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DAILY EVENING EDITION
DAILY EVEHIHG ED1TI011
Jinmwi for Eastern Oregon, by the
tailed Ktatca Weather Observer
at Portland.
Probably mow toily ami Friday.
TO ADVERTISERS. .
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I'ortlund and over twice tbe circulation In
Pendleton of any other newapaper.
CO UNTY'OFFI CIA L PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL 25.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMUKK 25 1913.
NO. 8071
BDlT
U WILLIAMS VICTIM OF -DROWNING
IN PECULIAR WAY
While Under Influence of Liquor, He Falls Into Sunken
Barrel Filled With Water Along 0-W. R. & N. Tracks
Body is Found Yesterday Afternoon by a Freight
Crew Near Gibbon-Williams Had Been Charged
With Shooting Elk and Was Awaiting Grand Jury.
Lying head downward In a sunken
barrel of water along the O.-W. It.
A. N. tracks near Gibbon, the body of
Julius Williams, the InJan recently
arrested on a charge of killing an
elk, was found yesterday afternoon by
a freight crew. Coroner H. 8. Oar
field was called and conducted an in
vestigation that convinces him that
the Indian was a victim, not of sul
cde or foul play, but of one of the
queerest accidents In the annals of
the country. While drunk and numb
ed by cold, he believes WIUlamB slip
ped and pitched headlong Into the
barret and was drowned In the water.
Williams was In Pendleton Tuesday
and took No. IS for Gibbon out from
which he lived on his allotment. U
was dnrk when he arrived anj he
borrowed a lantern from the station
agent In order to find his way home.
He was pretty well under the Influ
ence of liquor at the time, according
to the agent. . . -
His tracks In the snow showed that
he had walked along the right of way
for some distance and at one place
had tried to crawl through a barbed
wire fence but had evidently been un
able to accomplish the feat because
of his condition. He had evidently
turned and had laid down In tne .now
for awhile. An empty flask near the
tracks Indicate that he hail oontlnueJ
his drinking while walking along.
From the place where b had laid
down,' the tracks led to the steep em
bankment upon which the track runs.
He had chosen a point to ascent It
at the topnf which was one of the
sunken barrels In which Is kept wa
ter for the protection of brldgi-s
against fire. It was uncovered. Cor
oner Garfield thinks the Indian must
have been very numb and very drunn
at this time and that his feet slipped
out from In under him as he reached
the top of the Incline, precipitating
him headforemost Into the barrel.
The Ice had been broken by his
head, which waa submerged In the
water of the barrel. Unable to extri
cate himself, he had drowned, the
coroner thinks. From tne bend of
the waist the body was hanging In
the barrel, while the legs ere lying
along the ground. There were no
marks of violence found upon the
body and nothing to Indicate hut that
fall death resulted by accident. Ills
hat was still on his hcaa when the
body was removed. At Is was 'drawn
out Coroner fJurfleld stated that the
whiskey ran from his mouth.
Tho body was brought to the
morgue In this city by Undertaker
Judcl. No Inquest will be held ns the
coroner believes that Investigation
PART OF TAMPICO
' "When the bottle between the Mexl -
can factions began Sunday, Deo. 14,
. at Tampico, Admiral . Fletcher, , la
shows plainly the causo of the death
Williams was arrested a little over
a week ago by District Game Warden
Kdgar F. Averlll along with George
Forrest, a Gibbon rancher, end the
two were chargod In the Athena Jus
tice court with shooting two female
elk which had strayea away from
the herd Imported a year ago from
Wyoming. They were bound over to
the grand Jury under $500 each, ana
It was said, an attempt would be made
to have the Indian exonerate Forrest
and then defy the law on the ground
that the treaty of 1855 permits Indians
to hunt on the reservation.
Williams was a well known Indian,
making frequent visits to this city.
His wife, who was a daughter of Long
Hair, died two years ago. but he is
survived by three children, LiKlan
Williams, well known Indian bucka
roo, llary and Agnes Williams, aged
IS and. 10, who are attending school
at ft. Andrew's mission.,
Williams was a constant reader of
the Kast . Oregonlan and a Copy of
the paper was found In his pocket
when his body was discovered. '
OLDEST RULER IN WORLD
DISTRIBUTES PRESENTS
VIENNA, Dec. 25. Surrounded by
his two daughters Glsela and Maria
Valeria, a bevy of 12 grand children
and four great grand children, Em
peror Fran Joseph, the oldest ruler
it) tho world, today celebrated Christ
mas at Castle Schoenbrunri, and
personally distributed his gifts to
members of his family and court
Fran Joseph celebrated the sixty
fifth year of his reign on December
2, breuklng all records for the length
of time that any monarch has occu
pied a throne.
His daughter, Maria Valeria, Is
married to Archduke Fran Salvador
and has presented her husband with
nine children in 23 years seven arch
duchesses and two archdukes. Glsela
Is Princess Leopold of Rarvnia, her
self a grandmother whose oldest
grandchild Is 16. As tho emperot
feels that every Chrlptmas may be
tho last, the aged' ruler Is fond of
peeing his grand children, greAt grand
children, nieces and nephews, many
of whom have grand children, around
him on Christmas and personally pre
senting his gifts.
WATERFRONT, WHICH WAS NEUTRAL ZONE 11 BATTLE OF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14
'chargo of the United States warships
which had been hurried to the scene
rrom vera crui, declared a part of
tho waterfront neutral,, io the for
CHRISTMAS UBS
sn. now io save
Yonkers' Resident: Band Together
and Accumulate Sums Ranging!
From $30,000 to $175,000.
YONKERS. N. T Dec. 25.
There are mighty few of the Newly
Weds and the Older Weds of Yonker.
Mount Vernon and other sections of
Westchester county who., bethought
them of the fine Christmas they were
having today and then looked for
ward with gloom to the bills that
must be paid one week hence, when
the monthly statements arrive. For
the Newly Weds and Older Weds of
these localities this yeur solved the
problem of spending with a fair de
gree of prodigality on their Christ
mas presents without going into
debt or completely depleting the fam
ily exchequer to do so.
They formed Christmas clubs early
In January 1913, with headquarters in
various banks and financial institu
tions, and by the time Christmas shop
ping was necessary had raved sums
from (30,000 to 1175,000. Mem
bers of the clubs, according to their
finances, banked sums ranging from
10 cents to $2 every week. Two
rer cent Interest was paid on the av
erage weekly balance, except when a
member failed to bank for one week.
Scores of children's clubs were form
ed, but very few had a clean record
for continuous deposits, and there
fere they lost the 2 per cent interest.
The club which had 1175,000 to Its
credit this year, worked' the plan last
year when It met the drains of Christ
mas with a $75,000 fund. Another
club this year deposited $100,000 to
its credit when It came time to buy
Christmas present Still another club
In a large suburban town of New
Jersey had 8,000 members this year.
The amount this club saved was not
given.
POSTAL RECEIPTS LARGER .
THIN THOSE OF YEAR AGO
Indicating the growth and pros
perity of the city and the heavy state
of the Christmas trade here la the
fact that the postal receipts at the
local office this month are much
larger than a year ago. Lost year
the stamp sale for December yielded
the office $2,232 while already this
month the receipts from the same
source amount to $2,650. It will
reach the $3,000 mark, according to
the prediction of Assistant Postmas
ter Lester Cronln.
Especially good has been the parcel
post business for this year, showing
a big increase over the package busi
ness of a year ago. Mr. Cronln es
timates that the incoming parcels
have been twice as heavy this year as
last
Two extra clerks were necessary to
assist In the handling of the Christ
mas business and a wagon was put
on for the delivery of parcel' poBt
packages.
STf.TJll CHARGES SHOPVEKS.
Animal Escapes Vrom Car and Sends
Women Shrieking Into Stores.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 25. A
steer broke out of a car In the rail
way yards In Argentine, a Kansas
City, Knn., suburb and charged the
Christmas shoppers on the principal
streets. Women shrieked and ran
Into tho stores.
The steer finally was roped and re
turned to (he stockyards.
eigners who feared the attack on the
city by the constitutionalists would
endanger them would be safe. Ameri
cans those who bad not been taken
I 5r r ' t (r4
jsSKKt PUSHED WHEN
r m lTfOrso nwmn mourn
'Long about the Christmas the Joy o'
life you feel.
Room a-spinnln' round you in the
old Vlrglnny Iteel!
Old-time happy feelin that thrilled
you long ago,
And kiss yer rosy sweethearts when
they reach the mistletoe!
EVENING SCHOOL
In response to a demand for an evening school, the Board of Di
rectors of Pendleton Schools have decided to offer practical work In
such subjects as may be most desired by the young people of the com
munity. If enough applications ere made to Justify their maintenance
classes will be organized In the common branches, commercial subjects,
domestic science, manual training, and possibly others If the need Is
strong enough. Such classes will be conducted on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday evenings, leaving the Intervening evenings for study.
All young persons wishing to avail themselves of these opportuni
ties will please communicate with Supt Landers or Prin. Hampton be
fore Monday, January 5th. W E. EROCK,
Chairman of School Board.
raws ii
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HOLIDAY QUIETLY
LONDON, Dec. 25. King George
and Queen Mary today spent their
Christmas very quietly with their chil
dren and a few Intimate friends at
their Norfolk residence, Sandrlngham.
They were Joined early this morning
by Queen Mother Alexandra and
Princess Victoria, who drove over
from Tork cottage, and the . whole
family settled down to the enjoyment
of a "good old-fashioned English
Christmas."
There are never any thrills at Sand
rlngham, for there the king lives like
an ordinary country gentteman. Af
ter, the usual church service the
morning was devoted to a tour of the
estate, during which the - king and
queen had friendly words of greet
ing for the various royal tenents.
Luncheon was Informal, and tonight
there will be an unpretentious fam
ily dinner party, followed by games
around a monster Christmas tree. On
these occasions the king romps with
his children Just like any other fath
er. He is always considerate of the
servants on Christmas, and household
work is cut down to the minimum.
There will he a big dinner and ball
for the roya lservants and tenents,
and for ' dependents or neighbors
gifts of turkeys, geeso, beef, cloth
ing, etc.
Such Christmas presents as are re
ceived by the royal family come only
from relatives and intimate friends.
aboard tho battleships and other
foreigners, throngod the beach till
the constitutionalists were driven
OUt . . .. . . .
Tney'tell us heaven is far away, but
still to me it's clear
That heaven is mighty sociable and
comes to see us here!
If the angels heard our music a-goin'
with a will
Their fairy feet would fidget an' you
couldn't keep 'em still!
F. L, Stanton. '
WILL BE ORGANIZED
E
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WITH THEM Will
and no list t available. The royal
children had made a great secret of
their gifts to their parents and there
was much Juvenile Joy and excite
ment over those they received. The
king and queen always give presents
of useful rather than ornamental
character, and they sternly discour
age extravagance on the. part of their
children.
SEATTLE. TAC01
TOCOMA, Wash., Dec. 25. China
ware was thrown to the floor and
windows rattled when a moderately
heavy earthquake shock was felt
here at 6:40 o'clock this morning.
No damage has been reported.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 25. Se
attle and towns In the vicinity were
given a rude awakening at 6:40
o'clock this morning when an earth
quake shock of a minute and a half
duration was felt, shaking residences
and business blocks. No serious dam
age has been reported. Reports
from outside Seattle show tha tremor
to. have been more severe.
SttKNCH CRnSEK IS
IXI'SIIED TC TAMTICO.
. VERA CRUZ. Dec. 25. The Frcach
cruiser Conde sailed from here for
Tampico, th commander- having re
ceived an urgent call from that port
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
ClUWron aro cuhtl to death when
cry of 'fire'' to raised at Christina
tvlcbrntinn near Cnluniet, Mleh., for
benefit of striking mltters. Many wo
men also are killed.
Christmas spirit at Yonkers and
at her New Jersey towns Is made more
JO) on through the fact there will he
no "bills at end or month. All citi
zens joined Christmas club ana anv
ed fund for holiday.
Kins and queen of Knjrlaml enjoy
Christinas among their children.
KniNrnr Joseph, oktcst living rul
er, distribute sift
Ijocal.
.T.dlns Williams, well known Indian,
found dead with head In barrel ol
water along track.
Christmas trading was good In Pen.
dleton and started early in month.
Postal business much heavier Uits
month than roar ago.
EARTHQUAKE BOCKS
Christmas Exercises Were Being
Held for Striking Miners in Mich
igan When Cry of "Fire" Starts.
SEVENH-SIX KNOWN DEAD
Many Women Are Also X umbered
Among Jjont Investigation VrlJl lie
Made I Utter War Between Cap
ital and Labor Haifa As lloth Sides
Join In Itclief Meaeurca.
CALUMKT, Midi., Dec. 25. Trie
exact number of persons who perish
ed as a result of a panic that fallow
ed a false alarm of fire at a Chrls
nias celebraion for tho striktng miner
and their families at Italian ban at
Rod Jacket, was unknown rarlr to
day but 76 crushed bodies, mostly Ut
ile ciiuoren and women, have heeo
recovered. Tho list of the dead. It
feared, win be increased as it is
known that several frantic parents
grasped the bodies of their dead chil
dren and carried tliem to their- homes
Vfore they could bo tabulated by tlx
police. Hair a handred persoa were
Injured bat less than rive are faulty
hurt.
The bodies of the known dead
were laid oat In long rows in the town
hall todUT. Flfty-fdx of them are ohll-
dren their Ilres crushed out because
tlH'lr i n rents lost their heaiai xt i,p
cry of fire. Among the dead were 14
women and mx men. nearly an Ital
ians.
An I nr estimation by Fire Chief Trn
dell sliowed no trace of flro anmiiere
in the building. An Investigation of
me disaster is being demanded. Re
lief measures win be disemwed at a
public meetlnz of citlxena 11m mn-
per country callNI for noon today. A
irueo ui uie Diorr war between cap
ital and labor lias been eallnl and
1mUi faeUong liave united' .In .relief
work and In the- search for the wrw
son who precipitated the disaster by
crying "flre., Seven hundred neonfr
were in the hall when the panic start-
eu.
Tito Christmas exercises for trie
children vere nearly concluded and
a boarded Santa Cliras burdened
with a huge sack or toys had made
hi aiV)earanco nn the- riam imr ,Hc
trihiited girts, when an unidentified
stranger thrust his head In the- rt-oni
dtor and shrieked out the one word
that started a rush for the stairway.
Women and elrls fousht for rJhm
In tlie nuid rush that ensuetl. Citi
zens who sought to enter thn hull,!.
ing after- the worst or the panic had
suosmea were Mocked by a huge
mass or Doaica wedged at the- stair
way.
0, A. IT. CADET BAND
MADE PORTLUD HIT
That the O. A. C. cadet r!m.ni
band which Is to nhy here next v-nn-
dajr evening at the high sctkool audito
rium is an organization well worth
hearing Is shown by the followinr .
tract from the Journal's report of the
concert given in Portland Tuesday
evening.
It was a very pleastnz concert thnt
the Oregon Agricultural college cadel
nana gave at the Washington high
school adudltorium last night. Owing
to. the Christmas rush, the audience
was not as large as tt shoeld have
been, but those present certainly dis
played enthusiasm. Applause was
spontaneous and encores were numer
ous. The band Is directed by Jf. L.
Deard of the college faculty, and tne
fact that such works as ' "Prt and
rensant." excerpts from "Klgoletto"
nml other big numbers were played in
excellent style, showed thnt the ban,!
has been rehearsing Industriously and
effectively. The fact that the organ
ization seldom retains any lndivldutl
member longer than four years makes
Its brilliant work all the more re
niarkable and praiseworthy, although
of course oulte a few of
come to the college with some musi
cal training. The college haa two
bands, a senior and a Junior, the mem-
bers of the senior organisation hrlno
drafted trom the junior wnen ripe for
promotion. One feature particularly
noteworthy was the splendid military
bearing and discipline.
On this tour the band presents two
soloists, Ttoss Johnson, tenor, and O
W. James, tuba. Mr. Johnson is the
possessor of beautiful volve of the true
lyric quality, velvetv and' evt-n
throughout, and ho sung with perfect
ease and fine expression. Few tcno
heard In Portland for a long time
have been more pleasing. Mr. Jame
played the tuba with the nasn nf on
performing en a cornet, his cadence
being clean cut and well balanced.
TRADE IN Ml
LINES
PASSES
EXPECTATIONS
Pendleton Merchants Express Their
Satisfaction Over Business Dur
ing Holiday Season.
SHOPPINB BEGAN EARLY
Bujtnem Houses Able to Handle In.
creased Trade Without Experienc
ing the Eleventh-Hoar Kasb Peo
ple of City Prosperous and Much
Money is Spent.
Christmas shopping this year ia
Pendleton has been marked kv
distinctive features. It haa been be-
ond the expectation of merrhnta
and It started early and Continued
steady without any of tho nnnrHn.
of former years. This la the testimony
vi mimoni every merchant In the city.
"Do jour Christmas shopping ear
ly" has been the cry of the newspa
pers and that It was heeded la the
verdict of storekeeoera and
and they are very thankful that at
last me people have awakened to the
advantage ! buying their presents in
advance. Active holiday trade com
menced oa the first of December and
though better than for many yean,
was -not marked by th uauai nh
during the last few day which Aas
proved so- distressing to all concerned.
"Our Christmas trade haa h ,.
best we have ever had," said Bond
tsros.. proprietors of the Bond Bros,
men' stare. aaA tha VArMinua
Clothing Store, "and yet we have had
no rusn mat we could not . handle.
The Christmas trade began three
weeks ago and haa been steady and
constant ever since. , We never had a
day In which the sales would ap
proach: those at the dar hofara ehru.
mas laet year but our books show that
there has been a 15 per cent increase
Iti our business. And we want tn tub.
this occasion of thanking the newspa
pers tor thete effecrhre campaign for
early shopping."
There is ne question but that' the
Do your Christmas nonninr -iv
campaign as carried on by the papers
has helped wonderfully" niri i...
Cohen of the Peoples Warehouse.
iraae started actively on December
1 aod has continued un until' tho io
It has bwn very good with- ua" '
A. D. FiAst. manaeer nf th . rszo
ittie Mo:o is another who tsttri..4
to the early commencement of Christ-
nias snopping and its healthy condl
tmn. "It opened earlv rn,l hu
to the end," he said, "and went away
eyona our expectations. Saturday
was the biggest dav In th. hio,...
our Institution. People eeemed pros
perous and wanted to spend their
money.."
"Our Christmas trad ln k ' ..-
best In ten years," Bad R Alexander.
iiropneror oc the Alexander Depart
ment Store. "We had t
plo-ad and could have used five more.
The trade started actively two weeks
go There has been nn mh
trade has continued steady."
Royat x. Sawtelle. Jeweler, eald:
"The holiday shoDnlmr Vts,
this year and for the nn.t i
there has been a steady buy. in for-
ner years, mere has been much con
gestion In the store but this year we
have been able to handle all our pat
rons. The buying this year showed
planning by the people and I have
been Impressed; with the fact that
there waa more buying of goods but
expensive girts than last year.
However, our business h.is h. i,n,.
ter. I think the newspapers have
neipea wonderfully In getln people
to start their huvlng early."
"Early buying was remarkable this
year with us." aid L O. Frailer of the
fraxler Pook Store, "and the tr:i.l.
as a whole has been very satlsf.ictory
it commenced the second week In the
month. Our sale of books this year
has been particularly heay and our
experience has been that the people
are buying much less trashy stuff than
neretofore."
"The buying commenced so earlv
this year" said A. J. McAllister of
the Pendleton lrug Co., "that the
merchants were pushed to gt't reu.ly
for it and I think that much depends
upon the merchants as to whether
the people will continue to do their
Christmas shopping early. Our busl-
ne.ss was ununually flood thin year." ,
Jack WutSfn of thn Wohlnnhi-m
Department Store, sai l: "Our Christ.'
mas business has been above expecta
tions. Tho neoi'lo swomrd to buv li-sa
expensive presents but mure of them
It used to be that the people held off
until the last three day but this year
thev started early nnd we had stea y
business to the last day."
Sam Jenkins, manager of The Huh,
had the followinr to say: "Our busi
ness has been better than we expeef.
ed It started about ten days ago and
(Cootluued on pafe Ova.)