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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITIOII TO ADVERTISERS The East Orrgonlan hu ttie largest paid circulation of any papr lo Oregon, eaat of Portland and nearly WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Sat urday. twice the I'endleton newspaper. circulation In of any other COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. ITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 25 PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913 i - I it . I 1 NO. 7794 SCATHING WORDS STARTUPROAR MANY LEAVE BANQUET Criticism of Bryn, La FolletUj and Rooacvclt by Former Attorney Gen oral of WlHOonsln Stirs Nwv York TroublcKtomo Triplets, Declares the Speaker. New York, Feb. 21 Pandemoni um following a Bcathing denuncia tion of Bryan, La Follete and Roose velt by Levi II. Bancroft, former at torney general of Wisconsin broke up the annual dinner of the American Paper and Pulp association at the Wuldorr Astoria. The affair is the talk of the town today. "Bryan, Roosevelt and La Follette .are troublesome triplets of tribula tion, Don Quixotes of Armageddon," was the characterization that started the uproar. Toastmaster Charles F. Moore asked that all who did not like the speech to leave the room. Many left Round-up Rand Dunce. Those having Invitations for the club dance at Eagle-Woodman hall next Monday, Feb. 24, can secure tickets at the Pendleton Drug Co. store. Haines Orchestra of ten pieces will furnish the music. Committee will state that this dance is not given by the orchestra, but for the direct benefit of the Round-up hand. MADERO, A NERVOUS WRECK, A WAITS HIS FATE IN CELL El Paso, Feb. 21. Francisco Ma lcro and Frederico Don Gonzales -Garcia, deposed governor general of Mexico City district, will be slain with in forty eight hours, according to private advices received here. Garcia is accused of grafting from the army, it being reported he Is responsible for most of the six million pesos of the treasury deficit. Dispatches say Gen. Huerta will not order an execution but that Madero and Garcia will die under the "fugitive law." AVIATOR CARRIES PRODUCTS IX AIR Pomona, Cal., Feb. 21. Car- rying a glass box containing thirty five Pomona grown pro- ducts. Aviator Glenn Martin left bere this morning In a biplane for San Diego via Venice. Long Beach and Santa Ana with short stops at .each city. The distance is a hundred and eighty miles. CONFERENCE WINDS UP IN A MURDER Dallas, Texas, Feb. tl. Murder put an abrupt end to a real estate con ference here when Jamea L. White, treasurer of the Republic Trust com pany was shot and killed and A. Sli ver, vice president of the same com pany, was mortally wounded during an argument arising m the conference over a real estate transaction. J. A. Clapton of San Antonio is held as the murderer. . PEACE DELEGATE GETS SIR EDWARDS WATCH London, Feb. 21. Scotland Yard has recalled, the general alarm sent out recently for Sir Edward Grey's missing watch. The foreign secretary was not quit sure whether the ticker had been lifted by a suffragette or he had inadvertently left it on the ta ble In St. James palace nt a meeting of the Balkan peace envoys Finally one of the Bulgarian delegates re turned the watch, stating a Servian delegate had probably taken It. The Bulgarian remarked the Servian could not account for having the timepiece. WORST BLIZZARD OF WINTER IS SWEEPING OVER WISCONSIN AND ! ' POOR SUFFER GREATLY FROM COLD Milwaukee. Wis., Feb. 21. Threat ening to paralyze traffic over the state, snowstotms are raging in Wis consin. In' southern Wisconsin the most severe blizzard of the winter la being encountered. Wires are de moralized. Much suffering Is feared. Street car traffic has been suspended in Milwaukee. f ( r I . mkuxmiwu PRINCE ADALBERT OK GERMANY Third son of Emperor of Germany, Who Is rumored as engaged to Grand Duchess Olga. daughter of the Czar of Russia. Mexico City, Feb. 21. Francisco Maderb sits cowering In the guard room of the national, palace, a ner vous wreck. It was learned from his guards that if his fate is left to a decision of the new cabinet. It proTj ably will decide that Madero and Sua rez must die by the "fugitive law," by which Gustavo Madero met his death. Gen. Huerta plans to send couriers to Generals Orozco, Zapata and other rebel leaders with notification that they must co-operate In restoring or der. "In case they refuse to obey this order," said Huerta, "they will be de 26 PAINTINGS SELL FOR RECORD PRICE New York, Feb. SI. Twenty-six paintings of the John. F. Talmadge collection were sold for 1298,000 at auction here, the sale being notewor thy for the total realized from so few pictures. Two Romneys commanded the highest price. "A Lady of Qual ity" brought $40 100 and "A Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Twisden." $32,000. both going to dealers. ANTI-HANGING BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Olympia, Wash, Feb. 21. The low er house of the Washington legisla ture passed the bill abolishing capital punishment after Rev. Wm. A. Ar nold, representative from Wahkiakum county, had vigorously opposed the measure on the floor. The house also passed the bill re districting the state for congressional purposes under the 1910 census, which gave Washington 'five congress men instead of three. ACCUSED CAPTAIN DIES SUDDENLY IN NEW YORK New York, Feb. 21. Police Captain Frederick W. Martin, who was recent ly accused by the gambler, James Purcell, before the Aldermanlc police investigating committee, of having ac cepted graft, died suddenly. He was In his 60th year and death was due, it was stated, to natural causes. Pur cell Is now In Jail on the charge of murdering his daughter. The snow Is piling waist deep against structures in the business dis trlct here while in the poorer sections heroic efforts are being made to stave off the worst effect of freezing wea ther. Charitable organizations res cued many outcasts from death in the streets and lined up the starving and freezjrig mob of men and women for hdt coffee and other rations. ' clared outlaws and exterminated." Gen. Huerta assured Senora Madero that her husband is in no immediate danger of execution. Madero's wife Is prostrated and under the care of physicians. Huerta's assurance was given out of sympathy to her condi tion. - Congress tonight will consider Ma dero's fate. It is generally expected he will not be formally executed, but that, if he Is to be slain, death will come between here and Vera Cruz, the troops having h.im in charge re porting a "fatal accident" or that he was killed while attempting to escape. IX)S ANGELES CITRUS LOSS IS 80 PER CENT Los Angeles. Feb. 21. After an ex haustive examination. County Assessor Hopkins has fixed the citrus loss In cident to the recent California freeze at 80 per cent of the total crop. Lemons suffered most severely, many of the trees being totally de stroyed. Other orchards will not re gain full productive power for from two to four years. CONGRESSMEN TO MARCH IN PARADE Washington, Feb. 21. Acceptance of the invitation to march In the suf frage parade on March 3d has been made by all the California congress men. It is stated some more digni fied congressmen, who greatly object to the ordeal, will spring some elev enth hour strategy to avoid parading. SKNATE PASSES BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY RILL Salem, Or., Feb. .21. The .senate changed its mind on a state board of accountancy and passed with 19 ayes and 11 nays the bill It had turned down Tuesday, under which a certifi cate will be Issued to those who passed examination as "certified pub lic accountants." The bill was Intro duced by Representative Abbott, and has already passed the house. The new law does not restrict the pructlce of accountants, but provides a penalty for anyone using the title of "certified public accountant," ex cept those who have complied with Its terms. MRS. SCOn. UNAWARE OF HUSBAND'S DEATH San Francisco, Feb. 21. Mrs. Scott widow of the late Captain Scott, is not yet advised of the death of her hus band and his four companions, ac cording to Captain Stevens of the tin er Tahiti, in port today. Steven's de clares he Intercepted - messages In tended for Mrs. Scott, who Is on board the steamer Aeroangi and tried in vain to relay them to that vessel. Half Million Dollar Fire, in Ronton Boston, Feb. tl. Fire estroyed the building of Braman, Dow and com pany, hardware dealers and damaged several other wholesale nouses. The loss Is estlmated'af '$"500,000. ' MANY HEROINES IN MEXICO CITY SHOW COURAGE IN FIGHT Women In Mexican Capital Play Im ; portant Part During Terrific En . Rajremcnt TeJeplione Glrla Stay by Their IosO American Women are : Calm Under lire. ( Mexico City, Feb. 21. (By Staff Correspondent, United Press) The rjart played by Americans in general, and American women In particular. In the ten days' battle recently ended, was heroic. The most prominent workers were, Mrs. Henry Lane Wil son, wife of the ambassador who tirelessly attended the needs of the women who sought refuge at the era baxsy; Mrs. Paul Hudson of Kansas, wife of the editor of the Mexican Her ald, who remained with her. husband in his office throughout the fighting. Mrs. Burge- McFall, wife of a news paperman who with their children lived for a week in a basement home with guns on the front porch and sharpshooters on the roof. Other he roines include the Mexican telephone girls who remained at their posts un til shells cut the wires and partially demolished the telephone building. ' Paris, Feb. 21. "You may rest as-stk-fed we will all have pleasure at seeing Porfirio Diaz return trium phantly to Mexico." This was the de claration made by Colonel Felipe On esco, a lifelong friend of the former dictator. He said Diaz would delay his return until he 'was assured his pres ence would not embarrass. his nephew Fe'.iz Diaz. GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT AT EXPO, $1,500,000 Washington, Feb. 21. Approval was given the Perkins bill, providing for a million and a half dollars for the government's exhibit at the Pa nama exposition, by the senate com mittee on industrial expositions. It U believed congress will accept the bill In preference to the Rodenburg bill appropriating two million dollars. RIVERS ANT) HARBORS RILL IS REPORTED Washington, Feb. 21. The rivers and harbors bill reported contained many items affecting Oregon, includ ing, for Tillamook $100,000, also au thorizing expediture for the same port of $641,000, provided local Interests subscribe $407,000 and place same to the credit of the secretary of war, the United States to grant a sum equal to that subscribed by local interests. An item for the mantenance and im provement of the Yamhill river and Willamette river above Oregon City Is Increased from $30,000 to $40,000, of which sum $10,000 may be spent for a reventment near Independence If the chief of engineers considers It necessary. For the Improvement of the Columbia above Celllo falls the allowance is increased from $40,000 to $60,000, and for the Columbia be tween Bridgeport and Kettle Falls, Increased from $25,000 to $40,000. APPROPRIATION IS MADE FOR BUILDINGS Washington, Feb. 21. With an ad ditional appropriation of twenty mil lion dollars added, the house public buildings bill was reported to the sen ate. The most important senate in creases included the following: For building at Portland, million; The Dalles, twenty four thousand; Albany ten thousand; Miles City, seventy five thousand, all postoffices. For post office and customs house, Everett Washington, seventy five thousand Wenatchee, five thousand; Missoula a hundred and twenty five thousand Postofflce and land office, Vancouver, a hundred and forty five thousand TAXICAB DAMAGED IN MORNING FIRE Walla Walla. Wash., . Feb. 21. A taxicab at 210 East Alder street caught fire about 2 o'clock this mor ning and both flro departments were called out. Tho machine was back ed out of the building and the blaze was extinguished before much dam age had been done. COMMITTEE SIMS METHODS IN USE IN TREASURY DEPARTMENT GOV. WILSON' IS SEEING THE SIGHTS Philadelphia, Feb. 21. Gov. Wilson ia here today for a final session with his dentist. Tonight he will take in some of the sights of New York and go to the theater with a personal friend. HONEST MEN WILL HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR SAYS WILSON Trenton. X. J., Feb. 21. "Honest business and honest men have noth ing to fear." . .This ia the assurance which President-elect Wilson gave in a lengthy statement explaining the enactment in to law of the seven anti-trust bills which he signed. "Thote who would engage in heart less practice of ruining rivals and filching from the pockets of the peo ple more than they ought reasonably to demand," says the governor, "are the only, ones who will have cause to regret the enactment of these meas ures. I predict that under them the people of Xew Jersey will enter upon a new era of prosperity. I congratu late the legislature and the people on their passage. TRese laws mark a new era In our business life." Stifling Competition Is Crime. "Senate bill Xo. 43, the act defin ing trusts and designed to promote free competition and commerce' in all classes of business," continued the governor, "makes it criminal to make an agreement which directly precludes a free and unrestricted competition. "It was urged upon the legislature that the bill be amended by adding the word 'knowingly' so that It would read that any person or persons who wilfully or knowingly makes an agree ment In restraint of trade should be punished." BOYS CAUGHT, CONFESS PART IN ROBBERIES Confessed to having burglarized the Clarke Hardware store Wednesday evening two local boys Johnson Addi son and George Howard are now held at the county jail and seem in line for the reform school or the county jail. Two guns, four pocket knives and about 2000 rounds of ammunition for the weapons they stole have been recovered. When the burglary of the hardware store was discovered yesterday sus picion fell upon the two boys because they had been seen about the plage. They were seen In the wareroom of the store late In the afternoon and it if belleed they concealed themselves within the place and remained hidden unMl after dark. The two boys were arrested yester- dav and a confession was secured HUSBAND KILLS HIS WIFE; SON KILLS HIM Oakland, Feb. 2? Hyman Gold berg, a traveling salesman of Port land, shot and killed his wife and a few. minutes later he himself was killed by his son. Charles, aged twenty-one. Goldberg arrived on an early train from Portland In search of his wife from whom he was separated for more than a year. He finally located the woman and his son in a flat on Twelfth street. "Hello, Rose dear." Go'dberg greet ed his wife. He then opened fire with a revolver. Charles Goldberg, the son was awakened by the shots. He grappled with his father after the lat ter had fired to shots at him. Wrest ing the revolver away the son fired two shots Into his father's body. APPROPRIATION RILL PASSES IN HOUSE AFTER A HARD STRUGGLE; WEST SIGNS SEVERAL MEASURES Salem. Ore., Feb. 21. After two hours of warm disruption over the merits of various items, the house passed the general state house budget appropriation bill, carrying $1,231, 216 for expenses in the executive, ad ministrative. Judicial and other de partments of the state In the next two years. An. appropriation of seventy five thousand dollars for the state "Crude, Unbusinesslike and Unpro fitable" are Terms Applied After Investigation is Made. MANY MILLIONS LOST Interest on Funds in Depositories Should Re Cliargod, Dot-lares Re port Only Working Balance of $25,000,000 U Sufficient to Keep on Hand System Condemned. Washington, Feb. fl. Denuncia tion of the manner In which the treasury department- conducts its business and the declaration that the government lost millions by such "crude methods," Is voiced here by the house committee on expenditures In the treasury department, which completed Its Investigation of the fis cal operations and filed its report "Interest amounting to thirty-six million, six hundred thousand dol lars," th'e report says, "has been lost to the treasury in the last twenty-stx years. The treasury's handling of the general surplus funds has been crude, unbusinesslike, unprofitable and dis criminatory. A working balance of twenty-five million dollars in the treasury is sufficient. The govern ment can Increase its revenue two million dollars a year by charging In terest on the funds in government de positories." Referring to a working balance the report says that large sums have been unnecessarily retained In the treas ury, sometimes aggregating a hundred million It adds that in addition to the thirty-six million lost by not col lecting Interest, the government lost one "excess balance," which has been retained in the treasury tor the last twenty-six years and which ' figured at two per cent would amount to forty-seven million, six hundred and ten thousand, eight hundred and sixty dollars. Lots of people would be more truth ful "but. for their uncontrollable de sire to talk. from them by Chief of Police Kear ney. The lads had left their plunder in an old barn at the lower end of Webb street and under a hay rack. Young Howard is the son of the orvner of a little grocery on the lower end of Webb street and was commit ted to the reform school once before. He was allowed to come home recent ly when it was explained to Judga Maloney that the boy's mother was 111. Watch Stealing Case. In the Justice court this afternoon Ed Johnson and George Rlxlnger are being tried for the alleged theft of a watch from C. J. Jenkins. The theft occurred at the Olympia saloon on the afternoon of February 15. In the absence of District Attorney Stelwer who is in Salem at present the case against the two men Is being prosecuted by Joseph Skrable. INDICTED PRODUCE MEN PLEAD GUILTY Portland. Feb. 21. Fifteen mem bers of the Portland Produce Mer chants' association, pleaded guilty in the federal district court to charges of violating the Sherman law. Fines totaling $S.500 were assessed. W.- B. Glafke. president of the association, was fined twelve hun dred and fifty dollars. The men were Indicted three weeks ago. Those receiving fines of from a thousand to two hundred dollars, are: Timothy Pearson, John A. Bell, W. A. Dryer. Mark Levy, Fred H. Page. C. H. Dilley, Herbert McEwen, Charles R Levy, Ed B. Levy, Ben Levy, John J. Cole. G. H. Cardwell. W. A. Mans field, Edward A. Bamford. All were released on their own recognizance and given until Monday to pay their fines. board of forestry, including salaries and expenses of the fire wardens, had a hard struggle. Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. Six house bills and one senate bill were signed by the governor today. One of the most Important house bills is one which creates a state board of control and places all the state Institution under the supervision of this board.
