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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION lrecat for Eastern tHfon. hy lb United States Wratlier Observer I Turt land. TO ADVEKTISEKS. The Kupt Oregiinliin iun tUf largest paid I'lrt'iiliitlun of miy paper In Oregim, east of Port lu ml Hint ivr twice the lirculatioo Id I'cadletoD uf any other newspaper. Fair tonight ami Saturday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, Fit I DAY, NOVEMBER 14, IS 13. NO. 803 HANSEL PAYS PENALTY WITH x Huerta's Retirement . fqch eioub adds TO HIS LIFE FOR Condemned Man is Carried to Gal ' lows By Guards After He Collapses on Way to Death Chamber. MADE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE Convkted of Murder In Killing Judge Taylor or Astoria, Whom II Klw Because Taylor had Drawn Divorce laTH for Hansel's Wife Make No l.ut Statement. SALEM, Or.-.. Nov. 14. Oswald Hansel wiiH hanged nt 8:37 o'clock this mornltiK at the state penitentiary for the murder of .Judge Frank Tay lor, of Astoria. Hansel practically had to be carried to the gallows' plat form. He was pronounced dead at Hansel bore up bravely an the war : n read the death warrant to him In his cell but a he reached the top stairway of the dining room leading Into the death chamber he utterly collapsed. Two guards had to carry him to the chamber. He died with out a word. Hansel attempted milclde three mornings ago by cutting his wrist with a piece of tin but be became frightened and screamed J nt In time for the prison physician to stop the flow of blood from a lacerated ar tery. Hansct Knot Judxe Talor to death it a railroad station In Astoria on September 14. He gave as his rea son for the murder that Taylor drew up divorce papers for his (Hansel's) wife, making charges against him In stead of trying to effect a reconcilia tion. BIG DIAMOND SWINDLE IS BELIEVED TO BE UNCOVERED DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUNG WO MAN LEADS TO INVESTI GATION BEING MADE. NEW YOIIK. Nov. 14. With the disappearance of a young woman who was received In fashionable ho tMa on Fifth avenue and the discov ery by the police of many diamonds In Bowery pawnshops, a diamond swindle that amounted to more than $100,000 Is believed to have been un covered. A man with whom the young ' woman formed a partnership for the sale of diamonds on memo randum is also missing. The grand Jury will begin an investigation. The activity of the police In the case caus ed the arrest Saturday of Francis Cocks, a diamond broker, charged with withholding diamonds entrust ed to him by another broker. 13 AT LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER MIKS .TKKKIE WIISON WILIj AlrfiO ItE THE 1STII WHITK norsE imiDE. ! WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Miss Jessie Wilson, the WhTto Houne bride-tc-bc, was honor guest at a luncheon given by Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the secretary of the navy, at her homo, "Single Oak." It marked tho first of a series of similar functions to bo given by tho wives of cabinet officers In compliment to Miss 'Wil son. Thirteen guests sat down to tho luncheon table and Miss Wilson Is to be the 13th bride of the White House. This Is not by design, how . ever, as the Daniels table seats Just 14. A feature of the occasion was tho presentation by Mlsa Oenevlevo Clark daughter of Speaker Clnrk. to Miss , Wilson of a small stone oroBS attach- d to a chain. It eamo from Virgin la, where tho stone Is regarded as a 'luck piece." , . The guests Included Misses Margar et and Eleanor Wilson, sisters of tho bride to be; Miss Genevieve Clark, ' Mm. Hlchard Hargreaves, daughter of the Secretary of State and Mrs. nryan, Miss Nona McAdon, Miss Lucy Kyle Hurleson, Miss Agnes Wilson, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Miss Kuth Hall, Miss Mary White of Bal timore, and Miss r.elle Bagley. two Killed by Gas. f SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 Daniel . Sullivan, a retired painter, and his ' wife, 64 years old. were found dead . from gas Asphyxiation In their home. - It Is believed that In turning off tho electric lights, Mrs. Sullivan's night dress caught In the gas Jet and partly tunod It In. KILLING TAYLOR SCOUT CRUISER CHESTER WHICH HAS ARRIVED IN MEXICAN WATERS AND ITS COMMANDER CAPT. MOFFETT tA"" , -r- J I , -"r.i',jmn,M"''-'.'-xfc.. - c" " 1 " vf.ua enrz, Nov. 14, Th0 fnit-1 eii States scout cruiser Chester arrlv e.h here tmm I'hiladHphiu yesterday J morning. More than 100 American refugees are now here and many of them em-J Hi SCHOOLS III Two Teams Battle at Round-Up Grounds This Afternoon for Supremacy Both Well Matched. This afternoon at Hound-up Park the football championship uf eastern Oregon Is being decided as the twenty two players representing the best that the Tendleton and Baker high schools have to offer clash in Cielr annual gridiron battle. The teams are about evenly matched for stzu and weight and the conteut gives promise of being a thrilling one before the final whistle blows. The Pendleton and Baker rivals en tered the game with a wholesome re spect for each other, for the experi ence of past years has shown that each team plays Its best game against the other. The dope sheet has favored Pendleton since Baker's defeat by La (irande a week sko but all dope has been upset so often in the battles of these teams, that It has been more or less disregarded In the anticipation of this event. A big crowd Is present to witness the struggle, and the local students are making a big din by way of express ing their enthusiasm. Last evening they danced about a big bonfire on the hhrh school irtlt and followed with a parade through the principal streets, i ne game tnis afternoon Is to t it- referred by Conch Charles Reynolds of the La Grande team. The following Is the way the two teams faced each other at the open ing of the game: ! P. H. S. B. H. S. Hampton c Kennon Fried ley r. g. 1 Krane Tuttle I. g. r.. Coles Straughn r. 1. 1 Brown Hussell 1. 1. r Swan Brock ......... r. e. 1 Hoff Sturdlvant , .... ,Le. r Gardner Jordan .q Fleetwood Klrkpatrlck . ...r. h. 1 H. Miller McDonald . i . , . I. h. r Weeks Hosklns f. b....... II. Miller Dies I-Ynm Poisoning. NOGALEs, Arte., Nov. 14. A. A Htidgln, 60 years old, ft rancher who was made totally blind a month ago when blades of corn silt both his eye balls as he walked through a field, died from, blood poisoning resulting from the wounds. PENDLETON 01 FOOTBALL LO is arked on the Seguranca for Havana. ; others are awaiting olh-r steamers. ! Tho Chester, according to ar.nounce- m,.nt ,,,-,,,. aft(ir , v,.w, Wt tm. Philadelphia navy yard, will be es- peclally valuable In Mexican work because it can go Into shallow water, I tait. too porxns i.igiitkii CALLS AT WHITE HOI SE WASHINGTON, Nov. 144 One hundred pounds llshter than when he left the White House. Former President Taft called at tho executive offices today to piy his ' respects to President Wilson. Mr. Taft Is In Washington to lecture before the national geological society. Wilson let every other caller wait while he received his pre- decessor. Taft did not stay long but his visit was very pleasant while It lasted. The former president congratulated Wilson warmly on the success of his administration. Bellls Coming1 to AnHrioa. ST. PAUU Nov. 14 Mendel Bellls. acquitted of murder at Kleff, Rus sia, will bring his family to live here, according to his slstcr-ln-law. Mrs Sura Donnovskl, a resident of this city. Mellls has been offered a large sum to lecture In America but It Is believed he will refuse It. NEWS SUMMARY General. Oswald Hanxel N luinsetl nt Saleni for tlie murder r JihIro Taylor of Astoria. McManlual N said to he In Canada wlieiuv Ite will sail for Europe, William McComls, democratic na tional -onimltt chairman, and Ills lirldo nre bnok from Europe. Me ComtH refuse to say lie will accept the ur.i!Hmlorshlt to Frnnep, Every hour ad is to defltti toll of storm on Great iJikc. !osm to ship ping Ih estimated at ten iivil'.lon dol lars. Appeal Is made to lresldent Wilson to settle strike of railroad men on At lantic division of the Southern Pacif ic railroad. Seventeen victim of wxoek on Geor gia Central railroad are taken from the ruins. Hiierta U said to ho near downfall. Adniiiilstmtlon quiet regarding de velopments today. Local. Annual Penl!etoti-naker football game in progress this afternoon. Iiocnl sheepmen see no menace In Canadian wool. ,1111" Brown says report of Ills death Is exaggerated. Ienltentlnry jrimrd hunts for escape;! convict here. Ijcwlstott wnnts Pendleton to Bend another junket party to her show. Home talent prtxlucllon scores suc cess. Mrs. W. S. Byer very Ul. whereas the gre-it battleships cannot go in close to shore, and it was said he Chester w" be used In taking Americans oui of Mexico. The cruis er Is ime of the fastest vessels In the American navy. Captain Moffett is in command. APPEAL MADE TO TO HELP SETTLE T Strike of Men on Atlantic Division of the Southern Pacific Railroad Grows Serious. WASHINGTON', Not. 1 1. Senators Ransdell ami TlxurntOn appealed lresldnt Wilson today to take Im mediate action toward sotting the strike on Uie Southern Pacific, tell ln; him that if it continues long. In dustries In Ixiulslana and Texas will face ruin. The president assured Uiem the deportment of labor would do everything postdblo to settle the dispute. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14. Fol lowing last night's walkout of 2500 train engineers on the Atlantic di vision of the Southern Pacific the first attempt to move a train today brought a shower of stones and brick bats from strike sympathizers. No one was Injured. Commercial organizations her; nn-i In Texas are uniting In an appeal to the president to intervene as the strike has tied up a government ship ment or mines an" ammunition to j the Mexican frontier, as well as the movement of cotton and suar crops. The strikers claim the union- nre VTiable to force the contract with the (tn.pany and could not enfnr.e a satisfactory settlement of the 07 grievances. HOUSTON, Tex.. Nov. 14 That the striko on tho Atlantic dlvulon of the Southern Pacific will gnw unless the company speedily comes to ferns was predicted by union railroad .nen They are of the opinion that the hot ston and Texas Central ir.Ilro.vl will he the next llt.e tied un. Only one train Is left here sln-e the strike began. Tho ompanv Is planning to man Its trains with ifflce employes who have risen from the ranks of trainmen. Coirfonny Officials Indicted. LOS ANGELES, Nov. II. Former president Charles A. Elder and 10 other former officers of the I.os An geles Investment company, one of the lnri?est corsratJonn In the west, were Indicted by a federal grand Jury oil diargoA of conspiracy to use the malls to defraud. WILSON ROUBLE to he Newf"? , , i IVILuOtjlSGOIlRUi THAT END IS W ABOUT TO COME Dispatches From Mexico Show That Dictator Considers it Hopeless to Defy the United States. WASHINGTON. Nov. I4.presi-: ident Wilson and Secretary of State j I llryan were reticent today concerning' Mexico but they seemed satisfied wi;h the situation. Neither concealed the fact that wh:it was I'eared most was the pre mature publication of developments. It Is known that the administra tion Is sure of the retirement of Hu erta although it does not appear yet to have been decided when this shall take place or in what manner. The main point in the situation to- ! j day was that dispatches from John l Lln l and Charge d'Affaires O'Shaugh- iiessy showed the Mexican dictator . , , . , , . . ,. , , . had about decided It would be hope- , . , . , T. . less to try to defy the I'nlted States wh-n the latter Is backed by the oth- j er world powers. ! j VERA CRVZ, Nov. 14. The scout cruiser Chester which arrived here, j Is supposed to have been sent to take John Llnd to the United States when his mission in Mexico is finished. The arrival of the vessel was Interpret ed to mean that either Huerta Is on the point of surrendering or that a final break in relations with him is near. LONDON. Nov. 14. American stocks opened one-eighth to two points higher today and further ad vances are expected. It Is believed the stiffening In the market is due to the statement of President Wilson that the Mexican outlook seemed more favorable. Mexican railroad firsts advanced five points. NOG ALES, Sonora. Nov. 14. Mes sages received here report the capture of Cullaca, the capital of the state of! Slnaloa, by the rebel forces. Jockey Believed Killed. NEW YORK, Nov. 14. A man be-1 lleved tu be Jockey Tommy Burns, either Jumped or fell In front of an elevated train In Brooklyn and was killed today. In his pockets was found a contract to ride In races in Berlin, 1500 in American money and considerable in German currency. A lazy man may shut his eyes when looking for work and bark his shins on it. WILLIAM M'COMBS AND HIS BRIDE HOME FROM EUROPE Chairman of tho Democratic National CVnmmlttoe predicts That Presi dent Wilson Will Solve the Mexican Problem Satisfactorily. Jl A k N SW Mrs. William McCombs, Who Was NEW TORK. Nov. 14. William F. McCombs, chairman of the flemocrat i.'. national committee, and his bride, who was formerly Miss Dorothy Wil liams, arrived from Europe today. McCombs said he was pleased at the appointment of Dudly. Field Makine to succeed Mitchell as collector of . tho port of New York Mitchell was elected mayor of the city at the recent election. McCombs said he believed the Mex OEM HS -UN UAim cSIAIED THAI IN STORM; 16 Gale Breaks Again Today and Rescuing Vessels are Driven to Shelter-Five Other Lake Boats are Overdue and Fears Entertained They Have Been Destroyed Bodies Continue to be Washed Ashore Along With Wreckage From Liners. CLEVELAND. Ohio. Nov. 14. Ev hour ad(ed to the ,lst today of , . , . . ,K i the known deaths in the storm which swept the Great Lakes. It was estimated that the number of victims will be 275. It Is certain that 1S1 perished In the 11 wrecks on the lakes. Sixteen ships, each carrying 20 or more men have been definitely ac counted for as lost. The wreckage of a dozen smaller craft has been sis-ht- i ed and the steamships Argus. Hydras i:nd I. M. Scott, with crews of from 23 to 28 men each, are five days ov- erdue.- Wreckage from each of these , , , " . , , h vessels is reported to have been seen. A gale was' blowing today on lake Superior, driving rescue vessels to shelter. Tho wooden freighter Major sank off Whiteflsh Point but the crew of 1& was saved. HAUBOK BEACH. Mich., Nov. 14. Another freighter, bottom upwards on the submerged rocks off Point ALLEGED DEAD MAN SAYS REPORT IS EXAGGERATED w A. BROWN' KEETSES TO BE LIEVE THAT HE 1LS I.EFT I S AT THIS TIME. The following telegram, which will speak for Itself, was received this morning by the East Ore gonian: East Oregonian, Pendleton, Ore. Am at Hot Lake, feeling fine. Reports of my death very much exaggerated. W. A. BROWN. Mrs. Pankliurst Indignant. HARTFORD, Conn.. Nov. 14. Mrs. Emellne Pankhurst flushed angrily when asked what she thought of the proposal made' by Dr. Tanner of Los Angeles, who once fasted for 4 4 days, to marry her on the strength of the reputation which Mrs. Pankhurst has gained through her hunger strikes. "I think it the most impudent and insulting suggestion I have evei heard," she declared. Formerly Mis Dorothy Williams. ican situation was brighter and pre dicted that President Wilson would solve the problem without armed in tervention. Asked whether he was considering the president's offer to appoint him ambassador to France, McCombs said: "I don't care for any public of fice. I thought it was generally un derstood that I nover considered ac cepting an ambassadorship. I don't txpect to take any public office." 215 rise SHIPS ARE LOST Aux Barques, was sighted today but could not be Identified. PORT HURON. Mich, Nov. 14. Ten members of the crew of tb freighter Argus, five days overdue, were washed ashore. The vessel evi dently sank wKh all on board. CLEVELAND, Nov. 14. The sink ing of the tu? LaFayette off tne Hu ron Islands has practically ba?n con firmed. The vessel carried crew of 12. all of whom are belljved to have perished. R. A. Harison of the Lake Car riers' association had to take charge of the corpses found along the south ern shores of Lake Huron. Sixty bodies thus far have been re covered. They have been sent to Goodrich, Ontario, whence thev 'will be shipped to relatives or if un claimed, buried by the association. EUFFALO, ..ov. 14. Marine in surance men said the losses In the storm on the Great Lakes were appal ing. Some estimated them at more than ten million dollars. M'MANIGAL IS ON WAY TO EUROPE; WILL NOT RETURN AI.I-KGED DYXAM1TER IS NOW SAID TO BE IN CANADA READY TO 5 AIL. LOS ANGELES. Nov. 14. That Ortle McManigal is now in Canada en route to Europe has been report ed here on good authority. McMan igal Is said to have left Detroit for Montreal late yesterday afternoon accompanied by a Burns detective. William J. Burns personally accom panied him from Chicago to Detroit He will be given a bodyguard until he has reached Europe. He does not expect to return to America. SUICIDE BELIEVED TO HAVE STOLEN ARMY FUNDS MAN TAKES LIFE AFTER 1LVVTNQ "GOOD TIME" WITH MON EY EMBEZZLED. SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 14. A man who committed suicide at a cheap hotel In Yeslerway, where he regis tered under the name of W. B. Walk er of San Francisco. Is believed by the police to have been an embezzler of United States army funds. A wo man companion of Walker's told the police she had Joined him at San Francisco and that on the way to Se attle he told her he was a purchasing agent at the Presidio, San Francis co, and had got away with funds be longing to the government. The wo man said she did not know his real rame. The woman, who said her namo was Gertrude Lynn, told the police she met Walker about November I. He told her th.it he was a quarter master sergeant In tho United States army :ind rvil stolen money belong ing to the government, with the In tention of having a "good time," aft er which he Intended committing sui cide. Ho asked her to Join him and they came to Seattle together, arriv ing hero November 5 after stopping one day In Portland. K'dclile I Identified. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 14 The soldier who killed himself In Seattl" was Identified by description by th officers of the Presidio as Willis It. Corp. a sergeant overseer of th quartermaster corps, who was brine sought as a deserter after he had em bezzled $170 from civil employes at the' post Corp left the reservation on October 31. ' Six Mreiiirn lira!. ST. IOl'IS. Nov. II -Four noil possibly sl firemen were bnrtnl bw ucatU falling- wIU In a rire mluVtt d. stroyeil tho wareliouiaei of th W. , Itevk liar and frlu company.