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4 y-.w 1- DAILY EVEIIIIIG EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTIHER8. Foreeo for Ewlrrn Oregon, hj lb tolled State Weather OhfTtr at Portland. The Rut Oregonlan has the largest paid circulation of any paper la Oregon, east of Cortland and over twice tbe circulation lo Pendleton of any other newspaper. 6 Fair tonlg Ight anil Tuesday, 3j ? ; COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER, VOL 25. PENDLETON, OJIEGOX, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 10H. NO. 8122 II 1 VG7s s- A I - f T.V X l av NiV'Mf UViVA-VH .'. Hi STORM of SlEH Traffic is Badly Crippled : Over Sev eral States Where Blizzards Are Raging Unabated. t ZERO TEMPERATURES ALSO Much Suffering Is Claused Among the looi Know Is Drifting t'nder High Wind and all Trains and City Traffic Are Paralyzed Many Accident Reported In Chicago- CHICAGO. Feb. 23. Traffic Is badly crippled by the storm. Streets are slippery with Ice and many acci dent have occurred. The cold Is bitter. Suffering among the poor Is urcat. Two blizzards are raging, one centered In Montana and the other In Arkansas. Zero temperatures are re ported In both sections. InJInapollH, Feb. 23. One of the worst storms of the winter gripped Indianapolis today. Trains are stall ed and street car traffic Is paralysed. A high wind Is blowing, drifting the Know and causing much suffering. FEDERAL TROOP TRAIN IS DYNAMITED BY ZAPATISTAS 1 ATE OF SOLDIERS IS NOT KNOWN PASSENGERS HE POUTED TO BE SAFE. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 23 The Za patistas dynamited a federal troop iraln which was piloting a passenger fain on the Interoccanlc railroad from here to the coast. Those on the josscnger train were not hurt but the trains hud to return to Mexico City, the debris blocking the track. The fate of the soldiers In the troop train wns not nnnounced. WHEREAROl'TS OF GIRL IS MYSTERY sriUNGDALE, Ark.. Feb. 23. Catherine Winters has not yet been found. Dr. Winters. Catherine's father, arrived from Newcastle, In diana, today. He said the girl that Sheriff Shuster found Saturday In company of George Stuart bore only i' slight resemblance to Ms child. MANY KIU.ER IN HAITI ' IVY TROOPS OF GEN. THEODORE CAPF. HAT1EN. Feb. 23. Wide spread depredations and a good many Vllnngs by General Theodore and his fleeing troops who evacuated Cape Hatien last week are reported In the country about here. The fugitives are living on the country and helping themselves to what they need, shoot ing or cutting down those who re sist. J PEDRO. THE SNAKE. SOLD TO SHOWMAN PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 23. Various and sundry sighs of re- lief were sighed around the postofflce building Saturday aft- ernoon, when news went around that "Pedro" hud " been sold. Pedro Is a 7-foot long Mexican boa, thut has been having an In- Wresting existence as a ward of United States Marshal John Montug for the past three months. He was sold to a show- man for IS by W. Q. Colllnge, the postofflce engineer, who has been taking care of the snake. The serpent was acquired when Jennie Wrenn, snake- charmer, was arrested at Pen- dleton. The marshal was fore- ed to keep the snake, but after the case had been dismissed. Miss Wrenn failed to cfalm the serpent. An allowance was made for Its board by the government but With the dismissal of the rase, this fund, was shut off, and Colllnge found It expensive buying young rabbits and eggs by the dozen to satisfy the vo- raclous appetite. It fared so well on the good ' feed It was receiving that during the three months It shed Its skin twice, and grew from 6 1-2 to 7 feet 1 inch In length. M11EMSI HtLD RACE 1 BUS till POSSE TRIES 10 GET REVELERS Whites and Negroes in Clash in Which Deupty Sheriff is Killed Blacks Take to Flight. ... FIVE OF THEM SHOT DOWN Bloodhounds Are on Trail Necroes Were Hint to Open fire Vlon Slirrirf Went to Make Arrests at Tunica, Mllslpi Several Volleys Exchanged Between Thcin, TUXIA, MIbs., Feb. 23. A race war to In progress here, being precipitated when a posse of deputy sheriffs at tempted to arrest 30 negro revelers. The blacks opened fire on the offi cers, killing Deputy Love. Volleys were exchanged until the whites were forced to retreat by a shortage of ammunition. The negroes fled but bloodhounds were put on the trail. Five were tracked down and killed by a posse of men. The hunt for others Is still In progress. . , A HALFMOON IS A FULLMOON WHEN FULL OF MOONSHINE AND IF YOU DOXT BEIJEVE IT CONSCLT THE POMCE RIA)T TER FOR FACTS. When is a half moon full? Ask the police. They are ' not astronomers and may be so ignorant of heavenly wonders as to classify the signs of the zodiac as an amplification of the Bertllllon system, but, nevertheless, they discovered such a phenomenon this morning and they did It without the aid of a high-power telescope, too. They Just naturally descried an earth ly body careening along In a course that indicated It was out of Its orbit, and they towed it Into port for ex amination. It was reddish In appearance and smelled very much like a distillery, patrolman Alex Manning started to write his observations down In the book where all police discoveries are records J. "The name?" he said. "Halfmoon," said the Inebriated In dian. Manning "scratched his head. "Why not Fullmoon?" he asked. "Because Im a halfbood," came the answer. "But you're full also," pur sued the officer. He summoned Po lice Magistrate Fits Gerald. "Here's a drunk who says his name Is Half moon," he said. "How should I book him? As Halfmoon or Full moon? Maybe It ought to be as a full Halfmoon? How can a Halfmoon be a fullmoon at the same time? You as a Judge should know." The Jurist pulled a long face and, after mature deliberation delivered himself of the opinion that the ques tion was not one of law tut one of fact. "Consult the almanac," he ad vised. Manning did as admonished. He thumbed the latest edition of Ayers', went through a dictionary and ency clopedia and even went up to the li brary und perused the pages of a vol ume on astronomy. Nowhere could he find answer to his question. So. comin to the conclusion that he had made a new discovery, with true or iginality and genius, he Inscribed on the police blotter these words: "In fuse one quart of moonshine Into a Halfmoon and the result Is a full Halfmoon'. In hoc slgno vlncl. Vive la Galileo." D WIG I IT GEEK DIES OF HEART TROrUI.E ON VISIT SALEM, Ore., Feb. 23. Dwlght Geer son-in-law of the late F. X. Matthleu and cousin of T. T. Geer, ex-governor, died of heart disease at Buttevllle where he was visiting rel atives of his wife. Mr. Geer, with his brother-in-law, Albert McCully, was getting into a row-boat, to cross the river to the home of Mr. McCully, when he toppled Into the "water and was dead when diagged to the shore. Dr. B. F. Giesyi of Aurora, said the man died of heart trouble. The water in which he plunged was only two feet deep and he wos taken from It. before he had time to drown. In the last year Iowa produced 96, 953.183 pounds of butter, which was sold for US, 265,240. ARE BEING MISS Mill! TO COVE 10 Private Secretary of Governor Will Investigate Moral Conditions in Union County Town. LA GRANDE ALSO WATCHED (liurcew Being Made That Liquor I- Being Sold to High School Boy Official There Have Keen Ordered to Make An Investigation Cove Saloon May Do Closed. UNION. Ore., Feb. 23 Miss Hobba left Union at 1 o'cloek for Cove. She announced sne would examine ' tha records of the town at this time and return to Union at 4:30 this afternoon, en route to Salem. SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 23. Miss Fern Hobbs, Governor West's private sec retary, la on another mission of like character as that which sent her to Copperfleld. The governor's aide slipped out of the capital city Saturday night en route to Cove to investigate charges of Illegal Conduct of a saloon there. Governor West said that he expect ed a report from Miss Hobbs in two or three days, and then he would know Just what to do. - La Grande also Is in the lime light, and Governor West has ordered the county officials to make an investi gation and take the necessary action to remedy conditions. One letter received by him was from A. J. Adams, pastor of the Cen tral Christian Church of La Grande. He charges that one hotel Is redlight house, where high school boys go and get liquor. The pastor also char ges graft and Intimate official protec tion. Mr. Adams says the district at torney will take no action. LA GRANDE, Feb. 23. Miss Fern Hobbs, the governor's secretary, un escorted, passed through La Grande on her way to Cove to Investigate the moral conditions. She will reach Cove at 3 o'clock this afternoon. 0-W. H&N. TELEGRAPHERS MEET WITH OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT MEDIATOR IS ON HAND TO TRY TO EFFECT UNDERSTANDING. PORTLAND, Feb. 23. Conferences are being held between Government Mediator Hangar and representatives of the O.-W. R. & N. and Its tele graphers to learn the cause of the differences which resulted In the tele graphers voting to strike. Nothing will be made public until' an agree ment Is reached, Hangar announced. Teams' In Imdon, LONDON, Feb. 23. The American baseball teams arrived here today. The first exhibition game will bo on Thursday. NEWS SUMMARY General. Army and navy are in instant readi ness for Intervention in Mexico as situ atlon reaches critical point bccan.se of death of Englishman. Race, war hrenk) out in Tunia, Mississippi. One white and five black are killed. Middle west In grip of storm and traffic tied up. Southern California recovering from flood. Inderal troop train dynamited h Zapatista. Miss Hobbs on the way to Cove to Investigate saloon conditions. War rather than peace with dtshon rr should ho preferred say Senator Chamberlain. O.-W. K. & X. officials and tele graphers confer In Portland. local. Toda being observed an holiday in honor of George Washington. Evangelist Bulgin talks to immense) throng. Page S. Old guard leaders said to bo groom ing Gill Hand for county Judge Frank Soling announces candidacy to succeed himself, Halfmoon Uiat is full discovered by pollen. Kstclle Gray Co. here tonight. El PRESIDENT HUERTA AT A L.- 4 J V w ir. v s 0 rv 4 Despite his trials and the difficulties he finds himself in. President Huerta of Mexico has time for social affairs. In fact he Is enjoying himself to the limit. Every eveaifig he is entertain ed or entertains. In the days Huerta was a mere general or colonel in the Mexican army he did not associate with the best society In the capital. Being part or whole Indian, the pure- LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23. Southern California Is righting itself from the effects of the severest storm in 1H history. According to meager re ports nine persons have perished and property damaged Is estimated at two end a half million dollars. Thousands of acres of farm and orchard lands remained Inundated, streams are still out of their banks. However, the flood Is generally reced ing and further damage Is unlikely. Hundreds of houses along the Arroyo Seco are undermined, or flooded and more than fifty have been washed away. Is the old guard contingent of the republican party of Umatilla county grooming Tom Gtlliland. former coun ty JudRo and former commissioner. In an effort to make him the party's nominee for jude this spring? This is the case if current street reports todav mean anything. Dame liumor tells the story Cilliland was endorsed j for the Judgeship at a secret session held here Saturday with a number of prominent party workers in attend ance and with W. J. Furnish as the chief guide and counsellor. The same report has it that Georee Roberts and Douglas Holts, both avowed aspirants for the republican nomination are be- , Ing Importuned to get off the track, j How these men will take the sugges tion is not yet known. Another evident result of the cau cus is the reputed determination of J. N. Burgess to run for reelection as state senator. If all reports may he relied upon Mr. Hurgess is nov defi nitely committed to run again though no open announcement to that effect has been made. What Frunk Slouh will do In the matter Is not stated, but there are reporU to the effect he may withdraw from the race. There are also Indications that other present incumbents will seek re election. Frank Sating today filed, his declaration of Intention to seek re nomination as clerk. G. W. Bradley, treasurer and Hen S. Burroughs re corder, are also classed as candidates to succeed themselves. II. M. Cock burn, county commissioner, has al ready announced his candidacy for re election. C. A Parrett wants to succeed him i i I - II SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SLOWLY RECOVERS FROM SEVERE STORM OLD GUARD GROOMS GILLiLAND TO Bllll AG Al II FOR COUNTY JUDGESHIP FOR I HT EH VE DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION 1M - ' V - blooded Spaniards had no use for him. They rather looked down on him and his family. But since his rise to power he has proved himself the strongest man in Mexico, and now those who scorned . hlra . ars. glad enough to do him honor. The photo graph of Huerta shown here was ta ken at a diplomatic function. At his left is the wife of one of the foreign ministers with whom he Is conversing. Railroad restoration Is being rush ed In every quarter. The first trains to San Francisco since the storm be gan to leave today with a fair pros pect of getting through. No trains can be started over the coast line of the Southern Pacific for several days. The great citrus section still Is iso lated so far as rail communication is concerned. The interurban lines out of Los Angeles are being gradually restored. Transcontinental railroads remained helpless. The Los Angetes and San Gabriel rivers and the Arroyo Seco are receding. self as ' Joint senator and Is said to have the backing of the old guard leaders, something he has not had heretofore, their support being at tributed to the fact that Parrett has travelled closely with the old brigade since his reelection on a progressive platform four years asro. That the powers that be of the re publican party of this county will be for U. A. Dooth for the senatorial nomination is evidenced by numer ous circumstances. Several of the small republican weeklies contained eulogistic references to Mr. Booth's candidacy last week. Of possible political significance was a visit to the city yesterday by Charles V. Fulton, former senator from Oregon arid one of the old guard leaders of the state. Mr. Fulton is now practicing law In Portland. ENGLISH PUBLIC BELIEVES BENTON MURDERED BY VILLA LONDON. Feb. 23 Refusing to ac cept the story that Benton was court martialed at Juarez, the British public generally inclined to the belief the Englishman was murdered by Villa. Newspapers Insisted unanimously that the I'nited States intervent In Mexico or abrogate the Monroe doctrine so European governments may take a hand. Few men are able to appreciate a good Joke on themselves. M 7" if -, . J',: -, ii. 1 I X nil i no 'n mm am SIGNATURE JLTFJTHE PRESIDENT Preparations Have Been Going Steadily Foward Despite Administration's Effort to Avoid Interfering-Death of Englishman May Force Prompt Action on Part of the United States Government. W ASHINGTON, Feb. 23 The Mex ican situation was pronounced grave by acting Chairman Slilv 'l in ad dressing the members' f the senate foreign relations- committee. Hi; said lie still hoped for an am'chihle sola licn of the problem. It Is undci sUmkI Snivel y told President Wilson that the killing of Renton greatly aroused the senate and that some .f it mem-Ik'i-s in executive session caltcd for his death for '-wanton murder." WASHINGTON. Feb. 23 If United States troops and ships must inter vene In Mexico, it Is stated on high authority that the army and navy are ready. While the administration has dene all in Its power to avoid Inter vention, It hasn't neglected. It is stat ed, to prepare- fr it. War maps are ready and mobilization orders only awaltej the signature of the presi dent. -w t WAR, SAYS CHAMBERLAIN, IS BETTER THAN PEACE BOUGHT WITH DISHONOR SENATOR FROM OREGON DE nailBiV. S. SHOULD FIGHT FOR RIGHTS. WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. War rather than peace with dishonor and humiliation is the keynote of a stir ring Interview given out by Senator Chamberlain on Panama tolls. He said: "It seems to me the time has come when we ought to take a firm stand with Great Britain, as we have taken with Japan, and insist up on our rights to control our Interna tional affairs in whnt-so-ever man ner we see fit. If we have to fight to maintain our rights we might as well do it now as to yield to the demands of every foreign power, and practi cally fetter the commerce between the United States and every quarter of the globe." F.x-SenHr Teller Wn DENVER. Feb. 23. Former Sena tor Henry Teller died today from ln firmaties due to old age and heart trouble. He was eighty four and had been 111 tw years. RESIDENCE OF BISHOP IS DYNAMITED: HE ESCAPES BUDAPEST, Feb. 23. Six were killed and 12 seriously injured when the residence of Bishop Mlktossy of the Greek Catholic church was dyna mited at Debreoxin. The bishop es- enped. Roumanian nationalists are believed responsible. TODAY BEING OBSERVED AS HOLIDAY IN THE CITY ri ni.ic offices ciosi:d to commemorate birth of GEOHtiE WASHINGTON. Though yeserday. Sunday, wus the birthday of Oeorge Wush- ington, today is the U;iy which is being observed as u holiday in honor of the first president and "Father of His County." The law having made the Mon- day following a hoiday date which falls on Sunday a holiday, the banks and public offices are closed for the day. The postoffice opened this morning for an hoar, between 9:30 and 10:30. The banks did not open at all and most of the county officers kept their doors closed. The city officials' did not observe the holiday although Police Judge Fitz Herald and the police liberated all prisoners who were serving a few days In Jail on petty offenses. Friday was the day set aside to do honor to Washington by the schools, and special exercis- es were held in most of the rooms during the day. Ueorge Washington was born on February 22. 1732, which made yesterday hU 182nd versary. He died Dec 9, 1799. Two things are regarded oa threat ening serious consequences. It Is rec ognized that public opinion In Eng- iana mignt rorte the British govern ment's hand to compel them to de mand vengeance for Bentnn'a hOi An additional danger is that mora roreigners might become Villa's vic tims or there might be a general massacre of them by the rebels or federals, or both." The war department is said to have, minute information concerning available route to Mexico City, the country s topography, water supply, condition of railroads, number of their cars and locomotives, and ev erything else needed to faeint!t th. quirk concentration on the capital rrom any direction. Incidentally, it was learned, secret aarents nf tha eminent have taken thousands of phot- ograpns, m many Instances including "movies." covering practically the whole of Mexico and copies have been furnished both the war and navy de partments where they have been care fully studied.' The navy department. It was stated, is as well acquainted with the coast and harbors as the war department to" with' the "Interior country. Insleta on Fair Trial CHIHUAHUA CITY, Feb. ' 23. In structions to insist on a fair trial for Bauch, were received by Consul Leet cher from Secretary Bryan today. Bryan called for the presence at the triat of others besides rebel offi cers. This is interpreted as support ing the unofficial reports that Ben ton was tried by a drumhead court martial consisting only of rebel offi cers and that the prisoner was con demned on the unsupported testimony of two other rebels. Leetcher telegraphed the state de partment tha,t Pauch has been la Mexico a year and that although he claimed American citizenship, it is supposed thut he recently had been In the federal government's service. England May Foror Action. LONDON. Feb. 23. "Though con ditions in Mexico are causing tha greatest injury to British Interests, we don't propose to attempt Interven tion which would be futile and impolitic,- Under Foreign Secretary Hood told the, house of commons. Despite the government's attitude many be lieved the pressure of popular opin ion will be so great as to compel it to insist on American action or ac quiescence to interference by the British. Will Be Tried As Spy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. That Gustav Bauch, an American, has been found in prison at Chihuahua City and that he will be tried as a spy anit probably will be shot was the news received at the state department. Ha dlsapepured from Juarez Cuartel re cently. JOSEPH PELS, SINGLE TAX ADVOCATE. IS DEAD AT 61 MILLIONAIRE SOAP MANl'FAC Tl'RER SI tVUMHS. AFTER A BRIEF ILIJSKss. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 23. Joseph Fels, nulNonaire soap manufacturer, single tax advocate un.t philanthrop ist.' died In his home from pneumonia, after a brief illness. He was (1 yeuri old. Mr. Fels spent mct of hia time in recent years advocating the ductrln, of the single tax In this country and Orcat Britain. He recently returned from England, where he had given, a large part of his fortune to the cre ation and maintenance of a slnglo tax co-operative colony, ntr LonJon, Employes of his firm In thi cKy benefit by a- profit-sharing system In augurated by Mr. Febt. Ills guarantee to the Fe'.s fund In America, lth headquarter In Cin cinnati, was I2S.O00 a )r, North DakotanA Meet, WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 UnlUd States Treasurer Burk and othr North Dakota notabhs tonlg'lt will al tend the annual banquat of Washing ton's North Dakota society.