East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 21, 1914, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textii$,fcF..:&C:;r mm a--, .u..r rubvju. v- DAILY EVENING EMTIO!! DAILY EVENING EDIT10II Fom( for VJutrra Orecnn, by th United Male Wralhre ObMrKt X Poet la ad. Rain tonight and Sunday: high southerly winds. TO A D VERT1SER8. Th Rut Oregonlan baa th largest paid circulation of suy paper In Ori-goo. east of I'ortlaod and over twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1914. NO. 8121 PISSES Iff Fl IIS; BEllDS SO EACH HADE All Means of Escape are Being Closely Guarded for Men Who Held up and Killed Passengers. STORY OF SHOOTING IS TOLD Three Passengers Killed When Tbey . Attempted to Grapple With ltobbera Who Entered Coach on Great Nor thern - Train Last Night lie and Companion Elude Posse. ' BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 21. All means of escape of the two ban dita who last night held up a Great Northern passenger train at Samlsh Vtatlon, and one of whom killed Thomas Wadsworth, Robert Lee, and H. It. Adkison, passengers, who at tempted to capture him, are being guarded by a dozen posses of armed men today. The officers hope the desperadoes will be caught before night. A reward of 15000 each has been offered by the railroad, lnflu encing many to Join in the man-hunt Great Northern detectives Keith and Davis have arrived with a num ber of men and Joined In the search The bodies of the men are held at the morgue awaiting word from relatives Mrs. Herbert Vanderwerker and her six-year-old daughter of Everett. were in the train, sitting In a seat , nearest where the three passengers were shot to death. Mrs. Vander- ' worker said a small man, his face covered by a handkerchief, stepped In front of the door of the day coach and fired a pistol, calling out to every one to put up their hands. "Instantly he ran the length of the car," she said. '"Waving his pistol he sprang to the door of the coach and turned the key. Then a man seated In a rear seat, leaped to his feet and struck at the bandit and attempted to Imprison his arms. Two men seat ed Immediately behind me arose to the assistance of the passenger. The three grappled with the robber, who when he was bent partly over the seat upon which I waa sitting twisted loose his right arm and with a fusil , lade of shots from an automatic (struck down his victims. "It happened so suddenly that I was paralyzed. My child never utter ed a word. While the murderer was doing his deadly work, his partner was standing at the opposite end of the 'coach and continued to fire his pistol over the heads of the terrified pas st ngers." ST. PAUL, Feb. 21. "The hold up and killing of three passengers at Bcllingham is one of the most atroci ous crimes I have ever heard of," said James Cruber, general manager of the Great Northern railroad. "The railroad will ptfy a reward of J 6 000 each for the robbers, either dead or alive," he added. "I have Instructed posse to continue the search until the murders are brought .to Justice." .VILLA MURDERED BENTON IS GOLD BLOOD IS CHARGE :EL PASO CITIZEN'S CALL O.V CON GRESS TO DO SOMETHING IN SITUATION. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. "Benton was murdered like a dog by Villa." read Senator Fall of New Mexico in the senate today from a telegram from 'Chairman Dudley of El Paso adopted at a mass meeting held last night. "It Is almost certain that Villa did It personally," the telegraph contin ued. "There is no evidence that Ben ton was the agressor, everything In dicates a cold blooded murder. "Castillo is a guest of our govern ment, Is in safety and without in tshmcnt," the message said. "Villa is boasting of his crime. Is there no protection anywhere? El Paso Is full of rebel officers. Business affairs ot the army are openly done here. Tour thousands of friends here want to hear your voice in the senate in be half of the sentiment that 'watchful waiting' Is a failure." Fall read a resolution to the same effect adopted by the mass meeting, together with a number of other tele grams he had received criticizing the "watchful waiting" policy. Lawyers Elect Officers. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. The election this morning and Installation this af ternoon of officers of the Fraternal Society Law association was the prin cipal business today of tho closing session of the annual convention of the lawyers. The most Important ad dress of the day waa that of Charles K. Piper, of Chicago, on "Present Condition of Legislation Affecting Fraternal Benefit societies, and our Duties Therein." COL H. 6. NEWPORT WENT TO PORTLAND FOR BRIOE NOT RAILROAD CONTRACT HERMLSTON, Ore., Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) News was received here late this afternoon from Portland of the marriage of Col. H. G. Newport at 3 p. m. today. The name of the bride Is Mrs. Lois Q. Whitney, whose home was at 14 5 Grand avenue north. Two years ago she came to Portland from Boston and Is a friend of Mr. and Mrs. Roderick, formerly of Irrigon, 'but of recent years residents of Portland, at whose home Colonel Newport met Mrs. Whitney. The ceremony was a quiet affair, attended only by sev eral intimate friends of the bride and Dr. J. M. Short and Dr. King of Port land, relatives of Mr. Newport. Mr, and Mrs. Newport will spend a few days in Portland and then will come to Hermlston. HORSES SIOI IS AH JACOB HELL IS BEING HELD BY A UTIIORITIES BELI EVED TO BE INSANE. Walking boldly Into the pasture of W. T. Porter near the Olney ceme tery, Jacob Bell, the old man who has been demonstrating a gas heater on the streets for the past few weeks, haltered a horse, led It into the city and sold it for $100 to B. B, Gervais, proprietor of the Alta feed yard. He secured $100 for the animal, and, em boldened and encouraged by his suc cess he repeated 'the theft with the rc-sult that he is now under arrest and bids fair to receive a sentence to the penitentiary or committment ' to the hospital for the Insane with the chano es In favor of the latter alternative. The first theft, according to the of fleers, occurred on Thursday. The animal was not missed from the pas ture until after the second was stolen. Yesterday Bell went to the pasture again and put a halter on a fine three-year-old. The very boldness of the deed, done In broad daylight, almost made it successful again. He was ob served in the act by a man- passing through the field and this man only mentioned the matter casually at the house sometime afterwards. Investi gation showed two horses missing, one. belonging to Porter and the other to his son-in-law. Mr. Porter same to the city nnd noticed Bell leading the horse. He was not sure, however, that the horse was his son-in-law's three-year-old. When he reported the matter to Sheriff Taylor, It was 7 o'clock in the evening and Bell and the horse had disappeared. The sheriff notified his deputies over the county to keep watch and this morning his brother, W. R. Tay lor of Athena, noticed Bell walking Into that town leading the animal. He had evidently been walking all night. He was taken Into custody and will be returned here. The officers believe the old man is mentally unbalanced and will have him examined by physicians. It will be remembered that a few weeks ago he was the complaining ' witness against several men in police court on a charge that they had "high ltfed" him. PORTLAND MAN WRITES NOTE SAYIK6 HE HAD ENDEO ALL PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21. A note signed by J. D. Robinson, a salesman, was received by the coroner announc ing the writer had committed sui cide by Jumping off the Harrlman bridge. An inquiry shows that Rob inson has been missing for two days. MEDFORD Wnjj nAVE AN ATHLETIC IT EI J) MEDFORD. Ore., Feb. 21. Follow. Ing an agitation started by the stu dents of the high school, the school board has decided to devote Its prop erty on Oakdale avenue to the estabb llshment of an athletic field. Foot ball had to be abundoned last fall be cause the ball park grounds wore not donated and the school board an nounced it could not afford to pay rent. The high school students are Jubllent over the result of their ef forts, and plans are already unJer way for organizing a baseball team this spring. St. Paid Police) Convicted. ST. PAUL, Minn., yen. 21 Ex Detective Chief Martin Flanagan and Fred Turned, ex-detective, were con victed of taking $3000 from a woman of the underworld for protecting her resort. Chinese Robber Shoot. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Trying to hold up a Chinese shoe store, a man who, captured later, gave the name of William Wilson, shot Hong Tong so badly that he may die. 1 BULGIN GIVEN OVATION WHEN HE (Ms rriva mm ufrfisiuhm: mmw Ul L.I1U IIUIIIIIL. MIUL.I IMUV IIUI1L. Evangelist Delivers First Sermon Last Audience -"I Come to do Good; to be a blessing" He Declares "The Impossible Demands of Unbelief" is Subject of Address. (By Ilcv.V. M. Cornellson.) Dr. Bulgin was heartily applauded by the' tabernacle crowd of a thou sand strong as he came down the aisle last evening. The choir has been steadily aug mented until last night nearly every seat was taken. As early as 7:15 Mr. Rose and his singers with repeated gospel songs were making the walls and roof bulge out. But the audience was not disappointed any more and a little later heard Bulgin. Mr. Rose happily coaxed the audience to enter more Into the singing. Smile and sing, you people with a long mule face like that can't sing," he said. Then again, "Now. everybody sing that Glory' Just like good Methodists." The response was ready. On being Introduced to the audi ence by Rev. C. L. Crlm, Dr. E. J. Bulgin made a plain statement of his purpose In coming to Pendleton on the Invitation of the ministerial as sociation. "I come to do good, to be a bless ing, not a curse. In doing this I am going to hew to the line, yet not go about hunting for sin. If any of the chips that fly In the hewing process hit any of you in the face, the thing for you to do is to change the posi tion of your face, for the attitude of Jesus Christ and his Gospel toward sin cannot be changed. It Is a war of extermination. , "The program was announced by God himself, for Jesus became mani fest In the flesh to destroy the work of the devil. The evangelist will be criticized, Christ himself was. The evangelist, as all Christians, being only a small Incarnation of Him, comes far short and makes mistake!. Say then 'It Is a mistake of Bulgln's head, not his heart.' All evangelists tell lots of stories, as I will, but never a vulgar one. No one shall blush at any thing I suy. I will quit the min istry first. If the Gospel story that I tell is not strong enough to hold the crowds without vulgarity. Yet I may have a funny streak In me and will The extension work of the Umatilla county library 1 bringing results, ac cording to the monthly report of Miss Sabra Nason, librarian, to the library board, ten different communities hav ing already commenced preparations for the establishing of branches ot the library. j Two libraries will be located in council rooms, each being a one room separate building, heated and lighted by the cities Milton and Freewater. Two commercial clubs have offered their rooms for library' purposes He lix and Pilot Rock. The two largest school districts of the county, Fern dale and Vincent, are making careful plans and have provided room, shelv ing, librarians and have been select ing the books they want. The two cities first to provide library accom modations have already reported their choice of books. These have been checked up with the stock on hand In the central library and a purchasing list made out of those needed. Two more checked lists have Just "been received from Pilot Rock and Ferndale which are being com pared with the books on our shelves Four committees are still working on their lists and will have them ready in a few days, tanfield has its board appointed. Hermlston has Its present location chosen and is working on the book list. Weston and Umatilla are also taking up the matter of an ordi nance to authorize library boards. Book Selection The Oregon state library has furnished Several copies of "Buying list of books for small li braries," compiled by the New Tork state library, with the suggestion that the first branch libraries be largely selected from this list. Each board has been offered a copy of this list from which 'to select titles. The re turns have been very gratifying and show a desire for worth while mate rial on agriculture and various com munity Interests with lees emphasis on books of fiction than Is usually shown In larger places. Promise was made that branch li braries would be installed in the or der that reports were received, show ing provision of suitable rooms and librarian. So far the returns show that the following will be the first In order of receiving branches: Mil ton, Freewater, Ferndale (school), Pilot Rock and Vincent (school). EXTENSION COUNTY Night at the Tabernacle to large Revival Program Sunday. . , 3 p. m. Mass meeting in the tabernacle for men and women.- Rev. Bulgin will deliver the ad- dress. 6: SO p. m. Union young peo- pie's meeting at the Methodist church. Rev. A. L. Crim will speak after which the young people will march in a body to the tabernacle. 7:30 p. m. Opening services at the tabernacle when Rev. Bulgin will deliver the principal address of the day. Solos by Mr. Rose and singing by the choir. Subject of Bulgin's sermon "The Bible: Is It Inspired?" At 2:30 o'clock Sunday after- noon the members of the taber- nacle choir will meet at the tab- ernacle for rehearsal and a full attendance is requested. The churches uniting in the revival will hold the regular Sunday morning services at the usual hour. Rev. Bulgin will preach at the Presbyterian church; Rev. Crlm at the Chris- tian church; Mrs. RoBe will be at the M. E. church, and Mr. Rose will go to the Baptist church. Tonight' ITogTam. 7:30 The meeting will start promptly on the hour named and Rev. Bulgin will take for his theme "God's Measurement of a Man, the Motive Thereof." mill blanket, a tendleton' product and tell a funny stoiy now and then, some true and some allegory. But they will always Illustrate my 'point, and not be simply told. They will be garnishing but the roast turkey will be there to be garnished. I am notl here to knock the town. Business (Continued on sage five.) OF Y GETS It Is estimated that by the end of the year, each branch could be fur nished with one-fourth as many vol umes as population to serve. This will be experimental, however. The libraries sent out may remain six months or longer if desired and may be added to from time to time that special subjects are needed. Special requests have already been received from county residents for material on such subjects as school lunches, Ice caves In central Oregon, canoe building and on educational subjects. Two schools that are work Ing on the capital punishment debate have needed all the material In the central library and more had to be ordered from the state library. NEWS SUMMARY General. England Is stirred over death of Ronton whom General Villa ordered executed. Pnetses seari'h for bandits who held up Northern Pacific train and killed three passengers. Awards of $5 ,000 each have been offered for their cap ture. Four persons meet death in south ern California. Rains continue and rivers are flood I mr homes. It is feared that more fatalities hate occurred. General Villa murdered Benton In cold blood lit declaration of citizens ot El Paso. Roek crusher at Portland la blown np . by dynamite. No dew is found to persons responsible. Local. Sheep sale season to opeu at Pilot Rock May 21. Senator Burgess may become can didate to succeed himself. Ten communities) In eounty prepar ing to establish branch libraries. Western Tri-state league directors o meet here next week. Joe Craig, prominent Indian, seeks to secure part of grandfather's estate. Pendleton 11. S. basketball team d feated by la Grande In hard game. Jacob Boll steals horses from pas. tnre In broad daylight. City Motor Car Co. open for bosl neon. Evangelist Bulgin preaches to great crowd. MAW ra 4 MEET DEATH III n-rnnu nrninriiTn FIEE fill HOMES Southern California is Swept by Floods Following Rain Which Lasts for 48 Hours. MORE FATALITIES REPORTED Fifty Home at Ijcast Have Been Washed Away Most of Bridges Are Waslwod Out and Los Angeles Except for wireless Is Cut Off From All Communication. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 21. Four are known to have met death in a storm which has been raging in southern California for 48 hours. The dead are: R. W. Hamlin drowned at Santa Barbara; Miss Grace Sprague, drowned at Carpen tera; J. C. Rockwell, drowned at Car penterla; a Mexican named Gonzales, drowned at Los Angeles. Other reports of fatalities are un verified. At least 50 homes along the Arroyo Seco between here and Pasa dena have been washed away by the flood. Hundreds were forced to leave their homes. All of the bridges over the stream except two have been washed out Except for wireless, Los Angeles Is cut off, from outside communication bv rail and wire. Hundreds of homes have been abandoned In the city. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. A wireless from Los Angeles at 11 a. m. said the revenue cutter Manning Is searching for the steamer Eureka, re ported in distress off Port Harford. Mrs. Coe Appeals. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21. Mrs Viola M. Coe filed notice of an appeal from the decision of Circuit Judge McGinn decreeing a divorce, granting the custody of two minor sons and de creeing property to her husband. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. Mrs. Coe has filed notice of appeal in both her divorce suit and in the suit brought by her against the sanitarium company with which she Is conected. Pay Jews Settled New York. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21. Data tending to prove that the Jews set tled New York and that subsequent colonial activities were at least par ticipated in by members of the reli gion, will be submitted to the Jewish Historical Society at its regular meet ing which opens tomorrow. Sessions will continue Monday. JOE CRAI6 SEEKS TO 6ET VALUABLE REAL PROPERTY Joe Craig well known local Indian interpreter and secretary of the Brotherhood of North American In dians, is now engaged with his broth er William Craig in an effort to se cure what they consider their por tion of the estate of their grandfath er the late Col. William Craig, who died near LewLston In 1869. Colonel Craig was a white man and a Vir ginian. For services rendered the government he was given a (40 acre claim on what Is now the Nez Perce reservation. It is very valuable land and there is an offer of $50,000 for the property provided the title can be cleared. The patent to the land was not Is sued until Inst September when title was Issued in the name of the heirs of William Craig. Joe Craig, Sr., father of the local man, was one of four children of the old pioneer and thus the two brothers are Joint heirs to one-fourth the property. It appears the present holders of the claim assert they have title through purchase from the heirs In advance of the Issuance of the pat ent. Joe Craig, however, asserts he did not sell his interest. There also Is a question as to the lyrallty of a transfer made in advance of the issu ance of the patent. Judge Lowell is representing the local claimants in their efforts to secure the land. TWO SPOKEN OF AS SUCCESSOR TO GRAY FORTLAND. Ore. Feb. 21. L. C. Oilman, president of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroad, and John F. Stevens, famous engineer and railroad builder are spoken of as prob able successors to Carl Gray as president of the Great Northern It was rumored that Gray will leave the Great Northern very soon to become president of the Frisco line. Pittsburg MV aces federal v i. A Robert B. Ward, the millionaire baker of Pittsburg, who Is said to be the head of several local bread trusts. Is the man who has shocked the magnates of the National and Am erican leagues more than any one else, except J. A. Gllmore, president of the Federal league. BURGESS MAY YET RtH FOR STATE SENATORSHIP TO SUCCEED In local political circles today there is a seemingly well found ed rumor that Senator J. N. Burgess may be a candidate to enter the race. It Is known that a conference was on here last evening and that political lead- ers of the republican party va riety are anxious to get Mr. Bur gess to seek reelection. In fact they have always wanted him to run again. Another feature of the legisla tive situation that is . attracting some attention is the fact that thus far there is not a single avowed legislative candidate from, Pendleton. There are candidates galore from other parts of the county but seeming backward ness has taken hold of local people who might be suitable timber for membership in the senate or house. This situation Is causing some wonder as to whether or not Pendleton is to go without legislative represen tation next winter. IS USED TO WRECK ROCK CRUSHER PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 21. With a roar that could be heard a mile, a rock crusher belonging to the Port land QuSfy company was blown to pieces early today by the insertion ot 70 sticks of dynamite in the paws of the crusher. The explosion was carefully plann ed. No motive or clue to the perpetra tors has been found. OREGON HENS VYING FOR BIO EGG RECORD PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 21. En ergetic and amlitlous hens have come to vying with one another as to the size of their egg rroduct. J. T. Emert of 6S0 Bidwoll street, measur ed one of the ovals produced by his eight month old S. C. R. I. Red pullet and decided it was the biggest on rec ord, with a circumference dimension of 7 3-4 inches the long way and 1-4 inches the short way. But R. Wilde of Oregon City, measured some and found them even bigger. Two of hie Barred Tlymouth Rocks laid eggs 7 7-S by 6 1-1 inches, and 7 5-8 by ( 3-8 inches respectively, while his Black Minorca laid one 7 13-1C by 3-8 inches. Ia Grande in Line. LA GRANDE. Ore., Feb. 21. Pre liminary steps looking to the forma tion of a Parent-Teacher association in this city have been taken, and com mittees were named at a recent mass meeting, to take up the work In its broadest scope In the different school districts of the dtv. Keep one eye on your enemies and two on your friends. WD 1 OF HI J VIIIA Washington Officials Also Make No Attempt to Conceal Their Anxiety Regarding Outcome. FULL PROBE IS TO BE KADE Consul Edwards at Juarez Telegraphs That Rebel General Convened Court Martial and That FgUstunaa Km Duetj Tried and Convicted of Par Ucipatlng in Plot. LONDON. Feb. 21. Benton's death was the topic for strong editorials and columns of correspondence in both morning and afternoon newspapers. The foreign office authorized the following statement: "At the request of his majesty's ambassador In Wash ington. American government has in structed American consular represen tatives to thoroughly investigate the circumstances of aEenton's death." i WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Consul Edwards at Juarez, telegraphed his report to Secretary Bryan, saying he had carefully investigated and found that Benton had been legally tried by court martial and convicted of parti cipating In a plot to kill Villa. He said he was convinced that Villa had acted within his rights in convening a court martial. ..The text of Edwards message was not published. Bryan said it con tained other information not publish able. A copy waa furnished the Eng lish ambassador who cabled it to Lon don. It is not known whether It will satisfy the British, government, hut Bryan Is hopeful ot averting a crisis. - A concealment of officialdom's an xlety over the Bentoy Incident at Ju arez hardly was attempted at the state department. England, however. It U known, had not made new demands, , the British ambassador Jutylng " sured Bryan he would not take the Benton matter up with London until he had received full details of the cir cumstances of the Englishman's death. CHIHUAHUA CITT, Feb. 21. Gen. Villa arrived here today. He would not discuss the Benton incident. He brought a carload of ammunition for use at Torreon and announced he would remain here for several days awaiting the arrival of heavy artillery from the United States. The attack on Torreon. he said, will begin as soon as the cannon arrive. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 21. Govern ment officials have announced that Villa has offered General Velasco the federal commander at Torreon two million dollars if he would evacuate the city. It Is reported that Villa sent two emissaries to Torreon and that Velasco executed both. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. The state department telegraphed Consul Edwards at Juarez to do all in hi power to rescue Lawrence and Curtis, Englishmen, still in te rebels' hands, presumably at Chihuahua City. 1 DIRECTORS OF TRI STATE LEA6UE WILL MEET HERE SEVERAL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO TOME XT REGARDING CLUBS. A meeting of the Western Trl-state league directors will be held In thi ctty some time next week, according to President W. N. Matlock. In order to draft a schedule for the coming season and to settle other matters re lating to the league, among oth. r things the question as to whether th league will b... composed of four or six clubs. Walla Walla, Baker and Nort'lj Yakima will s.nd delegates and Ij-. -iston may send a man to mako appli cation for a franchise. If La Granle will Join In with Lewlston, a six-dub league will prohnbly result. Walla Walla. Baker and Nortit Yakima have already definitely de cided to put a team in the field and sentiment in Pendleton seems to fa vor another trial under the new short season and low salary provision. President Matlock stated today that he did not see how this city can af ford to drop out of the league since the Baker decision. All of the other clubs are actively at work securing a team and, it Pendleton Is to keep ntr franchise, it behooves the fans to start something pretty quick. Secretary L. M. Brown has ben preparing a tentative schedule during the past two weeki and will submit It to the directors here at the mtlng. It calls fur 102 games of 17 wk of ball with North Yakima and WalU Walla getting nine eek each anl Pendleton and Baker eight.