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v --'-- DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION . TO ADVERTISERS. Portrait for Eastern Oretrmi. by th l'nid State Weather Obaetvet I Portland. Kaln or "now tonight and WrditM- Jay. The Kast OregonlaD has the largest paid circulation of an; paper In Oregon. Mat of Port laud and over twice tbe circulation In 1'cndleton ot any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEtt. CITY OFFICIAL PAP BR. VOL. 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JAXrAliY 20, 1914. NO. 8093 if WILSON DELIVERS ADDRESS ON TRUST PROBLEM TO CONGRESS Interlocking Directorates is Crux of System, Declares President-Attack is Made on Group of Millionaires Who Constitute Monopoly-Congress Should Decide to Compel Big Owners of Stock in Corporations to Elect in Which One They Will Vote on Conduct of Affairs. GUILT SHOULD BE MADE PERSONAL IN SUITS AGAINST TRUST Public Opinion Has Finally Conquered "Big Business," He Says- -Men of Affairs Today Are Convinced That "the Ways of Liberty Are Also the Ways of Peace and Also the Ways of Business Men"-No Sweeping ' Changes Are Necessary. Summary of President WASHINGTON. I). C, Jan. 2ft. The interlocking of the personnel of directorate of treat corporations- banks, railroad)), Industrial, com mercial and public service bodies la the crux of the trust system. In the opinion of President Wilson. ' He made this plain today In a special address to congress In which he discussed anil-trust legislation. Discussing evils resulting from such Interlocking directorates, the president caustically attacked a group of millionaires who, by reason of enormous holdings of stock in numerous corporations, constitute virtual monopolies. He virtually told congress that It should decide whether big owners of stock in corporations had been compelled to elect in which one of them they will exercise their right to vote on the conduct of affairs. The president declared emphatically for the creation of an Industri al commission and declured that public opinion had finally conquered Hlg Business so that the average business man was convinced that "the ways of liberty are also the ways of peace and also the ways of success." He emphatically approved making guilt personal In all suits against trusts. "Kveiy art of business Is done at the command or upon the initiative of some ascertainable person or group- of persons," he s:iil, "and these should be held Individually responsible and the punish ment should fall upon them and not upon the business organization of which they make Illegal use." . - - - - WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. For the! fifth time since he was elected, Fres-1 Went Wilson Journeyed from the Whltehouse to the capltol to address congress toduy, this time on the sub Ject of the trust situation. Most of the cabinet members accompanied, him. Admission was by tickets which were exceedingly hard to obtain, as' but one apiece was allowed congress men and senators. The Interlocking of the personnel; of directorates of great corporations with banks, railroads. Industrial, com mercial and public service bodies. Is the crux of the trust system. In the f pinion of the president. He made this plain In his special address. In which he discussed th proposed anti-trust legislation. Discussing the evils resulting from Interlocking di rectorates, the president caustically attacked a group of millionaires who by mason of their enormous holdings of stock In numerous corporation, crnstltutes virtual monopolies and virtually told congress It should de cide whether big owners of stock In . corporatloos should be compelled to elect In which one of them they will exercise the right to vote on the con duct of affairs. The president declared emphatical ly for the creation of an Industrial commission and declared that public opinion had finally conquered big business so that the average business man was convinced that "the ways of liberty are also the ways of peace Mod also the ways of the business :mnn." He emphatically approved making guilt personal In all suits against the trnsta "Every act of business Is done at, the command or upon tho Initiative or some ascertainable person or group of persons," he said, "and these should he held Individually responsible and punishment should fall upon them, not upon the business organization of which they make Illegal use. "Legislation lias Its atmosphere like of accommodation and mutual under standing, which we now beckon, with sc. much refreshment, Is a matter of sincere congratulation," the president .continued. , ' "This ought to make our task much less difficult and embarrassing than It would have been had we con tinued an atmosphere of suspicion, und antagonism which so long has made Impossible nn approach to such questions with dispassionate fairness. "Constructive legislation, when successful. Is always the embodi ment of the- convincing experience of mature public opinion which finally ' springs out of that experience. Great business men who organized and fi nanced monopoly, and those who ad ministered It in actual everyday tran sactions, hnve, year after year, and until now, either denied its existence or Justified It as necessary for the ef fective maintenance and development of the bast business processes of the country In modern circumstances of trade, manufacture and finance, but Wilson's Trust Message all the while opinion has made head way against them. The average bus iness man Is convinced that the ways of liberty are also the ways of peace and the ways of success as well, and at last the masters of business on a great scale have begun to yield to their purpose, and perhaps their Judgment also. In honorable . surren der "Fortunately no measures for n sweeping or novel change are neces sary." TO INVESTIGATE JUDGE SPEER OF GEORGIA COURT MACON, Ga., Jan. 20. A commit tee from the house of representatives will probe charges that Federal Judge Speer of Georgia, used his official po sition to unjustly and corruptly de cide cases In favor of relatives. It Is also charged that Speer allowed his ron In law to take Jobs about the (curt and that Speer also Is guilty of unlawful and corrupt conduct In deciding esses where his son-in-law had a contingent fee. FORMER LOCAL MAN WRITES ABOUT ALASKA EXPEDITION After traveling 25 miles by horse sled, ISO miles by dog team, 1800 miles by ocean steamer and S00 miles by railroad train, an Interesting let ter has been received by J. F. Robin son, proprietor of the Domestic laun dry, from John G, Bellows, who a year ago drove one of his laundry wagons and who Is now assistant su perintendent of the Alaska coal expe dition which has for Its purpose the bringing to tidewater of 800 tons of coal to be tested by the U. S. navy. The expedition Is working out from Knlk, Alaska, according to Mr. Bel lows' letter, which was written on De cembpr 15 and which has since been traveling bv various methods of transportation. There are GO men on the expedition, 60 horses and 450 tons of supplies. Mr. Rellows writes that they had 70 miles of trail to cut snd break oefore they could get to the coal but that they hoped to be moving the coal to tidewater by Jan uary 1. If the U. S. navy finds the coal adaptable for use, Mr, Bellows thinks a number of big projects will be form Ing in that part of Alaska. As for himself, he states that as soon as the coal Is delivered, he In tends going to the Nelchtm gold camps, a new find within easy reach and expects to strike a pay streak during the summer months. The average man's brains are use ful to another man who knows Just how to use them. PRESIDENT W00DR0W WILSON - ... I " t . 'Sis- t" ; ' Ja' Aii-v. , i ; ff ' 1 i f y i i vn fi .-.' v i'wm . SI " ' .:: V rv - 't' 1 Tor tin Ilftli TIiih' Since Itelng Klcc Contrrpw to IVrxwnally IK'livcr II on Uie Trust lrblem. OFFER MADE COMMERCIAL CLUB FOR QUARTERS IN REMODELED HOTEL PENDLETON; ! Bjard of Managers Has Asked for More Details Before Action is Taken on the Proposal. There Is a possibility that a sixth floor may be added to the new Hotel Pendleton and the top floor be de voted to Commercial Club purposes Yesterday afternoon the Commercial Club managers met with Wesley Mat lock who In behalf of his father sub mitted a tentative offer whereby the club may secure quarters in the ho tel If certain conditions are met. The offer Is the free use of the top story for club purposes for 20 years provided the Commercial organisation raise sufficient money to meet the ccst of the additional storv. It Is estimated this will be 116.000. The GEESE ADD DOCKS DAMAGE CHI AT ECHO (Special Correspondence.) ECHO. Ore.. Jan. 20. Wild geese and ducks are seriously damaging the grain fields a few miles east of Echo. They roost In large numbers on the government reservoir of the t'matllla project, nine miles north of Echo, which had been declared a fed eral game reserve and where they are not molested, from which the geese fly to the grain fields during the day time and the ducks go out at Mght. Owing to the mild winter and the abundance of feed the birds have not gone further south at this season of the year, as heretofore, but FATE OF HATE LEAGUE IS OEIIIG SETTLED AT I.IEETIIIG III WAELA WALLA The fate of the Western Trl-state league for the year 1914 Is being set tled today In Walla Walla at the an nual meeting of the directors. Though prospects of orgnnleed ball In Pendleton are not very bright, the local ctub has representatives at the meeting and, while they have no In structions to take Jeflnite action for or against continuing the local fran chise, their report of the situation will probably settle the matter. Pres ident Wesley N. Matlock and Fred W. Lampkln. as proxy for R. W. Rltner, vice president and director, are the delegates. Walla Walla is proposing a six-club league with franchises In Pendleton, Walla Walla, Baker, . La Grande, North Taklma and Lewlston. She Is also Issuing the siren cry of "rigid ob tl President. Mr. WILson Goes to Ik MeMsujtc Hl Subjct TliU Time If offer given the board of managers did not specify as to what the charges would be for heating and for eleva tor serlce. It Is also reported that the term of years the club may use the building is subject to change, the owner being willing If necessary to allow a longer term of years than 20 years. Owing to the fact the offer made the club was somewhat Indefinite, the managing board took no definite ac tion yesterday but asked that further information as to the details of the plan be provided. It Is possible that In lieu of the of fer made by Mr. Matlock a counter offer to the effect the new quarters be provided the club on a rental ba sis may be made by the board of man agers. Such an arrangement would save the necessity of raising a large sum by subscription as then the club would merely have to furnish the new rooms. remained all winter and are still here In large numbers. Also the season has advanced the fall sown grain un til the ducks and geese have quit the stubble fields and are feeding on the young grain. It is claimed that they are getting especially bad since the close of the hunting . season January 15th, lis up to that time they were hunted considerably and kept mov ing. Much of the grain on which they are feeding will have to be resown. One farmer will have to reseed an en tire 320 acre field. Many of the far mers are now herding them out of their fields. servance of a $1200 salary limit," the violation of which provision In the past has done more than anything else to send the various clubs on the shoals of bankruptcy. The only pro posed feature that makes the ettua-i tlon at all hopeful so far as Pendle ton Is concerned is the 96 game schedule which would make the sea son end July 15. With a short season, there is little doubt felt that the club could pay out as baseball Is well patronized here until July 4, after which the money taken In at the gate wouldn't pay the salary of a bat rustler. Walla Walla Is In favor of this short season for the same reason. (Continued on pace eight) HUERTA NO! 10 TAKE FIELD AS FIRS! PLANNED His Cabinet Opposes the Idea and the Dictator Temporarily Aban dons His Program. MIDNIGHT MEETING HELD Mexican Ireslclent Declares H; Can Knl ItclM-llion If He Goes Person ally to tlni ("ront to Iicad Ills Sol-li-i Ministers to a Man Kcfu-ie . to I.lstt-rt to Surfi Plan. MEXICO CITY. Jan. 20. Thai ! Huerta has abandoned temporarily his plan to take the field In person ligainst the rebels was stated offi cially. The change of program didn't please the dictator. It is understood, but the cabinet insisted. , Huerta called the cabinet members together unexpectedly at midnight to tell them he thought he could put the rebellion down If he led his troops himself and that he nroDOsed to do it. Without exception the ministers j objected so vehemently that he final ly yielded, for the time at least. Ml SAFE AFTER OAXYOXVlLLU.Orr., Jan. 20. After all hope tliat tbey were alive had almost been abandoned, the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Matbot Adam, won wandered auay ' from their home 1 1 miles cast of Koseburg early Sunday - morning, accidentally came upon a ranch house In the woods near Canyonvllle at 10 o'clock last light where they were given food and cared for. News of their safety reach iyl here today. They are suffering extremely from exposure and hunger. Hundreds of farmers had searched for the children ever since the alarm was giicn Sunday night, when the chil dren failed to return home after go ing to the woods nearby. ELKS PLAN TO AOD 2 TO Contemporaneous with the formal proposal for the erection of new Com mercial club rooms Is the announce ment today by Pendleton lodge, No. 288, B.' P. O. E., of a plan to spend $35,000 in the building of a two-story addition and in other improvements to the Elk building on the corner of Court and Cottonwood streets. Ten tative plans for the contemplated work have been drawn up by Archi tects Tourtelotte and Hummel of Portland and are now on exhibition In the club rooms. The proposed plan includes the re modeling of the present second floor, the changing of the entrance to Main street, and the building on of two more stories, making the structure a four-story affair. The lower floor would still be used solely by Hamley & Co., for store an1 factory purposes save room at the northeast corner of the building for an entrance. To compensate them for the loss of space, they would be given the room In the back now used as an entrance. A tradesman's en trance to the club rooms would lead up from the rear of the building, the lodge owning five feet of ground be yond the southern wall of the build ing. The entire second floor would be used by the loJge for club rooms, and would be remodeled throughout. The Court and Cottonwood corner room would be a lounging room and a fire place would be Installed in It. Just to the west would be 'a large library room and a blllard room would be to the rear of the lounging room. Off of the entrance would be a ladles' re-j ceptlon room. It being the intention ! of the club to have ladles' days. This room would take up a portion of the present lodge room and the remain der of the space would be utilized for a banquet room, 'cloak room and toil ets. A general reception room would also lead off of the entrance. In the rear of the building, several card rooms, two committee rooms, a kitch en, & buffet and a laundry would be built. Cotonades and short parti tttions would be used Instead of solid partitions. The main part of the third floor (Continued on page eight) STORIES BUILDING 7 ' "J DEAD AFTER 9 X J. z S : 1(1 CONVICTS M'ALISTER, Okla., Jan. 26. Seven nen were shot to death and three per sons wounded yesterday when three convicts attempted to escape from the penitentiary and were shot by guards One of the men murdered by con victs In their mad dash for liberty was John H. Thomas of Muskogee, former United States district Judge and once congressman from Illinois. Despite the commotion caused by REPRESENTATIVE IN FIST FIGHT WITH AN ATTORNEY WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Repre sentative JohnBon of Kentucky and John Shields, an attorney, engaged in a fist fight in the house District of Columbia committee room. The faces of both, were cut and brufced More than a dozen blows were ex changed. Johnson demanded a re volver after clerks had separated the combatants. JOHN P. M'MANUS INDICTED ON GHAR6E OF LARCERY John P. McManus, veteran editor of the Pilot Rock Record and one of the best known citizens of the south end of the county, was this morning indicted by the grand Jury on a charge of larceny. It Is alleged that he stole a quantity of wheat belonging to a rancher of Coombs' canyon. The other side of the story, accord ing to reports, is that the rancher owed McManus a debt and. Upon his refusal to pay the latter appropriated sufficient -grain to cover the debt. It is said that McManus acted upon le vn advice. He has empowered R. R. Johnson, his attorney, to represent him in court. Two other Indictments were return ed this morning by the grand Jury but the name of one of the men involved is withheld Inasmuch as he Is not yet In custody. The other was William Hart, charged with larceny. It is al leged that he stole a number of ar ticles from the Hamley store and from the Empire lodging house. The Jury Is this afternoon consider- j ing a case which will prove very in teresting should It result In an In dictment. New Supply of Dolls. The "Anna Belle" Dolls which the East Oregonlan has been giving away for the past two weeks have so pleased the girls and boys who have been In- 4 terested in "Anna Belle" and this paper that the large sup- ply of dolls has been tempor- arfly exhausted. A new ship- ment will reach us shortly. All girls and boys who still desire 4 these dolls will please hold 4 their subscriptions and coupons until Thursday, January 22nd. at which time the new supply of dolls should reach us. NEWS SUMMARY General. Seven men are killed when three j' KOIIERS CARRY OUT DESPERATE Plili ,rOIM penitentiary son yard holdi ner Morti , make dash . for liberty. I keep the guards from shooting. Shield- children who wander from'fd by the Klrl.g pr98ence and che,rBj ff ft I bp VmnkA In Ufwnrtnan ma a r a i ...... ... "-.f. l cabin of a rancher. President Wilson delivers special nx-votce to congress on trust question. 1'nlon official Is held up and rob bed In Pullman car on D. & O. train 1... . . ,, , . it umn niium in aiii'Kc-! is a uctee- tle in the employ of the West Vir ginia coal operators. Judge Speer of Georgia will be In Ycstlgnted for alleged corrupt act while In office. HepresentatUe Johnson of Ken tucky and Attorney John shield en jjase in fist fight In committee room. Huerta changes his plans about taking the field In porxm to put down rebellion. local. Tentative offer made to Commert Itl club for use of additional story on Ho tel 1'cndleton. Klks announce $35,000 Improve ment to their building. late of Western Trl-state league being deckled today. Jthn P. McManus Indicted for tak ing grain front neighbor. Interesting letter after month's Journey over snow, land and sea, reaclteti Pendleton. It) men II. Cohen explains cattle situation. DASH FOB LIBERTY ABE SHOT TO DEATH the three men trying to shoot down everyone who came in their way, no general attempt was made by other convicts, to Join in the delivery. The three mutineers were encouraged by their less desperate fellows who cheer ed the onslaught of. the prisoners. Girt Used as Shield. So rapidly did the three convicts shoot down those in their path that they reached the prison gate before the guards could return their fire. The desperadoes had taken the keys from the turnkey. John Martin, whom they had wounded and had sheltered themselves through the prison yard by holding Mary Foster, a telephone operator, in front of them until th only shot fired by guards in the yard hit the girl in the leg. Outside the gate the men seized the horse and buggy of Warden Dick and dashed away only to be shot to death by pursuing guards. One of the con- victs fought to the last, their stolen horse lashed to a gallop by the other two. They fired their last cartridges at the on-coming guards who poured in a deadly fire from horseback. Horse Killed, Too. j Even after the three escaped mea were lying dead in the bottonf of the careening buggy, the frightened horse of - the warden dashed onward until felled by a bullet from the pursuers. How the men obtained the Weapons and planned to escape has not been discovered, but a rigid Inquiry! will be begun soon. I The dead: John It. Thorhas, Muskogee,! former United States district Judge. - H. H. Drover, superintendent Ber tillon department. i Patrick Oakes, assistant s depaty warden. .- SV C, Godfrey, guard. ...... China Reed, under sentence of twe" years for larceny. . . Tom Lane, Vaul's valley, under five year sentence for forgery. Charles KoonU, Comanche county, serving forty years sentence for naa-.O-ughter. '? Wounded: John Martin, turnkey,- shot through cheek. C. L. Wood, guard, shot through arm. Mary Foster, telephone operator, shot through leg. Beat. Shoot, Rob Turnkey. The attempted mutiny occurred at the end of the day's work and waa led by Reed, Ltne and KoonU. . The three men worked In the tail orshop and when their work, was end ed they approached the back door of the office In the American building. There they met Martin- the tvnkey. They told Martin they wanted to see the parole officer. Ap Martin opened the door Reed struck him repeatedly with a large revolver, shot him through the cheek and robbed the turnkey of his keys. Judge Mortally Wounded. John It. Thomas, formerly United States diMrict Judge and widely known throughout Oklahoma waa sitting In the warden's office, awaiting the re turn of Warden R. W. Dick, with whom he had a business engagement. "There must be some trouble out side," he said as he arose and walked toward the door of the warden's of fice. Apparently mistaking Judge Thomas for the warden, the mutineers fired a volley of shots at him. He sank to the floor mortally wounded Fearing an alarm might be riven . by the telephone operator, Mary Fos ter, the three men next gave their at tention to the switchboard. They turned it over and tried to disconnect It "Tou come with us," they shouted as they dragged the girl Into the prl- on bv 1.50ft ponvlrta tho Dir.. men made their way across the yard. prison Only one shot was fired at them and It struck the girl. A V h U LIlTlll t V. . .......... I -J I - '-v ' " " " "if iJllM. wirumi the convicts sprang to the priion gate. With the keys they had taken from Turnkey Martin they unlocked U and were free. Outside the gate the horse and buggy of Warden Hick was tied. The men sprang Into It l'urxilt (jult-kly IVrglns. The wall guns began to belch forth at the fleeing convicts. Guards and prison officials quickly mounted horses and the pursuit of the convicts begun. It as short livod. The heavy load Warden Dick's horse was pulling soon ended the flight. The guurds were overtaking the prisoners. "You'll never take u" alive," shout ed Reed, as he stood up in the buggy and fired at the approaching officers. The other convicts bent low to avoid the spattering bullets. Reed fought the fight alone. Fearstr!ckcn, th others crouched behind the stngKerin4 horse The guards poured a merel Uss fire Into the buggy. The horn fell and the convicts ceased firing The three mutineers lay In a heap Is) the bullet-ridJled buggy, dead. 1 1 4 ! t I 1 ! Hi