East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 21, 1913, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION TO ADVEKTISKKS The Hast On-gonlan hM largest pnld ciri'tila.lan .)f nnv paper In Oregon, at of Portland and nearl tiee t lie circulation ro Pendleton of any other newspaper. WKATIIER REPORT. Showers tonight or Tuesday; cooler. fylTY OFFICIAL PAPER. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER TOI 25. PENDLETON. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1113. NO. 7844 , , ...g dfe , .,, ... . . PRESIDENT SURE THAT LAWS IN CALIFORNIA WON'T DISCR11TE Declares That Governor Johnson and Members of Legislature Realize Gravity of Situation. ACTI0N2EXPECTED SOON Anti-Allen lUlls .May le Acted l'ii This Afternoon In Senate Some Op jMslUii 1 Existed Wilson vis Pleaded Over Progress Relng Made on Tariff Mi'snr. Washington, April 21. During his weekly Hudloncc with newspaper cor respondents, the president was asked whether he intended to deal with sci entists separately in considering claims for federal positions. He replied that because ft man was a scientist w ouldn't Insure him n Job. Hut he must have executive ability. Ho refused to dis cuss tli removal of Moore. The president declared he had re ceived no further advices from Cali fornia hut he said he believed Gover nor Johnson of California and the legislature realized the gravity of the situation and would see there was no discrimination. The progress made on the triff bill In the democratic caucus also was I leasing to the president. The president is confident the tar iff bill will not meet any difficulty either In the house or senate. He in tends to back up the sugar and wool provisions to the end and expects the senators now objecting to them to recognize that the party Is pledged to enact such laws. He does not sym pathize with the views from some quarters that the reciprocity sections of the. Mil cannot be worked out. The president said the report that there was a hitch In the plan for recognizing the Chinese republic was false. China will be recognized, he Bald, at aoon as the new republic is provided with a stable government. 8nrrraea. April 21 Unless ac tlon Is delayed by the Introduction of new amendments, the senate substitute antl-allea land bill probably will be taken mp In the senate this afternoon. Opposition both to the hill and the two amendments protecting European capital, and exempting lands used for oil. mineral, lumber and shipping pur poses is expected. GOVERNMENT FILES BRIEF IN RATE CASE Washington. April 21. Chief Jus tice White of the supreme court grnnted today the government's ap plication to intervene "as a friend of the court" in the Minnesota rate cases Tho government's brief supports the decision or I'nlted States Judge Pan boru, that tho Minnesota two cent fare law is Invalid. Washington, April 21. The feder al government sought permission of tho suprome court today to interfere ns a "friend of the court" In the Minnesota and other rate cases when the department of Justice filed a brief decreeing the rights of the states to Interfere In Interstate com merce by Issuing Interstate rates. If the court agrees to receive the government's brief. It probably will mean tho final decision in tho cases will be postponed until this fall. SIEGE IS LAID TO CITY OF GUAYAMAS Niu-o. Arizona, April 21. The siege of Guayamas, Sonora, by constitution alists continued today with desultory fighting. A long siege Is expected. The constitutionalists are twelve hun dred strong. They are encamped at Empalmo, across the bay from Guay amaa. BTIilMAlTGHTEU OP MlIJilON- AIIIK WEIDEI TO POSTMAN at Louis. April 21. After eloping wlta Charlea Schrooder, a postman, of Jerseyrllle. 111., Miss Gussle Run dahl, stepdaughter of a Los Angelea millionaire, was married to Schoed er at Carrollton, 111. She had been visiting her mother In JerBeyvllle. LEGISLATURE OF ILLINOIS WILL CONSIDER WAGE BILL FOR WOMEN Springfield, 111.. April 21. A bill providing for a minimum wage com mission as a result of the recent in vestigation of wages paid women will be Introduced In the legislature ac cording to tentative plans of tho leg beer famine is threatened in strike Seattle, April 21. A beer famine threatens the northwest if difficulties between the union brewery workers and the employers are not patched up In the next few days. An In creased wage schedule and half an hour's rest in the morning and afternoon, and free access at all times to tho amber liquid are demanded by the men. The Impending strike may cause a walkout of seven thousand brewery workers It may mean a walkout of the union waiters who will refuse to handle non-union brew. LOCAL BOY IS FOUND SUICIDE REVOLVER ENDS LIFE George W. Swartliont Shoots Him self Sometime Saturday (fc-eurs in J'as Cause of Suicide Is Un known Was Employed As Extra I'l reman by Northern Pacific Co. George Willis Swarthout, aged 27. son of Mrs. H, E. Swarthout of 513 College street, committed suicide In Pasco some time during Saturday night by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. The body was found near the Pasco end of the Northern Pacific bridge about 7 o'clock yesterday morning and was brought to Pendleton this morning for burial by tho grief-stricken moth er and D. I,. West, a friend. The cause of young Swarthout's rash act has not been determined, ac cording to reports from Pasco. He hud been employed there for the past six months as an extra fireman by the Northern Pacific company. The coroner did not hold an inquest, deeming that suicide was self-evident, inasmuch as the revolver, from which the fatal shot was fired was found lying alongside the body. The bullet bad entered the right temple and hail passed entirely through the head, emerging through the left temple. This is the second tragic death in the family within a year, Mrs. Swart hout having lost another son. Dewey Swarthout, last summer by drowning when the bov sacrificed his life to save a baby companion when the two had been thrown into the P.yers mill-! race from a bicycle Mrs. Swarthout I Is a widowed lady who makes a liv- j i.... r..- i,..,.u'r ,.i c, .,,!!,. i... ,i ),- washing ami g. neral housework This second terrible occurrence which has taken another child from her. has al most prostrated her with grief. FIRE SWEEPS OVER SACRAMENTO BLOCK Sacramento. April 21. originating In the plant of the Knox Lumber company, fire swept the lower portion j of the business district early today. The estimated loss Is $300,000. Fanned j by a wind, the blaze spread to the I adjoining lumber yards of Fiend and Terry, both plants being destroyed. An entire block was destroyed, In cluding n number of warehouses also BANKER IS SENT TO SAN QUENTIN PRISON San Francisco, April 21. Charles F. Baker, former assistant cashier of the Crocker National bank, was sen tenced today to ten years' Imprison ment In San Quentin for embezzle ment. He had pleaded guilty. MISS LEISHM.W TO WK1 GERMAN NOIU.EMAX Berlin, April 21. A local news agency announced It Is able to confirm the report of the engagement of Nancy Lelshman, daughter of the ambassa dor here to the duke of Croy. islative wage probe committee. It will provide a commission of five members, consisting of two employ ers and two wage earners and a so ciological expert. At least one mem ber will be a woman. OFFICIAL OF 0-W. R. & N. SAYS COMPANY PREPARING TO HANDLE IMMENSE CROWDS FOR ROUND-UP Here with a party of railroad offl als to meet with the directors of the Round-up William McMurray, general passenger agent of the O.-W. It. & X. Co. Is enthused over the prospects for the ltound-up this fall and predicts it will be the most successful show yet held. He says the railroad company is working upon this basis and will prepare to handle the largest crowd that has ever been here. Other offi cials include J. D. Stack, assistant general manager, and Robert Burns, district representative of Walla Walla. "It is my belief the will west shows that are being planned for other towns in the northwest will not hurt Pendle ton in the slightest," says Mr. Mc Murray. "There are seven or eight towns all' toll w here such shows are being planned. Among thorn are So- attle, Taeoma and Calgary while the 1 other places are small. Pendleton will; have the lead bv far among all these j places and by planning a better and,Gra MORGAN'S WILL IS READY FOR PROBATE Xew York. April 21. The will of the late J. P. Morgan was filed in probate In the surrogate court today. Morgan, Jr. declined to comment on the provisions of the will. Morgan and his sisters waived citation and the will will probably be probated to morrow. The oaths of the executors already have been filed. The petition does not state, the value of the es tate, merely declaring its value "ex ceeds ten thousand dollars." BOMB EXPLODES IN TAMMANY CLUB New York, April 21. A second at tempt in two years to destroy the Po casset club, a Tammany organization, was made early today when an ex ploding bomb wrecked the basement and first floor, and threw the clubmen on the fourth floor off their feet. Stained glass windows In Grace Em manuel Protestant Episcopal church near bv were ruined. CRIMINAL DOCKET HAS ITS INNING , T1"' 'i'iminal docket of the circuit ''""n taken up this morning and the case of the State vs. Clarence Johnin alias James Fairley, was thej"B alh-ged charges by Maurice Do first to get attention. Though the Martini, a member of the notorious ease against Claire Gullironl and Lest- er Pope, charged w ith the larceny of a gelding, was set for trial today, in- ability to secure important witnesses necessitated its indefinite postpone-! ment and the Johnson case was call - ed. Johnson is charged with an at-j and Louis Groulet took "protection tempt to obtain money under false money" from the gang, a grand jury pretenses by offering a worthless j investigation of the policemen that check to Dow ner & Marsh, local mar-I may astound the country has been or keters. The case will probably go to dered. the jury this evening. Changes- lMen. K.iti Whitney, indicted on a charge of larceny from a dwelling for the al- leged stealing or a watcn anu jju oe-i(,(i longing to Cal Davis, this , morning changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. ueorge isuoaiva, wie jiu-ai.- ese alleged to have passed bad checks. was arraigned and is being held un der $350 bonds pending further pro ceedings. New Grand Jury. A new grand jury was drawn this morning and will commence its work tomorrow. It consists of Sam R. Thomson, foreman, R. H. Wellman, J. M. Royer, L. H. Gelss. Walter Ben son. William Duff and Ira McDonald. FORMER RAKER GIRL MARRIED AFTER A ROMANCE AT DANCE New York, April 21. A romantic meeting at a dance eight months ago led to the recent marriage of Miss Al zora Carter, daughter of L. L. Carter, a mining promoter, formerly of Ba ker, Ore., and Robert McCall Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich., an advertising manager of The Motor Age and Tho Automobile. Miss Carter was study ing music In New York and met Mr. Smith here. Raker, Ore., April 21 According to a letter received today by her Bis ter, Mrs. George King. Miss Albora Carter and Robert McCall Smith were married in New York, April 11. Miss Carter Is well and favorably known here, having lived in Baker most of her life. She is a graduate of the Baker High school and Is an accomplished pianist. She left here several months ago to study music In New York. J. K. Bott pRtno in this morning on tho N. P. train. better show each year Pendleton can permanently retain the lead." Sew Settlers Coining. A subject in which Mr. McMurray is much interested just now is the col onist travel which is on. He notes that this year the people who are coming westward are a more desir able class than heretofore in that they are generally people with sufficient money to get well started in their new homes. This is the finest year the O.-W. R. & X. Co. has ever had from a passen ger standpoint, says the general pas senger agent, and he looks for the period of good business to continue. Service to Grays Harbor. In order to meet demands for a night service out of Portland to Grays Harbor the O.-W. U. & X. will May '.t si.1 it such service. The night pas senger out of Portland will leave at 1 1 p. m. Local people wishing to get to Grays Harbor can do so by taking train Xo. IT v:a Portland reaching Harbor the following morning, PARIS BANDITS ARE EXECUTED Paris, April 21. Soudy, Callamin and Moncey, three of the Bonnets au tomobile bandits, were guillotined to day. They were convicted of many murders. The three were executed prema turely on the Boulevard Arago. out side the prison De La Sante, to fore stall a demonstration Troops sur rounded the guillotine to prevent a small mob from witnessing the execu tio ns. POPE SAID TO BE REGAINING HEALTH Rome, April 21. The papal phy sicians failed to Issue a bulletin con cerning the pope's condition today, regarding the pontiff as safely con va lescent. The pope passed a comfortable night, sleeping naturally until four o'clock this morning. He once sat up in bed, declaring he could not breathe. Lying down his condition was noticeably better. SAYS POLICE WERE IN ON THE GRAFT San Francisco. April 21. Follow- "p imuo gang oi summers, wnicn ' cured a hundred thousand dollars here, that police Captain Eugene j Wall, Detective Sergeant Arthur Mc- Phee, Acting Gowan and Lieutenant James Me - Patrolmen Frank Esota De Martini In his confession, made : ered in this opinion, it being held that ! will go by auto if the weather per to a party o f disinterested citizens ; the court has no jurisdiction in a hear- ' mits- ptill others are contemplating selected hy Superior Judges Dunn and ing of this sort to j.s on the virtue going over to see the Sunday game Oahaniss. declared the police extort- of the project ! fifteen percent of the profits of , lr blim. rinf, t(1 aIlow tncir 0ppr. lltl(IIls to (.ontnuo. Tbe charges, the officers declare, are made In retaliation for their unceasing war fare upon the bunco operators here. TO INVESTIGATE SLAPPING OF CONGRESSMAN SIMS uasmngton. ,xpr.i a congres- siona. invesugauon m u.e puoi.c "P - ping oi l ongressman Mms oi ienne-iMav x am, , , Npw j(,rsov a Ivocat - ssee by C. C. Glover, president of thejin jurv n,form. Rlggs National Bank of Washington! " was demanded today by Congressman Garrett of Tennessee on the floor of j the house. Sims, who Is aged was ! struck across the face on the street by ! Glover after the latter was nccused by the congressman, who charged on the I floor of the house that Glover had I profited In a deal by which the gov ernment secured additional park lands. DYNAMITE EXPI.OSTON OS PANAMA CANAL Three Killed and 23 Wounded When 21.000 Pounds Touched Off. Panama, April 21. A premature explosion of dynamite occurred be tween the Pedro Miguel Locks and the Miraflores Locks of the Tanama canal. Three men were killed and 23 wounded. Dynamite to the amount of about 21.000 pounds, filling 9fi drill holes, "let go" from some unknown cause. The electric wires were not attached and the only possible explanation seems to be that a sulphur formation at this point had generated heat. SUFFRAGE CAUSE HAS HEARING BEFORE SENATORIAL C0M1TTEE PRESIDENT URGES ANTI-DRUG LAWS Washington, April 21. Pres- ldent Wilson sent a special mes- sage, to congress on the subject of opium today, transmitting the special report submitted by Secretary Bryan. The president urged the enactment of anti- drug legislation. The report said the efadica- tion of the opium traffic meant a loss of $50,000 in revenue to j the powers concerned and I $500,00,000 to China. ! BURKE NOMINATED ! FOR PORTLAND JOB Washington, April 21. President j Wilson sent the senate the following nominations louay: i nomas U. Burke, collector of customs for dis trict of Portland; J. F. A. Strong, governor of Alaska; William C. Lo gan, collector of customs for district of Astoria; Charles E. Davidson, surveyor-general of Alaska: Captains i George Willetts. Walter Worthington I nnil WtlllLim T ittlfi rc.-i r- om!ijlc in the navy. SUFFRAGISTS BURN A HUGE HAYSTACK London. April 21. Thinking it be longed to the Right Honorable Ed ward Hobhouse, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, militants burned a huge haystack near Corsham, Wilt shire today. The stack belonged to Maurice Knapp, the chancellor's fa ther. Many "votes for women" ban ners were left on the scene of the fire. 1 DEAD WHEN AUTO COLLIDES WITH CAR Richmond. Cal, April 21. Literally! cut to pieces when an automobile in ! which they were riding collided with j a trolley car, J. C. Arnold, a civil en- j gineer, is dead and three companions i Were severely injured. The car ; climbed over the top of the automo- j biie, pinning Arnold underneath. LA GUANOES CHARTER j IS ARBITR ARY IN ITS POWER i ! lineup for twenty days, at the expira-l-i Grande. Ore.. April 21. Aut.i- ! tin llf which time he must cut off cratic power held by the charter of the one outfielder and two pitchers. Just City of La Grande over property own- j who will be the unlucky ones will be ers in the matter of street improve- determined by the series with Walla ment. making it possible for a city Walla this week and with Boise here council to abuse the property own- j ers' wishes if the council should so desire, are pointed out in the opinion j ! handed down by circuit Judge Knowies i in the North Second street litigation. The defeat of the city is held after a careful review of the charter right? by the judge. The quality of the macadam paving lone on Second street Is not eonsid-! TOGO IS ADMIRAL OP .lAPAN'S EI. 1ET i Tokio, April 25. Rear Admiral To ;o was appointed admiral of the fleet by the special government today. Wilson to New 1 Washington. April MU,nt! for ,h(, prrsi,len,-R trl, to Xew ; .Terscv arp completed. He will spend; LOCAL AUTOS IN NO ONE IS The first automobile accidents of the year In Umatilla county occurred yesterday when two cars, becoming unmanageable, turned completely over. Fortunately no one was serious ly Injured but three of the occupants of one machine suffered bad bruises and cuts. During the afternoon yesterday, the J. S. Rogers car, driven by one of his I sons, turned turtle near the branch 1 hospital when It got beyond control j of the driver and left the road. Mrs. Rogers sustained an ugly cut over! one of her eyes and was badly bruis ed, another woman occupant, name unlearned, suffered a wrenched back, and the seven year old son of Mrs. Rogers received cuts and bruises on the face and one elbow. Chamberlain and Lane of Oregon Support the Cause- -Latter Says There Should Be No Delay. WOMEN ARE PRAISED Iolnlexter Is chief Speaker Oppon ents of Suffrage Would Oppose Any IVancULso Based on Human Right, He? Declare- Lane Urges the Bal lot for Women at Once. Washington, April 21. With Poln tiexter of Washington the principal speaker, suffrage was given a hear ing before the senate committee on woman suffrage today. Chamberlain and Lane of Oregon, also spoke. In espousing the cause of equal suffrage Poindexter said the opponents of suf frage would oppose any franchise based on human right and human need. Chamberlain also introduced a suf frage constitutional amendment two weeks ago, made on the theory that congress could enfranchise women by state enactment, without a change In the constitution. He' referred to the superior qualifications of women in educational and other fields, and pre dicted that the "effete east" could be taught much in development of good citizenship in suffrage states. Lane said he could not understand any reason for a delay and would be willing to give the ballot to women at once with an apology for the de lay. I TRI-STATE SEASON TO OPEN TOMORROW With fourteen players besides aim self. Manager Terry McKune of t Pendleton Buckarooes will leara to morrow morning on the seven o'clock train for Walla Walla where they win open the Western TrI-State seasoa with the 1912 champions Two catch ers, six pitchers, four lnfielders and three outfielders comprise the squad, which will enter the first series. McKune cut his squad down to fif teen men this morning by issuing re leases to Pitchers Burgess and Fisch er. This leaves him with Berger, Os borne, Krause. Wells, Ashenfelder and McGarrigle as a twirling staff. Bla den and Haworth will do the receiv ing, Lodell will be at first, McKune j himself at second, Augustus at short, i llader at third and Varian, Doherty and Cowan in tTie outfield. McKune will be able to keep this next week. The Pendleton team enters the sea son this year with a stronger lineup than in the beginning last year, ac cording to the opinion of most of the fans, and hopes are high that the team will at least break even in the initial series. Quite a number of fans of both sexes will go over to Waai " alia tomorrow by train and more SOITMERN DEMOCRATS WILL RE APPOINTED ; Washington. April 21. That he will I appoint democrats from the south to ' replace republicans there, but will con- sider individual merit oifsy in making ; suoli appointments, was Indicated to iTersey. j fjaj. Dy tile president. Congressman 21 Arrange-j Bartlett of Georgia, asked the presi- i dent If only whites will be appointed to federal posts in the south Cer. i talnlv." replied the president. "There j are no negro democrats in the south." ACCIDENTS BUT SERIOUSLY INJURED All were thrown clear of the ear. but the driver who was pinned un derneath and who, peculiarly, was th only one to escape injury. Dr. R. K. Ringo was summoned and attended to the Injuries. The car was not badly damaged, only the wind shield being broken and the fenders bent It was brought into the Oregon garage where It Is undergoing repairs. Mr. Rogers, who operates a dairy that supplies the branch hospital with milk, was not In the car at the time, The other accident happened last night at the curve in the county road near Havana. A car driven by James Lieuallen of Adams, turned complete ly over when the steering geur refus ed to work, but neither he nor thn lady who occupied the car with him were injured to any extent.