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VOL-25e PE 1)1. K TON, OREGON, 'MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1913. ; m 7957
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THAW'S DASH
FOR FREEDOM
BRINKS HI
ACROSS LINE
Arrives at Pittsfield, Mass., and
After Staying All Night at Hotel,
He Eludes the Police and Makes
a Fresh Escape Authorities
Everywhere Have Been Notified to
Be on Watch For Him.
EXTRADITION AWAITS
IF HE IS CAUGHT
Believed Tliat Thaw Will Make Ills
Whereabouts Known Soon As It Is
Evident lie lias Been Assured lie
Is Safe Outaldo of New York Ills
Dah for Liberty Was Well Timed
Was Doing Held at Matteawan
As Insane Tatlent and Xot As a
Murderer.
NEW YORK Aug 18. A search
for Harry Thaw, killer of Stanford
White, tho husband of Evelyn Thaw,
and a convicted maniac, is on today
throughout the whole northern part of
New York and in Massachusetts and
Connecticut. Since he fled through
the open gate at Matteawan yesterday
morning and sprang into a waiting
automobile and escaped In a. whirl of
dust toward the Connecticut line, a
hundred reports have been received
from various quarters where- i Thaw
passed. Apparently the best founded
U that Thaw, and those who aided
him, passed the night at the Hotel
Lenox In Pittsfield, Mass., and left at
daylight. He Is supposed to be
speeding through the Berkshire hills
toward Boston. It la generally ad
mltted that it he has left tho state he
cannot be extradited. Efforts doubt
less will be made should Thaw be
captured before he leaves the country
to secure hla arrest and detention as
a dangerous person.
PITTSFIELD. Mass., Aug. IS.
Harry Thnw, who escaped Sunday
from Matteawan, eluded the police
this morning after staying all night
at tho Lenox Hotel. He escaped In
an automobile at daylight, the police
say, after being positively identified.
The police are In pursuit.
NEW YORK. Aug. 18. Broadcast
telegraphic requests to arrest Thaw
have not been rescinded, but the
concensus of opinion Is that Thaw
will bo extraditable now that he has
fled the state. It is believed that
Thaw wll soon reveal his where
abouts Inasmuch as It Is evident he
has been advised he is safe outside
Man, Virlr
Thaw was acquitted of the murder
of siamora wnue on, me grounu ui
Insanity. There is no criminal
charge against him. He was held at
Matteawan not as a murderer but as
an insane person.
It Is admitted Thaw chose an Ideal
time for escape. Even in the event an
attempt Is made to extradite him the
twin governorship situation here will
greatly complicate the efforts.
Believing that Thaw's escape was
connived at, Superintendent Kelb, ,of
Matteawan, and Deputy District At
torney Mack, had every attendant of
the institution on the grill. If Thaw
was aldod from tho Inside they ex
pect to force a speedy confession.
A search of Thaw's room
At the asylum revealed numer
ous maps of New England roads
and routes. Commenting on the
Now York newspapers unani
mously charge tho rich murderer Is
safe outside this state. Several ask
who Thaw will kill next? His wife
is under heavy guard and admit3 her
terror.
M att IT A WAN. N Y.. Aug. 18
TTorrv k Thaw, the slayer of Stan
ford White, escaped from the hosplt
.1 . Mio criminal insane here
at 7r4G o'clock yesterday morning
A dart for liberty through an open
., a dash Into the open door of a
powerful automobile that stood quiv
ering outside, ana a iiignt
-nrUet for the Connecticut state line,
-so miles away, accomplished his es-
Last night he was still at large and
v, hnsnttal authorities felt certain
h wan outside tho state. Once be
tin boundaries. Thaw is free
ri inn nerhaos years, of litigation
hrlnar him back, and then Only
In one event that he be adjudged In
sane In the state to which he has
fled.
Five. Confederates Aid Thaw.
Five confederates manned the car
In which Thaw escaped and a bis
black limousine which trailed it pnst
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DEPUTY SHERIFF STRAND PREVENTS JAIL
BREAK; FOURTH ATTEMPT NEARLY SUCCESS
All the Prisoners at County Jail are Now Locked in Their Cages Small
Saws Used to Cut Through Two Bars Men Had Been Working
Good Many Days is Belief.
But for the vigilant eye of Deputy
Sheriff George Strand a wholesale Jail
break would undoubtedly have oc
curred last week at the county Jail.
As it was the prisoners were frustrat
ed for the fourth time within a few
weeks, and, to avoid any repetition
of the attempts, they are all now be
ing kept locked In the cages.
By using a couple of small saws
made of steel springs taken from the
soles of their shoes, the prisoners had
succeeded in pawing through two
bars and with but a few minutes more
to work would have had a hole large
enough for a man's body to pass
through. It Is probable that the men
have been working at the job for a
good many days during the short
time each noon when they are permit
ted out of their cages to eat their din
ner. FORMER LOCAL GIRL
INJURED; MAY DIE
PORTLAND. Aug. 18. At
12:30 today Ethel Boothby was
still unconscious. A consulta-
tion of physicians is being held
this afternoon to ascertain how
badly she is Injured but hopes
of her recovery are admittedly
slim.
Miss Ethel Boothby, youngest dau
ghter of William Boothby of this city
and a former resident of Pendleton
herself, is lying In a Portland hos
pital with a fractured skmll as the re
Suit of an automobile' collision in
Portland yesterday, according to ad
vices received here. The Injury may
prove fatal. The following dispatch
tells of the accident:
FORTLAND, ORE., Aug. 18. In a
collision at 3 o'clock yesterday after
I'een at East Seventh and Mason
streets, Miss Ethel Boothby, a clerk
employed by the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company, sustained a
lracture of the skull, possibly fatal;
five other persons were more or less
cut, bruised and shaken up. and two
automobiles were reduced to junk.
The injured girl is at St. Vincent's
hospital, where she remained uncon
scious last night. No predictions were
made as to the outcome of her case.
Paul Sehlewe, a cement finisher,
and Roy Griffith, son of a contractor,
were driving the automobiles. Both
assort they were proceeding at a reas
onable speed. Schiewe was going east
on Mason street and Griffith north on
East Seventh street when the collis
ion occurred. Sehiewe's car struck the
other astern, throwing It forward and
to the right, and then made a com
plete half turn and toppled over on
the curb Just around the corner from
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"PEACE FLAG" CONTRIBUTED TO PEACE TEMPLE BY STATE OFN.Y.
ftrryrr jiMiWwi 4srTFF$
NEW YORK. Aug 18. (Special)
Scores of visitors gazed with admira
tion today on the beautiful "peace
flag" which was on . display in the
gtvernor's room in the city hall. The
flug Is the contribution of the State
of New York to the Peace Temple at
I The Hague which will bo dedicated
I August 2.
The officers feel certain that Julia
Walker, sometimes called "Red
Wings," assisted the men In sawing
through the bars. While the men are
locked in the corridors, she Is per
mitted out in the passage ways where
the windows are and consequently had
time and opportunity to assist the I
men. Her brotljer-in-law, S. W. Jor
dan who is Implicated with her In an
alleged horse theft, Is the leader of
the would be Jail breakers and has
made the boast that he would never
got to Salem.
There are five or six ex-convlcts In
the jail and they are causing Sheriff
Taylor and his force plenty of trouble.
However, with the grand Jury meeting
tomorrow and court the following
week, the prospects are good for a
transfer of some of the inmates to
the penitentiary.
8 REPORTER LOST
WHEN STEAMER SINKS
SKATTLI3, Aug. 18. Beyond ad
mitting the receipt of a message no
tifying them of Ue loss of the steam
er State of California in tlie waters
of southeastern Alaska, the Pacific
Coast Steamship company says it has
no information of where and how the
avldent occurred or whether there
hurt lecn loss of life. The State of
California willed from Seattle August
l:t for Skasrway and Sitka. Besides
the crew the vennel .carried 44 passen
ger, montly tourUta making: the
round trip.
Fight are reported to liave been
lot.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL
PROBE BAXDOX AFFAIR
, SALEM, Aug. 18. Attorney Gen
eral Crawford is en route to Bandon
to Investigate the deportation of Dr.
Leach and will report the result of
his investigation to the Coos county
courts, with suggestions regarding the
proposed prosecutions of those re
sponsible for the deportation.
Photo-Engravers in Session.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. 18.
Lowering of Initiation fees and dues
and election of officers was the prin
cipal business before the annual con.
ventlon of the International Photo
Engravers' Union of North America,
which convened here today. The ses
sions will continue through Saturday
Ritchie-Welsh Rout Off
SEATTLE, Aug. IS. Chet Meln
tyre, promiting the Ritchie-Welsh
bout, which has been called off. ow
ing to an injury to Welsh's hand, wir
ed his terms to Frenchle Vaise, light
weight champion of Canada, for a
bout with Ritchie labor day. Before
the day is over Vaise either will ac
cept or refuse the offer The terms
appeared agreeable to Vaise. He Is
now confined to his home with grippe,
but hla physician declares he will be
able to get In condition In time to
meet Ritchie,
A rainbow of Incandescent hue all
wrought In finest silk encircling the
globe is the Impressive centerpiece of
the flag. It Is the first time the rain
bow has thus been used as a symbol
o' peine and the effect Is Immediate.
The designers of the flag stated today
.that a four-yeur-ol.l child readily
prasps the meaning and significance
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PK1DET0
ENTERTAiN 3lG.
LANE TUESDAY
ri iiinin inrrn i
Arrives in Pendleton at 4 O'clock
Tomorrow Afternoon-Will Be Re
ceived by Committee at Station.
WILL SEE RESERVATION
Banquet Will Be Held in the Evening
and a Public Reception Will Fol
low Spwiul Committee Has Ar
rangements in Hand secretary
Visits Deschutes Today.
SYNOPSIS OF PLANS
FOR RECEIVING LANE
Arrive in Pendleton at 4 p. m.
tomorrow.
Will be received by commit
tee in autoes.
Party to be taken on trip to
reservation and wheat lands.
Banquet In Hotel St. George
at 7 p. m.
Reception for public at Com
mercial club after banquet.
Adjourn to Cosy theater after
reception to see Round-up pic
tures. Secretary leaves Pendleton
'at 1 :50 a. m.
Following an all day Inspection of
the Fmatiila project and the proposed
west extension. Secretary of the In
terior Franklin K. Lane and party
will arrive In Pendleton tomorrow af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. This was
the word definitely received over the
wire this morning from Portland and
upon its receipt, plans for the en
tertainment of the distinguished offi
cial were immediately made by the
special committee of which Col. J. H.
Raley Is chairman.
The plans of the committee are as
follows: The secretary and his par
ty will be met at the depot by a com
mittee and they will at once be taken
in autos for a tour of the Umatilla
eservation and the big wheat lands.
At 7 o'clock a banquet will be ten
dered him in the grille of the Hotel
St. George and after the banquet an
Informal reception for the public
will be held at the rooms of the Pen
dleton Commercial association. At
the conclusion of the reception. Sec
retary Lane and his party will be es
corted to the Cosy theater where the
1912 Round-up moving pictures will
be exhibited for them.
To prepare for the reception and
entertainment of the party tomorrow,
Colonel Raley appointed the following
committees: On banquet, Leon Co
hen, R. Alexander, George Robblns;
on entertainment, Will Moore, Roy
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of the rainbow shedding its peaceful
radiance around the world.
New York state's "rainbow" flag
will occupy a prominent place in a
broad field of white In the Temple ot
Pcuce, where a collection of peace
tiais contributed by the nations ot
il.e earth is already taking form.
TO START
NVAKS TOMORROW
Men will start out tomorrow
morning to canvass the city to
secure a list of all of the bed.s
and cots available for the use
of guests during the Round-up.
Director Tatom will have the
work In charge but will have a
number of assistants. Accom
modation headquarters will be
opened in the board of trade
room tomorrow and will remain
there until Sept. 1. The com
mittee will list the accommo
dations at the following prices:
double beds $2.00, single beds,
$1.50, cots $1.00.
CANNON WILL ONCE
MORE BE CANDIDATE
CHICAGO, Aug. IS Each of the
present republican representatives to
congress Madden, Mann, Britton,
Copeley and McKenzie will be a
candidate for re-election next year
and each one of the old republican
contingent defeated last November,
expects to try for vindication in No
vember, 1914. This list is headed by
ex-Speaker Cannon in the Danville
district; William M McKlnley. man
ager of the Taft campaign, in the
Champaign district; John A. Sterling,
Bloomlngton; George W. Price, Gales
burg; Charles E. Fuller, Belvldere;
George E. Foss, Evanston; William A.
Rodenberg, East St. Louis; William
M. Wilson, Englewood, and some one
representing the political organiza
tion of Napoleon B Thlstlewood of
Cairo. James McKlnney, who was
not a candidate for re-election In the
Rock Island district. Is likely to be
a candidate for the republican nomi
nation next September.
STRICT GUARD WILL
BE KEPT ON BORDER
NOGALES, Arl., Aug. 18. Orders
were issued by the state department
at Washington that a strict guard must
be maintained on the Mexican border
to prevent further exportation of arms
and ammunition in violation of the
neutrality laws. It is reported the de
partment was informed of large ship
ments of contraband supplies across
the line recently.
SINNOTT'S BILL IF PASSED WILL
GIVE CITY $130,000 FOR BUILDING
Judge Stephen A. Lowell has been
In communication with Congressman
Slnnott in the matter of hastening the
construction of the Pendleton federal
building, and suggested a conference
with the supervising architect rela
tive to adapting the plane of the new
La Grande federal building to the
needs of this city. The La Grande
structure cost $65,000. and there is
now available $62,000 from the Pen
dleton appropriation.
Mr. Slnnott has gone Into the mat
ter with the Washington officials, who
are of the opinion that the increased
cost of materials since 1911 make It
now impossible to reproduce the La
Grande building here for less than
$80,000. The letter to Mr. Slnnott
from the assistant secretary of the
treasury estimates that building ma
terial and labor have increased 25
per cent since the La Grande building
was erected, or the contracts let.
Therefore upon the advice of the
Washington officials, Mr. Slnnott has
introduced the following bill which
MAKE IT EASY FOR
HOME DECLARES
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 18. "We
ought to make it Just as easy as pos
sible for a man to get a home and just
as hard as possible for a speculator
to get hold of the public land and
hold up the man who wants to get
a home."
That Is the conservation policy of
the Wilson administration, as enun
ciated by Franklin K. Lane, secretary
of the interior, who arrived in Port
land yesterday morning, and who Is
inspecting the proposed reclamation
enterprises of the Deschutes country
I today.
I "The trouble is that it Is hard to
distinguish the home-maker." contln
ued Mr. Lane, speaking to the group
of local democrats who, with a num
ter of persons interested in the public
land policy as applied to Oregon, wel
comed him at his hendquarters at the
Oregon hotel.
Speculators Give Trouble.
"We do want to weed out tho specu
lator, the man who Is hired by the big
timber companies to locate the land
IDIGGSMAYTRY
to put blame
on other men
: As Witness Tomorrow, it is Believed
He Will Endeavor to Shift Some
of the Responsibility.
MRS. DIGGS TO TESTIFY
Cainlnetti Also and His Wife May lie
Among Witnesses at Resumption of
the Trial Dicsrs Will Contend Girls
Were Not Taken Away for Im
moral Purposes-
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. Digga
will be the first witness at the re
sumption of the trial tomorrow. That
he Is prepared to tell everything. If
pressed hard, and may attempt to
shift some of the responsibility In the
downfall of the Warrington girl to
prominent Sacramentians is the re
port in circulation. Whether Judge
Van Fleet will allow this la question
ed. Diggs' story, it is understood, will
tend to show the young men did not
ake the girls to Reno for immoral
purposes, but were driven to leave by
threats of exposure. Diggs will be
followed by his Wife, Mrs. Caminetti
and possibly Caminetti himself,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 The
Diggs-Camlnettl case was discussed on
the floor of the senate. Tillman de
clared the easy divorce laws enabled
Diggs and Caminetti to secure vic
time. He mentioned the case while
speaking against woman suffrage and
the present divorce laws.
"If the Diggs and Caminetti affair
occurred In the south," declared Till
man, "the fathers of the girls would
have killed the two wife deserters
like dogs and been acquitted. It ap
pears to me that the relation between
divorce and suffrage is one of mu
tual acceleration."
HUNDREDS REPORTED
KILLED IN TYPHOON
HONG KOXK, Aug. 18. Hundreds
are rcixtted killed In a typhoon which
is sweeping the island of Macao. Nu
merous vcj-siMs have been swamped.
will give Pendleton a total appropria
tion of $130,000 for its building, the
original appropriation having been
$70,000. It is hoped that the meas
ure will pass in December, no appro
priation bills being considered at this
special session.
A BILL
To increase the limit of cost for the
erection and completion of the
United States post-office building
at Pendleton, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the , senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem
bled, that to enable the secretary of
the treasury to erect, complet and fur
nish the post-office building at Pen
dleton, state of Oregon, provided for
in existing legislation, the limit of cost
heretofore fixed by congress be, and
the same Is hereby, increased in and
by the sum of $60,000; and the sec
retary of the treasury is hereby au
thorized to enter into contract for the
erection and completion of said
building within the limit of cost here
in established.
MAN TO GET A
SECRETARY LANE
and then relinquish, and all others
who are not bona fide settlers," said
Mr. Lane.
"It is the same with reclamation
projects as It is with the administra
tion of the homestead laws," he as
serted. "We find that we have the
speculator to contend with. Every
reclamation project, virtually, comes
to the government as a bankrupt pro
position. Reclamation bonds are a
drug on the market. Investors have
bit and been bitten, and they want no
more of them. So when the govern
ment takes hold of a project it finds
that a part of the land or much of it,
often 40 to 50 per cent., is privately
owned.
Elimination U Problem.
"The speculator participates in the
benefits of the project, and then boosts
the price of his land to $100 or $200
nn acre. How to eliminate him Is our
great problem. We don't want him at
all. but we can't tell who he Is until
we have him on our hands. We would
have to look into a man's very soul
to tell."