East Oregonian from Pendleton, Oregon • Page 1

-m Jr? -'-STT DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVEKTISKKS. The East Oregonian has the largest paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, east of Portland and over fwlce the circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. Fair tonlKht and Saturday; cooler to night with light front, a i Portland. Rain tonight or Tuesday; cooler to night. COUNTY OFFICIAL VAVKR.

CITY OFFICIAL PAVER. VOL. 25. PEXDLETOX. OREGON', ilOXDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, NO.

BACK: TRIAL IS SET FOR TODAY Feeling is Strong Against Former District Attorney of New York But Fear of Attack is Scouted. THAW tS STILL THERE -Jerome Is Vnfidcnt That Jlo Will lie Acquitted of t'liargc It In Said That TIxto No Law in to Punish Offense With Which For-mer Dlntrkt Attorney Is Cliurged Hearing Given Today At His Re-quest. COATICOOK. Sept. 8.

William "Trovers Jerome, former district attorney of New York, who was arrest-ed on a charge of gambling, arrived from Montreal and will be tried thl afternoon on the charge a gal nut him. Harry Thaw Is still here. The feeling Is decidedly against Jerome but Ooatlcook officials ridicule the reports that the atorney is likely to be attacked. Jerome last night asked the crown prosecutor to try him today Instead of September 11, the date originally net for the trial. Hundreds of far mers have come In to be present' when Jerome Is brought Into court.

Jerome expects to be discharged. A guard of constables was at the station escort him to tho hotel. S. W. Jacobs, who will not as Jerome's counsel, accompanied him from Montreal.

The ottorney rcpre-senlng Mllford Aldrldge, the man who preferred the charge against Jerome, I quoted as faying that the act charged against Jerome is not on of-fense under the laws of Canada. CUPID ROPES ED "HOOT" GIBSON Fewer cowboys are more expert with tho lariat than Edmund Richard Gibson, known all over the west as "Hoot" Gibson, but Saturday he becamo a victim of an expert ns great as himself, for Cupid, aided by Judge Joe Parkes, tied him by the holy bonds of wedlock to Miss Hose W'enger, relay rider and cowgirl, with scores of victories to her credit won In wild west shows all over the western half of the United States. The wedding ceremony was performed In the office of Justice of the Peace J. H. Pnrkes and W'as witnessed by only a few of the friends of the young couple, some of thj-m being T.

I. Taylor, president of the Round-up association and sheriff of Umatilla county. Directors S. R. Thompson and Mark Moorhouse of the Round-up association, nnd Deputy Sheriff George Strand.

They were Immediately taken for a ride in an automobile decorated with a placard stating that tho occupants of the machine were newly wedded nnd upon their appearance at the park where the bucking tryouts were being held became the butts of ninny good-humored Jokes. The groom last year won the all around cowboy championship gold mounted belt offered by the Police Gazette by virtue of winning the highest number of points in a series of contests. He has participated in nearly every large wild "west affair held in the west and has won money In most of them. Mrs. Gibson has been In the employ of Barney Sherry and has ridden his string of relay ponies.

She met at several different con-testa and a friendship once formed at length culminated in the pleasant affair of Saturday evening. NEGROES SMOTHERED TO DEATH IN JAIL HARLEM, Texas, Sept. I. Paralleling on a smaller scale the black hole of Calcutta, eight negroes were smothered to death todny out of 11 who were confined In a plank cell seven by 10 feet and ventilated by six-Inch auger holes. Coroner Fenn held Jail Superintendent Wheeler and Guards Stewart nnd Payne on a charge of negligent homicide.

Three of the survivors were In the last stages of exhaustion when they were released. They snld the whole night was spent In desperate struggle for life, every mnn In tho cell fighting like nind to get near the nuger holes In order to get a rrnnt supply of tho air thnt'cnme through. Even If a man does hrve fairly good sense he enn easily wi'lte a. few love letters. SCENE AFTER WRECK NEW HAVEN AND The above photograph shows how the great Mogul engine of the White Mountain Express crashed Into and through tho second section of the Bur Harbor Express near New Haven.

causing the death of over 20 UP STARTS ROUND HUNDREDS OF VISITORS IN THE CITY i I Jux; three auay Is th- Round- up and IYndU-ton rapidly assuming the airs mi 1 appearances of the capital of the old west. Already hundred of visitors an In tho city ful the Rreat frontier taniival and scores of shaggy-chapped cowbos and leather-skirted cowgirls are clattering up anil down the paved streets on their ponies. Every train brings In more spectators and more performers from the range 'and all indicatlonr are that the 1913 Hound-up will overshadow all of Its predecessors from every standpoint. Yesterday afternoon there were several thousand people In the grandstand and bleachers at Hound-up park to witness the tryout of the bucking horses. The attendance at this little preparatory exhibition would have delighted the management of many little wild went shows but' Its presence or absence would hardly be felt at the Hound-up.

'The tryouts yesterday afternoon were highly satisfactory to both spectators and directors, to the former because the animals furnished plenty of excitement and to the latter because all of the buckers, with few exceptions, are showing up unusually well There were any number of cowboys on hand to ride hen called and some of them gave promise of being serl- DRAFT OF PORTION CHARTER HAS NOW The sub-committee named to draft the street Improvement feature of the proposed commission charter for Pendleton has completed Its draft of that portion of the charter concerning which question w-as raised. The subcommittee is headed by J. V. Tallman ond the report was drafted by Attorney H. H.

Johnson. The report will go before the general charter committee for approval, modification or rejection within' a short time. Following are the essential points In tho report drafted by Mr. Johnson: (S) The above method of making street Improvements outlined in the preceding paragraphs of this article shall be followed only In such cases where street Improvements are made without the use of any patented pavement or material, or without tho use of materia 1 or pavement protected by a trade name. Xo such patented pavement or material, nor materlnl not pavement protected by a patent or trado name, shall bo ued within the city of Pendleton unless such pavement Fhall first havo been brought Into competition with other puve-ments, either patented or unpatented, protected by a trade name or unprotected by a trade namu.

(9) Whenever the board of commission-era shall deem it expedient or necessary to improve any street or strets. or any part or parts thereof, within ON NEW YORK, HARTFORD RAILROAD people, thus adding one more fright ful disaster to the terrible record of the New Haven railroad. The photo-giaph shows how the engine crashed through the flimsy wooden Pullmans The wreckage Is seen piled on the front of the big Mogul. IN THREE DAYS oils contenders for the championship I honors. The lui.a- th.

i honors Th. 1 l. ,1, i crowd must was that made Henrv the Jersey in After three trials he was smldel and mounted by Hoy Hunter and In one of the longest sustained bucks ever seen at the j.ark i finally outwlnde 1 the soldier cowboy arm plied mm In a heap. Sharkey, the famous iielgrude bull. will be here today and he will have to "go some" to take llrst place in the hearts of the crowd from the big Jersey.

Yesterday and today saw many old and new performers arrive In the city. Jane Bernoudy, the pretty little rope spinner from Arizona, reached here yesterday and Chester Buyers, champion trick and fancy roper. 'arrived on Xo. 17 today. The Northern Pacific train brought in 50 or 60 cowboys and cowgirls from Toppenlsh.

Washington, where they had been putting on a llttlo show. Among the number were John and Tillle Baldwin. Dell and Bertha Bluncett and John Spuln, all Hound-up performers of note. The directors hnve the arrangements for the show well In hand no hitch of any character Is anticipated The entry books are now nnen at the headquarters and they Indicate mm me numoer of contestants will be unusually large. OF COMMISSION BEEN COMPLETED he city of Pendleton, and shall deem It probable that a patented pavement or one protected by a trade name or patented material or material protected by a trade name shall be used In the Improvement of tho said street, then it shall first require the city surveyor to submit plans and specifications for the proposed Improvement which plans and specifications shall contain the general conditions and terms of the proposed contract for the improvement nnd shall designate the grade or grades of the streets proposed to be improved and tho area of the Improvement with all other necessary details, excepting that the said plans and specifications shall not designate any patented article or pavement, or article pavements protected by a trado name.

Thereafter tho board of commissioners shall publish for a period of at least two weeks within some newspapers or trade Journal an invitation for bids upon the proposed street Improvement. Aft-er at least five bids hnve been received for the snld work the said board shall open the snld bids and thereafter determine tho particular kind nnd character of tho Improvement which It may deem It expedient to make. Thereafter It shall require from the surveyor plans and specifications for the Improvement using the rnrtinilar material selected as afore- (Contlnued on Papo WILSON TARIFF BILL IS Believed That Senate Will Pass The Measure Tonight-Republicans Have No Hope of Preventing it. CURRENCY MEASURE NEXT Everything Being Done to Expedite IOKNitgn of Reform BUI I'olU-Ue Expected to Object and will Probably Speak Several Hours Advocating Certain Amendment Senate May Take Rrlef Vation After Tariff losses. WASHIXGTOX, Sept.

8. Wilson's the center of the nrre Kill i- i cenler fight In the senate, is expected to drk tonight. After the senate AY 0 GO THROUGH posed of this measure, a brief vaca- 1 ror1' the Ri Cross flag waving tion is expected to be taken, but It Is at tnc masthead, sails at 6 o'clock this also expected that the senate' will con- I for the west coast of Mex-vr ne every fe days to pans urgnt to brlnf home the thousand 'Amer-bllls. lean refugees who will arrive from It Is hoped that the rurrency bill Manzsinllo on September 15. will reach the senate within 10 days! ther points which will be touched but no one will venture a llp Acapulco, Salinas Cruz.

San on how Ion It ill remain ir. per house. When the senate met today it was not expected that the republicans would demand detailed roll calls, there being little hope of preventing the bill from passing according to the program. ice President Marshall is expedlt ing action in every way possible The principal objection is expected to come from La Follette who is expect-' el to speak several hours in advocacy certain Amemiments It is doubtful if voting on the varl-j tius amendments to the tariff bill will bo 'finished in time so that a vote may be taken on the measure before midnight. Turing the day, the senate discuss- ed the fundamental right of wealthy men to pile up millions Senator: 1 1 miii im wouiti eiiei-iuanv anniy 10 nreak up the huge aggregations of' capital, and he stronpjy urged his amendment to the tariff providing sucn a tax on an bequests.

t-i itt i provides graduale Increases until all Inheritances above fifty million will, pay the public 75 per cent. Kim morris, w-ouiuj not take from anyone a single dollar i rzg where people Inherit a million dollare or more, they never raised a linger toward official work with their accumulated wealth." Xorrls reviewed the progress of the Astor fortune and asserted that his amendment would give the public I ram and a cool northwest wind. The forty-four million of the ninety-four forecaster predicts even cooler weath-million dollars inherited by Vincent cr within the next few days. Astor from his father. CHICAGO, Sept.

8 Xot satisfied HYDE MAY NOT BE DDDIIPUT Tfl TDIAI I the official temperature DnUUUnl IU tn observation tower, where I lake breezes blew, was 92, but down in KANSAS CITY. Sept. 8. Action on a motion to bring. Dr.

B. Hyde to trial for the third time for the al-j leged murder of Colonel Thomas 1 1 swope. a philanthropist, was postponed today until January 15. At the two former, trials the Jury disagreed. it is believed possible that Hyde will not be tried again unless the prosecutor Is assured that the county will pay all the expenses of bringing the witnesses here.

NEWS SUMMARY General. call for war 011 China. Mercury Roavhew 100 In Chicago, but warm wave is tiroken Unlay by show. its and cool vtintU. Munler mystery is baffling police.

Tariff bill probably will pass the sciuito tonight. Jeronio returns; ami Is placed on trial oil a charge of gamhilng. Negroes are smothered to death in jnll in Texas. Transport sills from San Francisco to carry American refugee) home. IVal.

I'mallla County fair opens propiti ously. Crowds gathering for Round-up. Rubbling fountains Installed on the streeta "Iloot" Gibson, champion cowboy. and AYenger, cowgirl, wed. Condemnation wilts brought to sat isfactory close.

Tocal auto party hack from long trip. Changes nmdo In school faculties, Iorts, Ttotse wins pennnnt for second half IVtidMon team homo after even hrenk with Ynklma, Rne Walla Wntin no: i UMATILLA WM OPENS W. Americans in Mexico Will Be Taken Home 1000 of Them Arrive at One Port Sept. 15. SAX FRANCISCO, Sept.

8. Equip- ped with medicines and stores, nurses I and soldier guards, the transport Bu- Bias. Mazntlan T-, 11 Santa Hosalla and La pax. WASHIXGTOX. Sept.

S. It was learned at the White House today that the forthcoming visit to this country of former Mexican Ambassador Manuel Zeamlcona will have no political significance. He arrives this week. but the reason of his mission Is not known MMttMtttHM GTNBOAT SHELLS TOWN': 4 WASHIXGTOX. Kept.

8. Vice Consul Estava at Purta Plata, San Domingo, cabled the ftate derailment today that Dominican gunboats are shelling me lown. enuangenn American lives iinil nrnnerti-. in m-hI- er lies Moines is en no no rotect Am- join the Xashville, miniean waters to'j I 1 1 IV AT hilhuuh i io hi CHICAGO. Sept.

8. The belated heat wave which yesterday made Chicago swelter in a temperature of 100 degrees, was broken this morning by I "mi iiiniii; iiiinciea on 1. nicago the hottest summer in 17 years, the iook an anuiuonai lung ves the streets nnd the suburbs it was 100. acconiTuinid Kv lint im muiiJi-iitru exeri themselves. Record crowds were at all the lake beachs.

Late In the day the wind shifted, bringing in a cold bieeze that chased thousands out of water and off the sands but the relief did not extend beyond the few-blocks from the lake. Indications are for rain today. The city is parched and withering. All vegetation Is ns dry as It ordinarily would be in October. The streets have not been sprinkled since August 29 and a heavy pall of fine dust weigh on everything In the suburbs It was noticed that grass In the parks.

Ignited by cigarette stubs, was burning fiercely. TRANSPORT ON WAY TO BRING REFUGEES HERE JAPANESE CALL FOR WAR ON CHINA TOKIO. Sept. 8. The assassination of Atortlario Abe, director of the political bureau of the Japanese foreign office, has Inflamed the masses, and a dramatic chapter in the history of the new Japan was written yesterday.

Fifteen thousand persons gathered In mass meeting in Htblya Park, calling for military action against China. A majority of these marched to the foreign office and clamored for admission. They demanded the dispatch of troops to China to take such measures as were necsessary to obtain satisfaction for the killing of Japanese at Xanklng. or fulling this, the resignation of the minister of foreign affairs, Bnron Xobuaki Makino Nation's Diplomacy Denounced. The speakers denounced the emptiness of Jnpnnese diplomacy In connection with California and China nnd Insisted that the Insult to the Japan ese flag at Xanklng should be wiped out.

m.n-lfnli,,,, I 1 1 IN GALA ARRAY Many Interesting Exhibits on Display Pavilion Represents Wealth of County Decorations Are Gorgeous--Round-Up Band Entertains! With Concerts During Week. MANY VISITORSIXPECTED TONIGHT KOUXD-I aXD PROGRAM TOXIGHT 1 Mr. Walter Rose, tenor Soloist. Mr. Ben Driscoll, cornetist, soloist.

March, Call of America Overture, William Tell Fantasia, My Old Kentucky Home Dalby Vocal solo, selected Mr. Walter Rose, tenor Suite, From Foreign Lands, (1) German; (I) Russian, (3) Spanish Moszwowski Cornet solo, selected Mr. Ben DrIcoll Webbers Invitation, a La Valse Popular Songs Lemlck Official Round-up Song, Let 'Er Buck Bert Jerard Hungarian Fantasia week of festivities opened today with the commencement of the nnual Umatilla county filr and ret the next six days the city will be the scene of a celebration that w'll momentum with each su-: r-edlng hour. With many hundreds of out-of llown lecple already here and the n-ili- day spirit everywhere evident, in.lua- I t. 1 e.istern Oregon.

Ti i "Ied its doo.s to the jP'-Hc afternoon and formally 11.. 1 1 tT'IS 'I i tl. Tly -gh a few of the exhibits-rre not yet 111 place, the pavilion presentoJ a in, 1LS f.iied with displays which mjtely tell of the wealth of an empire. Every section of a county that has a rare spci 11 or rminrv ihnt has rr.i diversity of natural resources is rep- resented bv specimen of it eholee.t Ume The fine art depart- 11111 I PIJIAOmenti' receiving a rush of entries and i uu hi uniuauu Typhoid lipidciiilcs Menace. Dispatches from adjacent cities and towns say drought conditions are serious and unless heavy rains come soon of typhoid are feared from falling and Impure water supplies.

Livestock is being fed practically ull winter supplies as the pastures are brown and bare. KvansvlUe, has a suicide epidemic on its hands. In the past six days there have been three suicides and seven attempts at suicide. The three ho ended their lives swallowed carbolic acid. The seventh person who attempted to end her life was Mrs Ellen Lauderdale.

40 years old. who took an ounce of carbolic acid. She probably will die. All were affected by tho intense heat that has prevailed In this section during the last week. Heat Wave Rroke-.

KAXSA SCITT, Sept. 8. Scattered rains throughout Kansas. Oklahoma and northern Texas today broke the second heat drouth period of the summer. To-tenths of an inch of rain fell at Oklahoma City.

Conditions have improved in every section, and are generally becoming normal. against the ministry and its treatment of the California and Chinese questions. Profiting by the lessons of the ri ots which followed the conclusion of peace between Russia and Japan the government reduced the risk of violence by refusing to allow a single soldier or policeman at the scene. The manlfestants. many of whom were students, were orderly the early part of the proceedings A score of agitators.

Including a girl, decried Japanese diplomacy and declared that It never had contributed to the upbuilding of the empire and had always ended In failure. The Incidents In China were unbearable. Suddenly the cry to march on the foreign office was raised and there w-as a general stampede, many persons barely escaping being crushed. Tho crowds surged through the streets headed by the ge ttlci'af ing lea -lor nn.T i V. fc II vj pi 1 1, tr I TODAY; CITY BIG WEEK FOR products and they have been artistic ally arranged by the exhibitor.

The decorators have made tho interior of the pavilion a mass of fluttering color from ground to ceilings and a myriad of incandescent lights will make- the natural ampltheater brilliantly illumined at night. This afternoon the Round-up band entertained the first visitors to th fair with a splendid concert. The Instrumentation of the band has been augmented by a quality of music not inferior to that of former years when imported bands were brought in at a great expense. Tonight will see th real commencement of festivities for the majority of the people put off until evening their visit to the pavilion. Another concert will be given and "Marvelous De Olney, the Human Fly," will give a daredevil exhibition In the air.

The entire morning was a busy on In the big pavilion, for a number of the exhibts were not In place and thos that were already on the grounds yet required arranging. Telegrams notified the fair management this morning that Hermlston would send a representative exhibit to be Included under the Umatilla project exhibit. Tho big Umatilla county exhibit In the east end of the pavilion showed most of the products of the county, from wheat to fruit. The Adams broom lme it. represent- ing one of the budding industries of ithe county.

Stanf ehl ha a dLkPlil" Product already In place. Among the Individual exhibits sr those of the People's Warehouse blankets and other product of th Pen lleton Woolen Mills; the Indian curio coIIectlon of MaJop company; Diamond pure Sun- hybrook Distillery and tho j. Borie Lumber compan rI-'s all these there remain. man 1 exhibits to be put In place, and entries of various kinds are coming me i vi -uis eva iine, manager of the department was very busy, this morning placing an caring for the exhibits. Antiques of the greatest interests, paintings representing typically western scene, fancy work of every description, crazy work quilts, hand-painted china and other evidences of artistic skill fill the shelves and adorn the walls .1 kA in.

Great Duck Shooting In VIooidni' APPLETOX. Sept. 8 What Is expected will prove the greatest duck hunting season in Wisconsin opens tomorrow and hunters from all. over the country are arriving in th state in great numbers today to participate in the sport. state game' warden.

announced today that ducks have not been so plentiful in many years as they are this season. Th season closes Xovember 30. The sea-son for prairie chickens, woodcock and plover also open tomorrow. SEND YOUR FRIENDS ROUND-UP ISSUES OF EAST OREGONIAN Orders galore are coming to th East Oregonian for the Hound-up editions to be published next week Both local people and visitors wutitr. the city sre seizing this opportunity tj send to their friends a live and it-tractive souvenir.

Now is a deslrabh time to place your order, before th tush is on. The East Oregonian editions during the Round-up will constitute a splendid souvenir to be tint to your frlendu in distant places. On Wednesday, Thurs lay, Friday and Saturday of KounJ-up week this paper will pub lish special enlarged, Illustrated souv-enlr editions of the Round-up and the Pendleton country. The East Oregonian Hound-up edl- Hons will not be one cut and dried edition to be sold during each day of the big show. Each paper will con-tain entirely new matter and each Issue will be a new and original souvenir of not las than 24 pages.

The East Oregonian Hound-up edl-. Hons will contain nt only thu com-plet news of this year's show, but many historical sket hes and full details as to the annual chumplonshlt of the past. The four evening editions, constituting tho Round-up s.tu, wm 1 f. iv. 1 'y l7 lKt series.

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