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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY?' V
NO. 8560
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER --
BECKER 10 DIE
III THE MORNING
1 'NEW TRIAL
Justice Ford Denies Appeal for New
Trial Saying Laws of New York
Forbid Such Procedure.
"WILL DIE LIKE A MAN"
Ex-lNnco Lieutenant Com Hod of
llrimrtng AlHMit .Murder of Rosvn
tliul Itrtnir Prepared for Electrocu
tion at os-flnliitf Will Appeal to
Milium,
To Make jtt Appeal.
NEW VOUK, July 29 Attor-
noy John Johnson accompanied
by .Mrs Decker, have loft for
Albany to plead for the life of
Keeker, Mrs. Meeker, It Is un-
derstood, won't appeal to the
governor personally, ghe will be
present when Johnson vndcav-
, oik to persuade the executive to
srant a stay of execution until
October when the court of ap-
peals reconvenes. Whitman Is
the last rcnurt even for this ap-
peal It In impossible to obtain
a stay (from any court liow In
session.
ossi.VING, July 29 'Tell the
world Charlie Becker will die like a
man. 'That's all." This was the
statement Decker made following an
announcement that Supremo Justice
Ford had denied nn appeal for a new
trial. This means that Decker must
tile In the electric chair tomorrow
morning Decker is resigned to his
late ills wife collapsed when told
the Inst hope Is gone. Decker Is be
ing prepared for death. He was giv
en a last shower bath, stripped of
civilian clothing and garbed in plain
black, lie ate a hearty breakfast.
The death cell Is stripped of all be
longings except the picture of his
wife.
The prison barber was summoned
to Decker's cell during the morning
and clipped his hair. A round place
was shaved on the crown of his head
where the metal electrode will fit.
Decker sat cool and calm as the work
of preparation for his execution was
carried out. Friends are confident
he will go to death unflinchingly.
Some believe he will even protest his
Innocence from the chair. There
are rumors he will leave a statement
to be published after his death.
NEW YORK, July 29 Justice
Ford, of the supreme court, last night
denied a new trial to Charles Becker,
ex-police lieutenant under sentence
of death for Instigating the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler.
This decision means that Decker must
be electrocuted Friday.
Justice Ford's decision covered five
full pages of legal-cap paper, and
contained about 1500 words. It goes
Into the details of the affidavit filed
by the attorneys for Becker, and de
clarea that the evidence proffered "Is
for the most part cumulative and
hence insufficient."
Referring to the plea of W. Bourke
Cochran, chief counsel for Becker,
that the right to grant a new trial Is
inherent in the court, the court's de
rision says:
"I cannot find anywhere In the au
thorities even a suggestion that this
court possesses any such (Inherent)
power. On the contrary, as has been
pointed out, the power is granted by
statute and must be exercised In
strict compliance with it"
In conclusion the court says: "As
I studied the authorities and examin
ed the affidavits, the conviction has
grown upon me thnt It (a new trial)
could not he granted without disre
garding the law and attempting to
usurp the functions of another depart,
merit of government.
The motion, therefore, Is denied,"
ENGLAND IN PERIL
SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
LONDON, July 29. "No price Is
too great to pay for victory," declar
ed Minister of Munitions Lloyd
George In a stirring address In which
he impressed upon his hearers that
Knglnnd Is In peril. Ills speech was
made before two thousand delegates,
representing the operators and coal
miners of England. George urged
, that the production of coal be speed
ed to the utmost "The demand for
cool is the greatest In history,"
George declared, "There has been
too much of a disposition to cling to
the amenities' of peace. As a matter of
tact tho nation la In peril. It is ne
cessary to appeal to all classes to
work for victory.
DEADLOCK Oil
with nrnMA
ii
itiHii
IS INDEFINITE
Delay in Arrival of Supplementary
Note From England Has Bearing
on Situation.
SITUATION IS PRECARIOUS
View Held That All Will lie Well
I'nUtw Further lK-aths Result from
Attack ou Americans Gcmum
Wuiit "Starvation Blockade'' Given
vl.
WASHING TON, July 29 Negotia
tions with Germany are at a dead
lock. While a supplementary note
from England dealing with the Brit
ish order-In-councll in being awaited
thin situation In the submarine con-
troversy la generally recognized, of-
fiilulp declared that matters might re-
main a at present indefinitely so
long as no more American suffer
from illegal submarine attacks. The
situation is too precarious to last,
however, and It is agreed every ef
fort must be made to break the dead
lock. Seemingly there d only one
way to bring this about. That is to
induce Great Britain to modify "the
starvation blockade."
Notify of Sailing.
Communications are now being ex
changed between Lansing ind Am
bassador Gerard as to notlying Ger
man submarines as speedily its pos
sible of the departure of ships of
American registry in order to pre
vent attack upon them. All Ameri
can sailings have been cabled to tho
American ambassador at Berlin for
some time hut formalities delayed the
notification reaching Wilhelmshaven
until the ships entered or passed
through the war lone.
Tlie Wilson fa-.
WASHINGTON, July 29. It is un
derstood there will be informal diplo
matic exchanges with Germany re
garding Harry Wilson. The adminis
tration Is expected to do everything
ill its power unofficially to have Wil
son sent home. A German guilty of
WilMtn's offense would be charged
with treason. Wilson's discharge
from the government service, should
he be released and permitted to re
turn to this country, is certain.
"Mrs. Pankhurst"
of Sioux Indians
Mrs. Zlppala Mini Allen, a full
blooded Sioux Indian womun is often
referred to as the "Mrs. Pnnkhurst"
of her tribe, because of the militant
methods she used in getting recogni
tion for the. squaws in tribal confer
ences. For years she has preached
sex equality among the Sioux Indiana
of the west, until now women are ad-
.mltted to oil tribal councils and have
a vote the same as the "braves."
Mrs. Allen was found In the arms
of her dead mother after the famous
battle of Wounded Knee and was
raised by a white family, but later re
turned to her own people to assist In
their reformation. She has helped or
ganize many of the Indian schools of
the west.
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Revolutionists Evidently Satisfied
With Slaying of President and
General Oscar Yesterday.
NO RESISTANCE TO SAILORS
I'lillcd State Iiitervems .Merely t"
Protect I 'orclgncrs .No Effort will
lie Mnde Uj Interfere with Inter
iihI Allalrs Kio Politicians V(TC
Shot.
PultT AT PRINCE. July 29. Cow.
cd by the presence of American ma
rine, the Haltien revolutionists dls-
played no- activity today. Lust for re
venue following the execution of one
hundred and si.xty political prisoners
were seemingly spent with the killing
of General Oscar, and the resilient
; The cit Is comparatively quiet. No
resistance was offered to the landing
of marines from the cruiser Washing
ton. One detachment took up headquar
ters at the Hotel Monlaine, overlook
ing the cty and bay. a wireless
station was erected on the roof of the
American legation. The marines
were soon In complete control. For
eigners ventured from behind barri
caded doors when the maines arived
and oundly cheered them.
Merely Protecting Foreigner.
WASHINGTON, July 29. With
American marines from the cruiser
Washington landed to protect lives
and property of foreigners, Port Au
Prince is quiet today, according to
It-tesl reports from Admiral Caperton,
commanding the warship which hast
ened to the scene of the bloody Halt
ien revolt. Officials declared that by
tho landing of marines at Port Au
Prince there is no disposition to in
terfere In Internal affairs. The peo
ple of Haiti are entitled to revolt, but
the rights of foreigners must be re
spected. At 'aH llaitleii.
WASHINGTON, July 29. Marines
from the cruiser Eagle landed at Cape
Haltien Wednesday night to protect
the French consulate from a mob,
Consul Livingston has reported to the
state department.
Twenty marines were landed by
the Eagle. At the navy department,
Daniels said no other action is con-
' ti IT nil. ted Atlmirrtl Pinertnn 1'cniteH
about three hundred marines and
bluejacket at Port Au Prince,
navy department advices said.
late
JAP HOME MINISTER
ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
ToKIO, July 29, Viscount Kana
take Oura has resigned as home min
iter as a result of a scandal grow
ing out of charges of bribery in con
nection with the March election. Sim
ultaneously K. Hayashlda, chief of
the house of representatives, was
thrown Into prison In connection wltk
the same charges.
WITH MARINES 0
DUTY PEACE HOW
REIGNS
HA I
New Ordinance to Regulate
Autos When Fire Bell Rings
Because automobile owners have,
acquired the habit of chasing the fire
truck to fires and crowding in close
to the burning property, thus block
ing the exit of the truck and expos
ing themselves to danger, the city
council last evening adopted an ordi
nance making It a punishable offense
for the driver of any vehicle to talio
his vehicle within 200 feet of burn
ing property.
Tho ordinance also provides that,
when the fire bell sounds, all vehicles
must drive to the nearest right hand
curb and stop for two minutes or un
til the lire truck has passed on its
way to the fire. This Is calculated to
lessen the danger of collisions be
tween tho truck and other vehicles.
Violations of the ordinance are pun
ishable by a fine up to $50 and a
Jail sentence.
Tho ordinance passed last year re
organizing the fire department was
amended last evening so that the sal
ary of the firemen Is Increased 110 a
month. This action was agreed to at
a recent meeting Inasmuch as the
firemen are doing the city hall jan
itor work.
More Paving Wanted.
Another Paving petition was pre
sented to the council last evening.
It asks that the proposed South Main
street district be enlarged to take In
High street from Main to Cottonwood
and that this block of High be paved
from parking to parking. The peti
tion was signed by Dr. D. N. Reber
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This picture shows one of the Con-stitutionali.'-ts.
after they entered Mex
ico City, removing the statue of
Guitcrrez Zamora to a new position
farther up the Alamada. in order to
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
F.iissiaiis may be able to hold W ar
saw. lln'U't will die iu electric cluiir to
morrow. Marines rotoro peai-e in Haiti.
Berlin regards American situation
grave.
Local.
Council aduiHs ordinance to regru
lata traffic durins; fire.
"Tho Bucl.aroo" exhibited In store
windows.
O.-W. women passenger agents to
visit IVndleton.
Heavy showers bring halt to har
vest. and Mrs. Margaret Colesworthy. It
was referred to the street commit
tee. The matter of building the side
walk up the high school hill on Tus
tin street was again taken up and the
city attorney instructed to notify the
property owners to begin ' work at
at once.
Roller Is Rented.
The Warren Construction Co. last
night offered to rent the city's steam
roller for 100 a month and the prop.
osiuon will probably be accepted, i
The mayor and street committee were'
given power to act. The tompan'v
may use the roller here or niav send
It to Portland but guarantees to re
turn it in as good a condition as it
is now.
The contract and bond of the War.
ion company for the paving of Alta
street et al were approved as were
the bonds of Beck and Williamson for
cleaning the streets and of G. T.
Meeker for sprinkling.
C. S. Wheeler appeared before the
council to ask that, in the rebuilding
of the Tweedy wooden building,
which recently burned, a fireproof
wall be built between that property
and his own. He would stand part of
the expense, he said. Mr. Tweedy
was present and showed a disincli
nation to comply with the request, de
claring he was only asking for a per
mit to repair the building In confor-
nation with the city ordinance. The steps'' w hich the administration prom
fire committee will not report for a lsed regarding Meilco within a short
week, time.
f
ssarffi jr Jss&na? sax
make room for their machine guns to
play along the broad boulevard. Late
reports indicate that the Constitution
alists have left the Mexican capital to
meet the advancing forces under Villa
north of the city.
LEEUUUW TRIED 10 .
I'MTKI) STATES tiOVEKNMFNT
PIU.SF.NTS CLAIM FOlt I)K.
STIUCTIOX OF CAUGO.
WASHINOTON, July ;9. With the
receipt today of practically a complete
report of the torpedoing of the Ameri
can steamer Leelanaw by a German
submarine, state department officials
began the preparation of a note to
Germany requesting the payment of
damages on the ground that the
Prussian-American treaty of had
been violated.
A report from American Consul
Dennison at Dundee, Scotland, brought
to light the fact that the captain of
the Leelanaw attempted to escape but
submitted to visit and search after
warning shots were fired. The right
to escape, officials declare, is con
ceded by international law. only re
peated attempts to evade capture or
forcible resistance being regarded as
affecting the case.
I'nofficlal reports that the German
submarine commander was unwilling
to jettison the cargo of the Leelanaw
and to allow her to proceed as the
treaty of 1S2S provides cleared up the
doubts here on this point. The ma
terial necessity for the presentation
of a claim similar to that made in the
case of the William P Frye was there
fore practically ready fer considera
tion tnnlaht.
DEMAND MADE THAT
RAILWAY BE OPENED
WASHINGTON, July 29, Strong
representations to Carranza and Villa
demanding that the railroad from1
Mexico City to Vera Cruz be reopened
will be made by the state department
Immediately, It Is announced. The ac
tion will be based on dispatches de
claring the food situation in Mexico
City is again serious. Prompt action
by the Mexican factions to relieve the
food shortage will be insisted on.
This demand, it is expected, will be
made within twenty four hours. It Is
believed it may precede the "deniflte
SITATIO
II IN BERLIN GRAVE IN
REGARDS TO RELATIONS WITH U.S.
BERLIN. Julv 29. Thpr in
considered extremely serious.
uabsy nas Decome grave ioiiowing tne delivery oi the last note.
Gerard has adopted a firm attitude indicating the Lusitania in
cident is closed as far as he is officially concerned. This afti.
tude is new. Previously the
toward a compromise.
He even sent to Washington
previous note, several nronosals
Now, inasmuch as the president has declined to compromise,
Gerard must stand rigidly upon the position declared by the
United States. Gerard was heard to express regrets he was un
able to see the Kaiser. The time is now past for such a confer-
ciiLe. j i nas Deen long since
Von Bethmann-Hollweg.
BIS HOLD
UPON FIRS! TRIP
CAUL I. SHOEMAKER, HEAD OF
GAME DEPARTMENT, MEETS
LOCAL SPORTSMEN.
Carl D. Shoemaker, the newly ap
pointed State Game Warden, arrived
in Pendleton today on No. 17 on his
first trip over the state for the pur
pose of getting acquainted with the
conditions and country. He has been
over in Burns country and down to
the Malheur Lakes to see the condi
tions at the game refuge there. He
stopped at Canyon City and went up
to the Blue Mountain hot Springs
country and Strawberry Lake, in
which place a great many fish eggs
are taken each year and shipped to
the hatchery at Bonneville. While in
Pendleton Mr. Shoemaker is getting
acquainted with as many of the
sportsmen as possible and familiariz
ing himself with local conditions.
This is his first visit to eastern Ore
gon and he says the country far ex
ceeds his expectations of what it
might be. As far as the fish and
game condition is concerned he finds!
it very satisfactory throughout this'
section of the country but wants to!
impress upon the sportsmen and pub-J
lie at large that the deer season does
not open until the loth of August, in-j
stead of the 1st as last year. It is
very probable that an informal lunch
eon will be tendered Mr. Shoemaker
tii is evening before he leaves for
Portland on the midnikht train.
Wheat Market Slow
Liverpool Stronger
CHICAGO. July 29. (Special)
At the close of the market today, July i
1.10 3-4; Sept. 1.05 T-S; Dec.
n.os :-s.
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 29 (Speci
al i Portland bid prices today have
been, club S5; bluestem 93.
Liverpool.
Wheat Spot, quiet; No. 2 Manito
ba, lis 10 l-2d: No. 3. lis 9d; No. 1
Northern Duluth, lis l-2d; No. 2
bard winter, lis 6 l-2d.
In American terms, the Liverpool
top price as given above is 11.73 per
bushel.
One Third of An
Inch of Rain Fell
MIDSl'MMEIl IWWXPOVK DREN
CH FS PENDLETON": STOIS
THRESHING OPERATIONS
Heavy showers that began during
tho night and which have continued
until this afternoon have brought an
end to the dry spell of several weeks
and have also checked harvest oper
ations. The total rainfall during the
night and day, according to the offi
cial record, is .32 of an inch.
The rain, while not pleasing to the
farmers, was welcomed by the forest
rangers as it will tend to lessen tho
danger of forest fires. The rain will
also settle the dust and Improve the
roads which have already become bad
In spots.
Little damage to the grain ls anticl.
pated Inasmuch as there were no
winds accompanying. The first sum.
mer rains rarely ever bleach or light
en the wheat, according to grainmen.
and if the fair weather ensued right
away, there will be no damage be
yond the delay. Most of the farmers
are hauling today though some have
come In with samples to fence with
the buyers.
FIEffiE FIGHTING FOB WARSAW
'
GAME WARDEN HERE
nn Hntiht fhp sitiiafinn bora ia
The feeling at the American em-
ambassador made every effort
following the delivery of the
for an nmirahlo nnrlprvtanHino-
tne ambassador saw Chancellor
IK FOE IN
London, Formerly Pessimistic, Now
Believes Germans Unable to Cap
ture Polish City.
ENTIRE MOVE M FAIL
War Office lieport From retrograd
Show Envcioiiing Movement Do.
feated If Russians Have to Leave
City May Now do so in Good Order.
LONDON, July 29. For the first
time since the great German thrust
against Warsaw began the Russians
have established an ascendancy. From
a Petrograd communique it is evident
the Russians hold the advantage along
Von Mackenzens front. This -could
only mean that the enveloping move
ment of the Germans Is defeated. Late
dispatches indicate a part of the fore,
es of Von Hindenburg from north and
west of Warsaw have been diverted
to reinforce Von Mackenzen in an at
tempt to break the Russian line south,
east of the city. With the failure of
the Teutons to reach Ivangorod tho
entire movement is checked.
London is viewing the situation In
Poland with equanimitv. There 1
now a growing belief that Warsaw
won't fall before the German attack.
r.ven should the Russians eventuall
be forced to abandon the city they are
now regarded as being in position to
conduct an orderly retreat upon the
breast of Litovsk. which is even more
strongly fortified than the Polish
capital.
Petrosrrad Ls Hopeful.
PETROGRAD, July 29. After
withstanding three furious attacks by
Von Mackenzen's forces the Russians
between Vieprz and the Bug rivers
have delivered counter attacks and
captured the villages of Rakolupy, Ma.
Jdan and Ostrosky from the Teuton
Wednesday, the war office announc
ed. The Germans were repulsed. The
Russians prisonered 1500
Heavy fighting continues along the
upper Bus the statement declared,
and along the Narew the enemy is at.
tacking with artillery. The German
offensive is without result. Advance
guard engagements west and south "f
Mitau resulted to the Russian advan
tase, it is claimed.
WANT PRESIDENT TO
TO MAKE
CHICAGO. July 2J. Th h crtn.r
Committee of the board f a!d, rm. ii
has adopted a resolution a.k'ng presi
dent Wilson to uppomt a ppeeial com
mission to liiveilU.ite (lie i:.icl land
disaster. The probe of fi h a com
mission is desired because 'he Invest!,
gallon of the stea'nboai iri:-ieetnoi
service at which Secr.o.crv of com
merce Red field presided does not
merit the public confidence. '
William Hull, general manager of
the Chicago and St Joseph Steatnshlu
company, operating the Knstluml, ap
peared at the federal building todav
to appear as a witness In the grand
jury Investigation. H was In chartc
of a federal marshal, hiving nuked
that he be given protection against
possible violence. Hull Is one of l
men held to the grand Jury on
charge of manslaughter by the com.
ner's Jury.
Madman Kill Children.
TEMPLE, Texas. July 29 A mad
man battered the three children of
W. R Grimes to death with a plli
early today. Hs serlouiily Injurml
Orlmn and his wife.
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