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PENDLETON. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1113.
NO. 7844
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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
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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.