dispatch
es. It is declared that German dip
lomats fear Russia Is giving Servia
active backing against Austria. The
outlook for European peace is con
sidered dark.
ONE DEAR; 2 ARE
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Eugene, Ore., Feb. 18. Alexander
Wasenglad, an Austrial. was killed
and two were Injured when the roof
of tunnel No. 1 on the Eugene and
Coos Pay railroad, 23 miles west of
here, caved in. The men were put
ting in a blast when a portion of the
roof fell on them.
GOVERNOR F LEADS FOR THE REPEAL
OF THOMPSON SWAMP LAND BILL;
WRANGLING MARKS SESSION TODAY
Salem. Ore., Feb. 18. Governor
West sent a message to the house to
day urging the passage of represen
tative Schuebel's bill which has for
its purpose the repealing of the
Thompson swamp land bill, which
passed over the governor's veto. In
his mesage he urged that something
bo done for tho smaller Institutions
of learning, advising the house that
the passage of tlio Thompson bill will
FIGHT IS ENDED
Is Ready to Agree to Temporary
President Who Would Control
Government During Hostilities.
DISPATCHES CENSORED
Lull in Fighting Comes Tills Morn,
ing Modero's Troos Said to Hold
Y. M. C. A. Building Captured from
Diaz Government Has Seized all
Uio Newspapers.
Mexico City, Feb. 18. Foreign Min
ister Lascurian announced this after
noon that Madero has agreed to the
appointment of a president ad interim
who will take charge of the govern
ment until Madero and Diaz have
ended their conflict.
Mexico City, Feb. 18. (Censored)
Two cannon shots, the first break in
the stillness of the morning were
fired at ten o'clock. It is not known
which side fired. It became quiet
again immediately.
Mexico City, Feb. 18. (Censored)
The guns of the Madero and Diaz
forces remained silent for many hours
after daylight today. No reason was
assigned for the inaction but It was
said at the national palace that no
armistice was in effect. It is expect
ed the firing will be resumed at noon.
The forces occupy practically the same
positions as on yesterday.
The Maderoist sources issuer a state
ment that the troops which captured
the Y. M. C. A. building from Diaz
yesterday, still bold It. This Is not
verified but If true it means hat
Diazhas experienced f serious let
back, "
Mexico City, Feb. 18. Because of
the strict censorship over outgoing
and incoming press dispatches Ambas
sador Wilson plans to operate a small
newspaper In Mexico City for the ben.
eflt of Americans and other foreign
ers. The Mexican government has
seized all the newspaper plants.
Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 18. After
wounding Captain Ajalares of the
Mexican army and two of his men,
three Orozco sympathizers are flee
ing southward into Sonora with a de
tachment of federal cavalry at their
heels. The rebels were recognized at
Agua Prieta across the boundary from
here and Ajalares attempted to cap
ture them. None of the rebels are
believed wounded. The shooting,
caused an uproar in the Mexican bar
racks where it was reported the reb
els had attacked the post.
BUCKAR00 MANAGER
WILL BE SELECTED
A manager of the 1113 Pendleton
team of the Western Trl-state league
will be chosen tonight in all proba
bility, a meeting the board of directors
for that purpose having been called.
It will be held In the Commercial
club rooms.
Terry McKune, crack little second
baseman who at present belongs to
Portland, is the man most likely to
be selected, but, of course, it Is not
known whether or not he will accept
a proposition. Missoula of the Un
ion association and Tacoma and Vic.
toria of the Northwest league would
like to get the fast little second sack
er but it is believed that he would
prefer to manage a team of his own.
McKune has been highly recom
mended to Pendleton both as a player
and manager and his selection would
probably meet with popular approval.
However, there are several other men
under consideration. Both Lodell and
Nadeau of last year's team want the
job but neither la likely to get It.
The baseball finance committee Is
out again this afternoon in search of
funds and is meeting with good suc
cess. Several more hundred dolfars
were raised yesterday afternoon but
as yet the committee has really not
begun to work.
prevent the state from securing title
to several hundred thousand acres of
land which would be sold for the
benefit of the common school funds. '
Following the reading of the message
a motion was made to Indefinitely
postpone the bill but was lost. It
was then voted to place the bi'l on the
calendar for a third reading.
Nothing but wrangling marked thu
session today.