DAILY EVEi:i::3 EDJTIO.'J
DAjwprs ECIT!0:i
Forecast for Eastern (hyn hf the
Inlted stairs Hrathrr (ihw'nor
at Portland.
TO ADVEitTlSOlS.
Th East Oregonlan hM the Urgent paid
circulation of may wpr In Oregon, Mat of
1'urtlaod, and over twice tha circulation Id
Pendleton of any other newspaper.
Fair toaight;
fair.
Tuesday probably
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1915.
NO. 8480
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T. R. PROMISES TO
IE SECRETS OF
II. Y. REPUBLICANS
Some Political Skeletons Will be
Brought Forth From State Organ
ization Closets at Trial.
$50,000 DAMAGE SUIT IS M
I'rlwilc Detective Guard Colonel
and William llarncw An They Ar
rive at Syracuse for (ciilng of
lJiU'l vms 1 lames hull In Based
ou Alleged T. It. Statement.
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. April 19
Prlvute detectives guarded both Col
onel Roosevelt and William Bnrnei
when they arrived at the court house
today to Le present at Barnes' f 50,
000 libel milt against the former pres
ident. Surging crowds surrounded
the. court house and Jammed the cor.
rldors. Cheers greeted the arrival of
the defendant and the plaintiff.
Roosevelt seemed In fine humor
The Interrogation of 'talesmen by
Barnes' counsel Indicated the plain
tiff relies on Justice Andrews to hold
that the Uooaevelt statement linking
llarnes with that of "Boss" Murphy
of Tammany Hall Is In Itself libelous.
All the talesmen were asked if the;
would allow political considerations
to Influence their verdict.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 1
During the trial of the Barnes-Roosevelt
suit, begun here today, "Theo
dore Roosevelt promises to open re
publican state organisation closets
and reveal some political skeleton.
William Barnes la suing the former
republican president and present pro
gressive leader to recover f 50,000
damages for alleged libel.
Amidst his pre-election activities
last year, Roosevelt declared a bi
partisan agreement existed In this
mats tvtwea the -republioaa and
democratic organizations. He speci
fically accused Barnes of being po
litically leagued with Charles F. Mur
phy. Barnes, although no longer
republican state committee chairman
Is regarded still as state republican
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AT WORK OX BOfSD PLAN
K)OD ItO ADS REPRESENTATIVES
SHOW GET TOGETHER
' Sl'lIlT.
That the members ot the executive
committee of the Umatilla County
(lood Hoads Association will get to
gether on a bonding program which
they can all support with enthusiasm
Is Indicated by the results of the first
meeting of the committee held here
Saturday.
The ealon was held In the Com
mercial Club rooms with J. F. Rob
inson presiding and lasted from 2
o'clock until S. All members of the
committee were present excepting
Frank Sloan of Stanfleld ' who wa
unable to attend. The committee
will meet again at 2 o'clock next!
Saturday. j
The committee meeting waa hnr-
monlotia at all tlmea and showed a
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PORTLAND, Ore., April Im
properly worth halt a million dollars
was threatened by a fire which start
ed In the Blako-McFall six itory
building. Fourth and Ankeny streets
In the heart of the wholesale district
at 7 o'clock I not night, and In a few
minutes turned the structure Into a
raging furnace which no fireman
could enter. The probable loss at 10
p. m. waa estimated at (250,000,
with 0 per cent carried by Insur
ance. The origin of the fire is un
fixed. Practically all the fire fighting ap
paratus In the city had been sum
moned by 8 o'clock. The flreboat
David Campbell stretched three lines
of hose from the river.
Twenty Firemen Overcome.,
Twenty firemen were overcome by
smoke, five ot whom were rushed to
the hospital In a precarious condi
tion. The other firemen were taken
to the Multnomah hotel, where they
were taken care of by Assistant City
Physician Harding. Nearly all were
from engine company No. I.
IlIakc-McFall Heaviest Loft.
The heaviest losers are the Falling
FE LOSS AT POUD MAY
REACH HALF MILLION DOLLARS
ffl TRIAL OENIED
II CASE OE Fill
BY SUPREME COURT
Man Convicted of Murder of Mary
Phagan Must Hang Unless Ex
ecutive Clemency is Extended.
ALL CLAIMS ARE OVERRULED
lulled Slates Supreme Court Refuse
to Grunt Petition Upon Writ of
ll.ils-as Ci-rpus Through Wlilt-li a
New Trial Was tMng Sought
Trial Regular, Court Holds.
WASHINGTON, April 19. Leo
Frank must hang for the murder of
Mary Phagan, of Atlanta unless ex
ecutive clemency Is extended. The,
I'nlled States supreme court denied
the appeal of Frank today for a new
trial. The decision was upon a writ
of habeas corpus, through which
new trial was sought. All Frank's
grounds foi seeking a new trial were
tverrujed.
Justice Pitney read the decision of!
the court which held that the plei
that Frank's rights had been !jlat-
ed because he was not present when
me jury returned the verdict, was
loot because an objection was not
I abed Immediately before the trial
in court.
The decision says In part: "Fiank's
petition shows that, having been for
mally indicted for murder, he wan
placed on trial before a court of
competent Jurors, had a Dubllo trial
whlch was delllrately conducted.!?. " l.Z ' .a 18 '
nad the benefit of counsel ami was
.
found guilty and sentenced pursuant
to the laws of the state.
"It was twice moved before the
trial court to grant a new trial ani
once to set aside the verdict. It
has been heard three times before
the court of last resort In Georgia
and In every Instance met with ad-
ers action, and the action of the
trial court has been affirmed."
The court held that "allegations of
hostile public sentiment and disor
der In and about the courtroom Im
properly Influenced the trial court
t nd the Jury are rejected becauso
they were found untrue In point o'
fact upon evidence presumably jus
tifying that finding and which he haw
not produced In the present proceed
ing." NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Thaw begin new fight to ccae
from laUeawan.
New trial la denied I,eo Frank.
Colonel Roosevelt promises to show
up some ruimblican secrets In New
York state,
French preparing to launch spring
campaign.
Indiana politician begin terms In
Ieavenworth,
Local.
Tomorrow set apart for all citizens
to aid In making good roads.
TwitchcM-Tlioinitsnii gllo.000 dam
age milt on trial; slow In getting Jury
ltev. hymtcr attacks "Herman Hall"
In sermon.
Historic yoke sent to MaJ. Moor,
house.
rendleton Iowa to Stanfleld; Pilot
Hock gwamns llermlstoii.
estate, which owns the building, and
the BlakeMcFaIl company, which
occupies three fourths of the build
ing. Nine other firms hava offices
In the building. They are:
The Hlcks-Chatten Engraving
company.
The Kelley-Clarka Company,
The- Portland Stationery ft Wood
work Company,
George P, Ida 4 Co.
The O. E. Fletcher Sales Agency.
The Western Dry Goods Company,
Marshall Field & Co.
F. T. Crowe Co.
Montague O'Hellly Company, con
tractors. C. D. Brunn, president of the
Blake-McFall Company, estimated
the company's probable stock loss at
$200,000. Mr. Brunn said that part
of the company's stock was In the
burning building, and the remainder
In the warehouse. He was unable he
said, to make an accurate estimate of
the stock In either building last
night. The Blake-McFall Company.
Mr. Brunn said, carried Insurance
equal to 80 per cent of the total val
ue of the stock.
Converted
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in V" i"w-- ill
NEWPORT NEWS.
April 19.
Th o r,tnvj.r1il (-1.. r u h n-iiliuir
t.I ...r . -
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was formerly a cracK ortn Uerman
HARRY THAW BEGINS NEW
FIGHT FOR HIS FREEDOM
SLAVEIl OF STAMXMin WHITE
MAKINti LAST THY TO ES
CAPE MATTEAWAX.
NEW YORK, April 1:1 Thrw wl"
..ot know until Thursday what suc
uu his attorneys have In tht fight
!o prevent his return t'i Matteawan.
After briefs were filed in the supreme
court, in inaws appli' n Ion u.r a
habeas corpus, a three days' adjourn'
i.'ent was taken.
NEW YORK, April 19. Harry K
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, to-
day began a new and final fight to
escape return to Matteawan asylum.
Hearing of his last legal resort to
avoid being returned to the state hos
1 Hal for criminal Insane was sched
uled today in the supreme court.
The proceeding today was based
upon Thaw's third application for a
writ of habeas corpus since he was
extradited from New Hampshire. The
proceedings today were brought by
Thaw to test his sanity. If found
sane he will ask for formal dis
charge from custody, having been ac
quitted because of insanlty--of
murdering White In Madison Square
Garden nine years ago. I
Thaw waa forced to the proceeding
today by the action of the supreme
court and appellate division In deny
ing that, after being acquitted of
conspiracy, could hold him, and, un
der the order of Justice Dowllng
committing him as a lunatic to Mat
teawan, return- him to the asylum.
The habeas corpus trial today was
brought by Thaw for a new determi
nation of his sanity. His counsel pro
posed today to ask for a Jury trial,
but the attorney general's office con
tends that this Is not permissible.
Re-openlng and a "re-hash" of
the whole sordid story of Thaw's In
fatuation for Evelyn Nesblt and his
killing of White, was Involved In the
trial begun today. Many alienists
will be called. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw
may also testify.
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1 RINZ EITEL FRIEDR1CH
it J . k-Ti j ,v . r, rneancn, nnicn nag interned at Newport News. For some time
ed lht .verma" corW wutaer would make a dash for the open sea but the presence of
he British warship, off the Virginia Cape, determined the captain not to risk his ship and crew in unkempt
Cruiser at Newport News?;)
m :-i:,..jrrrr
It had been at sea since Au -
i i . . . .
.? mercnanimen in
"at tlm' tne ,hlM 8nd car0'8
... laiwu 4 i.vuu.'juu. one nua
but 20 tons of coal in
her bunkers'
GET OUT ON HIGHWAYS AND DO
SOI II IN INTERESTS OF
GOOD IADS IS BATTLE-CRT
Tomorrow is "Good Roads Day" in Umatilla
County- Peaceful Army With Rakes and Other
Implements Will Try to Improve Highways by
Filling up Holes and Throwing Away Debris
That Hinders Travel.
Tomorrow is Good Roads Day in
t'matilla county by decree of the new -ly
formed I'matilla County Auto Club
and by endorsement of the various
commercial clubs and kindred organi
zations In different sections.
What are you to do?
"Get out on the roads in which you
are particularly interested." says Rov
W. Rltner, president of the Auto Cluu.
"Take a shovel and a rake with vou.
Rake the loose rocks out of the roads
where they have been washed on the
grades. Fill up the I ttle holes, throw j
the bottles out of the roads, fix the
approaches to the little bridges and
do any other work vou can for the I
good of the cause.'
According to Mr. Rimer it is not
the expectation that any big work can
be done on the roads tomorrow. The
object will he to take care of work
that can be easily handled and yet
will make a vast difference in the
state of the roads If the Work is done.
Where really heavy work is to be done
it will have to be left to the regular
crews.
On the Ritner-Storie ranch tomor
row the whole force will take a lay
off and devote the day to working the
roads. It Is the expectation that many
farmers will take the same course and
i . . , , . , i . . , . . . . - .
'nhen lw ilrnnn.ri in uomn.
1 v
ton Koads. after successfully run-
ning the gauntlet of British cruisers
wnich nan
been hovering; about In
wait for the Prlnz Eitel Frledrich.
devote the day to fixing the roads
over which they travel most. People
from the towns will have the privilege
of working the roads adjacent to the
towns or elsewhere if they v sh to
do so. .Sportsmen who wish to im
prove roads over which they travel
going fishing will find tomorrow a
good time to got busy.
There are indications that Good
Roads Day will be generally observed
all over the county. In the nest end
of the county the people are well or
Banized and will go out in earnest to
work the roads, devot ng the entire
Jay to the move,
M'COMIlS AMI WIFE
SEPARATE: NO DIVORCE
WASHINGTON. April 13
Intimate friends of Mrs. Wil
liam F. McCombs. wife of the
chairman of the democratic na
tional committee, confirmed re
ports that she has separated
from her husband but will not
be divorced. Mrs. McCombs is
a devout Cathol'c.
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mm SUIT FOR
DAMAGES OPENS
T
Case of Twitchell vs. Thompson'
Growing Out of Auto Accident Last
July is on Before Judge Phelps.
BRILLIANT ARRAY OF COUNSEL
ProKiMxlive Jurors are Subjected to
.Most Searching Questioning Only
Two are Excused for Cauae Per
rmptory Challenges IWIng Exercis
ed at Afternoon Session.
Examination of Jurors ha taken up
practically the entire time today in
COURT RERE
the elreu't court where the J30.000 tIefront and , approachinI
damage suit of Twitchell vs. Thomp- t t ,,, , .
son is on trial. The entire morning 'arm rather the allied and the Oer
was used in filling the Jury box with man ""mle" are facln a greater me
Jurors passed for cause and this af- nace ,han and bullet- Th
ternonn the attorneys are exercising f an epidemic due to thou-
their neremntorv ehallemre, T.tttl If an,s ot rotting bodies is great. All
any tesfmony will be "taken today.
Judge A. S. Bennett of The Dalles
conducted the examination for the
plaintiff and Col. J. H." Raley did the
same for the defendant. Each sub
jected the men called to a most tearch
inz nuestionfnp. rermirfnp thom In r-
plain among other things whether or Within a month It Is believed the
not they have had business relations great offensive of the allied . armies
with either party, how well acquainted must be launched. New French guns
they were v.th the parties, whether are now arriving at the front and
or not they are owners or drivers of great quantities of ammunition are
automobiles, how much they know being concentrated at all points along
about the case and whether or not they the line. Where Kitchener and Jof
had formed an opinion as to the re- fre will strike first is problematical,
sponsibility for the accident. The
counsel for the plaintiff also asked al-1 BERLIN. April IS. Roland Garros,
most every juror whether or not they a noted French aviator has been cap
have had any friendly or business re- tured by the Germans, the war office
latlons with Mr. or Mrs. E. W. Mo- announced.
Comas, who were in the Thompson The statement declared Garros was
auto at the time of the collision. 'captured at a point "between the
' Only two jurors. Perry Houser of Me use and the Moselle." He was a
Echo, and J. H. Price of Weston were lieutenant in the French flying corps,
excused for cause although others,. Whether- Garros' aeroplane was shot
were challenged. The first twelve down or he was captured after land
men to be passed were J. H. Coffman, ing tnslde the German lines la not sta
V. G. Haun, Arthur L. Grover, Joseph ted. ' ,
N". Scott, G. W. Beddow, J. I. Agnew. , "
Sidney Dennis. Otis McCartv A. C.
riTwar"-v H .OLO OX-TEA.! YOKE SHOWS
This afternoon at 1:30 court resum- rnQlirn IICTtinn flC TQItfri
ed and the attorneys were Instructed rUmtlUi niClllUU Ul I MillLL
to proceed with their peremptory' chal-
lenges. At press time the defendant's
counsel had exercised two of their MAJOR MOORHOISE SECURES
three challenges, excusing J. I. Ag-. RELIC OF PIONEER DAYS
new of Hermiston and Otis McCarty, XHE WEST,
of Echo. In Agnew's place Ralph.
Folsom of Pendleton was drawn and rn the window of the oftce of Ma
passed for cause over the challenge of ljor Moorhouse today is an infer
tile plaintiff. esting relic of the mode of travel in
..a m a. ree. .-r. ana sr., are witn
Judge Bennett as counsel for the
plaintiff while Prosecuting Attorney
Frederick Steiwer Is associated with
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M0OPAI0 T0 AUTO CLUB
TO BE USED WHERE NEEDED
DIRECTORS OF ORGANIZATION
MAKE STATEMENT REGARD
ING EXPENDITURE.
By action taken Saturday bv the
directors of the Umatilla. Count v in.
to Club the money collected by the,
organization from its memtiers in the
form ot dues will be expended in the!
sections from which the money
comes. The expenditure of the mon
ey in any one comunlty will be In
trusted to the committeeman or di
rector from that section or town, in
this way It is believed the funds will
be used in an equitable manner.
The club is offering a free mem
bership to the party who will design
the most attractive emblem using the
letters V. A. C. The emblem will be
used on the cars of the members
Joining the club and will signify
their interest In the organization and
the cause of better highways.
INDIA POLITICIANS ARRIVE
AT LEAVENWORTH
TO
KANSAS CITT. April 19 Bearing
Don Roberts, mayor ot Terre Haute
and the fourteen other Vigo county
BEGIN SERVING SENTENCES
politicians, convicted of conspiracy tul'V" lHn ,!"b-rl Tr"
jthe 14 other Indlanapnl a politician
Perpetrate election frauds, a special , bg;in their aetitences In the federal
Missouri Pacltio train reached here
from Indianapolis. The men are be-
ing taken to the federal penitentiary j
EIICII PREPARI!
IG OFFENSIVE
AGAINST GERMANS
New Guns are Being Hurried to the
' Front and Large Quantities of
Ammunition are Concentrated.
BLOW WILL BE STRUCK SOON
UK Point to bo Attacked by General "
Joffre and Kitchener I ao Yet
ProhlematM-aJ Iju-g Number of
'I'nburied Itead MeiUM-e Urirur
Epidemic Feared.
LONDON. April 19. With spring
rains drenching portions of the bat-
alon the battle ,ront tre,ches arl8
Irom lne vasl 1 "a 01 ,,eat' A lnou'
sand Domes nave lain in tne open
spaces between the hostile trenches
for weeks and months. Thousands of
other bodies are covered 'only by a
thin layer of earth.
Umatilla county in earlier days. It
is a large wooden yoke that was used
on an ox team ih freighting goods
through this county long before the
railroads came and when automobiles
were of the stuff of wh ch dreams are
made.
It belonged originally to'o. W. Hunt
the railroad builder, when he was
running freight wagons from Umatilla
Landing to the Boise Basin, and it
was shipped to Major Moorhouse this
morning by R. N. Adams, who is liv
ing on the old Hunt ranch near th
Present town of Stanfleld and who
discovered the yoke there.
Hunt, who later built the Hunt lino
from Pendleton to Wallula and Hunt's
Junction, now a branch of the Nor-
ern Paclfe. operated a freight lino
rnm t0 an"! one of hU
1 ers was tnipqua-' Johnson, well
known here. Six and eltht ox teamt
were used to each wagon and the yoke
on display here today was for tlw
wheel team.
Baron Commits SuU-ide.
REIGATE. Surrey. Eng., April 19.
Baron Auguste Julius Clemens Her
bert De Reuter, manager and director
of Reuter's Telegram company com
mltted suicide by shooting himself In
the temple on Sunday. Melancholy due
to his wife's death a week ago is be
lieved to have been responsible. H
was (3 years old.
at Leavenworth to serve sentences Im
posed by Federal Judge Andruii
LEAVENWORTH, April U.
Penlteiitiary. Thev arrived on a spe
cial Missouri Pacific train and at one
went thrnuah th r.,m,..tiiv r.r t-,.m.
miumvnt.
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