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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13

five are dead, one hundred and fif-
teen injured and more than half
million dollars worth OF property is
destroyed as result of the tornado
last night that wrecked fourteen
towns i'm Kansas, Missouri and Okla
hOma
The more serious cases follow:
Big Heart, Okla, dead, 40 in
jured.
Mcckcr. Okla. dead 2.
Muskogcc. Okla, injured 40.
Nctawl<a, Okla, injured 8.
Hiawatha, Kans., dead 3.
Lawrence, Kans., dead 3; injured
10.
Nanyillc. Kans., dead 1.
Powhattan, Kans., dead O; injured
Whiting, Kans., dead 1; injured 80.
Joplin. Mo-. dead 1; injured 4.
Webb City, Mo-, injured 4.
Eskcridgc, Mo-, injured 30 school
children.
whiting Completely Destroyed.
The town of Whiting is entirely
gone. Sixty buildings were leveled to
the ground.
Fcw,IIouses Remain.
Big Heart, Okla, April 13.-Eight
persons we're killed and forty injur-
ed in n tornado which struck Big
Heart at o'clock yesterday after
noon, leaving but few houses stand
ing.
The tornado was accompanied by a
driving rain and swept everything in
its path. Houses were blown from
their foundations and the occupants
whirled through the air.
This town was demoraliZed and
telegraph communications cut off. AS
soon as communication could be es-
tablished with nearby towns relief
trains were started from Avant and
Pawkahust
Big Heart has a population of 400.
-Four Dead in Meeker.
Meeker OKLA, April 13.-Four per-
sons were killed in a tornado that
visited this city yesterday. score
of houses were wrecked. Many miles
of telephone and telegraph wires were
blown down.
Two Dead in Lawrence.
Lawrence, kaS, April ia tona-
do which struck Lawrence shortly af-
ter o'clock last night killed three
persons, injured ten and did damage
estimated at about S175,000. The
storm cut a clean path through the
town from the southwest to the
northeast. -.
One the surrounding farms many
persons were hurt and 1t was on a
farm that one of two persons killed
lived. The other victif was Mrs. Jo-
seph sullivan of Lawrence. or the
10 persons injured 1t is said at least
four will die.
Grand Island Depot Wrecked.
st. Joseph. Mo-, April 13.-The st.
Joseph and Grand Island depot and
box cars at Manville, Kansas, were
blown over by tornado yesterday
afternoon. A farm house was also
wrecked and one child killed, accord
ing to information received by the
Grand Island officers received here.
Two Killed.
Cheotah, Okla, April 13.-One man
and one child were killed in a torna-
do two miles south of Checoah yes
erday evening.
Injured are Removed.
Muskogee, Okla, April 13.-The
forty injured in the hurricane at Big
Heart were taken to Tulsa today In
stock cars for treatment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
GENERAL MAY0T
IS REMINDED.
General Bliss Makes Com
plant 10 Mexican Consul
Concerning Disturbances
MEMBERS OF DIAZ FAMILY
ARE EN- ROUTE TO FRANCE

Missionary Who Has Been Doing
Work in Mexico Says More Than
Two Thousand Have Been Killed
During Revolution-Been Fifteen
Enga2cments-"Whi Cannon"
TO BE Used by Rebels i'm Ojinaga
Attack--Piece Was Recently Stolen
from Public Square in Ell PasO--
Figured i'm Civil War.
Calexieo, April 13.-General Bliss,
commanding the department of CAL
ifornia made a formal complaint to
the Mexican consul here today con-
,-..--45 failure of the Mexican troops
to Quell the border disturbances and
,'' 'he pillaging by insurgents of
,..e s,o.h wagons goods of the AM
erican residents of Imperial Valley.
Mexican General Mayot was remind
ed that he has been encamped seven
days at Little Ranch and has made
no practical effort to drive out the
insurrectos or furnish protection for
the government dam of the Colorado
river.
DiaZ Family To France.
New York. April ia dispatch to
the Sun from Vera Cruz, Mexico, says
that Paris advices state that several
members of the Diaz family are
aboard the steamship Espegne en-
route for France. The dispatch also
states that DaZ is anxious to leave
Mexico but fears capture by the rev.
olutionists.
Tive Thousand Been Killed.
san Diego, April 13.-Dr. David
Watkins who has been doing mission
AIRY work in Mexico says that since
the revolution began more than two
thousand have been killed in battle
near Mexico City. He said there has
been fifteen engagements. The news
is always suppressed.
Condition at Alamo.
San Diego, April 13.-The passen-
bers arriving from Ensenda today say
that conditions at Alamo are not as
bad as reported. The passengers de-
clared that Americans are held pris-
oneFs there by the rebels but are not
being particularly ill-treated. They say
that American Consul Schumacher
has done all he can to help The AM
orleans in southern California.
To Use '.Whistler Cannon"
Aqua Prieta, Mexico. April 10
(Via Douglas, Ariz.) )-Interesting in
formation has been received here re-
lating to the movements of the "blue-
whistler" cannon which is en- route
from Juarez to Ojinga, where Gener-
al Jose Sanchez is preparing to at
tack the besieged forces of General
Luque saturday.
This cannon is one of IL captured
by the federal forces from the rebels
at Valverde, n. NJ, during the Am
CONTINUED on page eighty
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
CHAT MAN IS
GOOD BOOSTER.
Second Monthly Commercial
Club Luncheon Proved Sue
cess in Attendance
STRONG SPIRIT FOR
SECURING GOOD QUARTERS

Local Men Endorse Move for Club
House and Portland Man Gives
Suggestions as to Arrangements
Outside Speakers Tell of Promotion
Work and Laud PendletOn-Milton-
Freewater Fruit Leads Northwest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
TORNADO HITS THREE STATES
25 ARE KILLED, 115 INJURED
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR BUILDING BRIDGE

At the regular meeting of the coun-
ell last night, the sealed bids for the
contract of constructing new Main
street bridge were opened, most of the
companies making bids having a rep
resentative present. The bids were re-
fered to the street committee and
special meeting of that committee has
been callc 'pr the latter part of the
week TO consider the bids and to con-
fer with the city engineer.
Following are the bids received:
o. II. Stratton of Spokane, $3.50 per
GU. yd. for the concrete work, and
1-2 cents per lb for the steel super
structure and $4,000 for the walks and
flooring; c. E. Lum of North Yakima,
$3.50 per Gu. yd. for concrete work,
and 11-100 cents per lb. for STEEL
and 55 cents square foot for floor
Ing the bridge to be completed by
Sept. 15. Minnesota Steel Co. by w.
w. Roberts, $40 per GU. yd. for con-
crete, and 6-100 cents per lb. for
steel. $4,000 for walks. a total of $751;
5SS.62, the bridge to be completed by
Sept. Is; A. Walk, $12 per GU. yd.
for concrete, s17.475 for the super
structure, s2745 for concrete walks
and flooring or $3.50 for wood walks
and flooring, work to be finished by
Aug. 15 and traffic guaranteed not
to be stopped over thirty days; Cen
trail State Bridge company s11.51 per
Gu. yd. for concrete, and 24-100 cts.
90 fp, ,trall L
work to be finished by Aug. Is; Coast
Bridge Co. of Portland, $40 per Gu.
yd. for concrete, and 55-100 cts. per
ID. for steel and $500 for walks
In addition to these, bids were made
on the concrete work separately. f.
A. May agrees to do the work for s11
per Gu. yd., the Washington Co. for
$3.50 per GU. yd and c. f. Lum for
1890
Other Business.
Besides the report of the treasurer
and the report of the special commit
tee on carpet and chairs. notice of
which appears in other parts of these
columns, there was but little business
done. The recorder made his month
ly report and several claims were al
lowed by the council The petition of
Hose Company No. 3 for new nozZles
was not granted as all such petitions
are supposed 10 come through the fire
chief. The petition was, therefore
recommended to Mr.. Vaughan.
Two resolutions for the improve
ment of west Court street were read
and adopted after which the bids on
the Main street bridge were opened.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
DAMAGE IS
HALF MILLION
Storm Sweeps Over Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma
Wrecking Fourteen Towns
WHITING is ENTIRELY
DESTROYED BY GALE

Eight Persons Are Killed at Big
Heart, Oklahoma and Forty Injur-
ed-Telephone and Telegraph Wires
Are Down and 1t Is Feared Many
Fatalities Are Yet to BE Reported
Forty are Injured at Moskogee-
Tornado was Accompanied by Driv-
ing Rain and Swept Everything in
Its Path-Relief Trains to the Res
cue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
Diaz Family to France.
Tive Thousand Been Killed.

san Diego, April 13.-Dr. David
who has been doing mission
airy work in Mexico, says that since
the revolution began more than two
thousand have been killed in battle
near Mexico City. He said there has
been fifteen engagements. The news
,INt.a,--
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
Injured are Removed.

Muskogee, Okla, April 13.-The
forty injured in the hurricane at Big
Heart were taken to Tulsa today In
stock cars for treatment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
4 Great Fruit Country

CONTINUED on page eight.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
Two Dead in Lawrence.
Grand Island Depot Wrecked.

st. Joseph. Mo-, April 13.-The st.
Joseph and Grand Island depot and
box cars at Manville, Kansas, were
blown over by a tornado yesterday
afternoon. A farm house was also
wrecked and one child killed, accord
ing to information received by the
Grand Island officers received here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13
Two Killed.

Cheotah, Okla, April 13,-One man
and one child were killed in a torna-
do two miles south of Checoah yes
erdnY evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
COED SUFFRAGETS
MAY ORGANIZE HERE
Miss Harriet f.. Grim, State Organ
izer, Is Booked for a
Lecture.

An. attempt will be made to organ
lie an equal suffrage association
among the goods of Augustana college
next Saturday. Under the auspices
of the National Equal Suffrage associ-
alton, Miss Harriet E. Grim, OF Can
ton, state lecturer and organizer for
the association, will speak at Angus
tana before the Adelphic literary So
ciety tomorrow evening upon Equal
Suffrage" No admission will be
charged and the general public is in
vited to attend.
The purpose of the movement is TO
organize local suffrage associations
among the goods of Illinois colleges
with the idea of banding these associ-
ationS into a college suffrage league.
Miss Grim, who is a recent graduate
of Chicago university, has been engag-
ed in organizing work for several
years and is said to be a speaker of
some ability.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23

er or organist. The selection of ben
efciaries was made by the board of
directors in their last session
The Mrs \. Forsander scholarship
was awarded to ]. B. Sorenson,
member of the third class in the
seminary of St. Peter, Mimi The
basis of this award was upon work
done in church history.
The class of 1885 of Augustana
college has also recently established
a scholarship fund, which is valued
at $50 a year. This is the first class
at Augustana to establish a scholar
ship for its alma mater. Each year
some worthy freshman will be made
the beneficiary Of this fund. With
in the course of the next few days
the award will be announced. DR..
c. A. Blomgren and Professor a. w.
Kjellstrand of the local college were
members of this class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
TRYING H0vIS FOR
FORGERY AT PEORIA
Would-be-suicide, Once Prisoner
Here, Having His Hearing
Today.

Peoria. March 23-"Let's have
Hovis at once" said the court page
delivering a message from the court
to Sheriff Minor.
"Hovis-Charles Hovis What s
wanted?" anxiously Queried the sher-
iff
His case has been called for
trial." was the answer
For Gods sake, tell the turn
key to send Hoyis over here by wire
less said the sheriff. all excited.
81 am glad to get that fellow off my
hands. I hope the jury will not be
out long"
Hovis is held for forgery and
three times in eight weeks attempted
to take his life at the county Jail
Sheriff Minor cut him down once,
acted as nurse twice and is sick and
tired of his charge.
He heaved a sigh of relief on We'd
nesday when the states attorney
called Hovis' case.
Today's testimony Will be taken
before Judge Puterbaugh. Hovis was
indicted on three separate and dis
tinct cases of forgery and feels the
weight of shame so keenly that he
welcomed death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
HUSBAND ACCUSED
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Leo Stauber Taken to Streator to
Face Charge Made by His
Wife.

Oficers today accompanied Leo
Stauber from Davenport to Streator,
Ill. where he is to be prosecuted on
grand Jury indictment charging en-
bezzlement. Stauber is alleged to
have drawn from a bank $4,000 be-
longing to his wife and decamped
after she had started suit for divorce
against him.
Stauber is % years of age. He is
a strikingly good looking chap. He
has no particular vocation. He wooed
a rich girl in Streator and won her.
Then he set about to get her to fur
nish him with money. He finally in
duced her to deposit $4,000 in one of
the banks in his name, it is claimed.
When Stauber got matters so arrang-
ed that he could connect with the
funds. 1t is charged he drew the en-
tire $4,000 and left the city, doing so
in the face of an injunction that his
wife had obtained restraining him
from using the money which she had
deposited in his name. When arrest
ed Stauber had S107. He was a guest
at the Hotel Davenport when located
by officers yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
Personal Points

Mrs. Emma Sweeney has returned
after an extended visit in Florida.
Miss Ruth West is home from Mon
mouth college for the spring vacation.
Mrs. John ]. Kinney and son Leo.
have returned after a visit in St.
Louis and Kansas City.
Mrs. ]. Gustav Broquist of 2607
Seventh avenue, left this morning
for Washington, Iowa, to visit her
husband.
Principal A. ]. Burton of Rock Is
land high school has been called to
Westfield. Ind, by the serious illness
of his father.
Miss Pansy Blakemore, who was
confined to her home for the last 10
days by illness, has returned to Gales
burg, where she is employed in an alb
stract Office with her father, H. ID.
Blakemore.
Miss Esther Blakemore arrived
home yesterday from Monmouth col
lege to spend the Easter vacation. She
was accompanied by Misses Gail
White of Marissa, ILL.,, and Mary
French of Waterloo, Iowa, who will
visit at the Blakemore home during
the vacation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23

arranged for the evening is OF such
general interest that it has been de-
cfded to open the meeting to others
than the B. G. NJ. boys. v o. Pet
erson, who has just returned from
Mexico, has been secured for talk
on the conditions in that country. es-
pecially with regard TO the revolution
now In progress there. On account OF
the interest among all classes in the
revolution and in the truth about the
situation in Mexico, this talk will be
one that many will desire to hear.
Consequently, it has been arranged
that not only the boys who hold spe-
cial invitations, but other boys. and
men as well, Will be permitted to at
tend the talk Saturday night. The ad-
dress viii begin at 7:3O in the Y. NJ.
c. A. chapel, and any man or boy who
is interested may attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
SUPERVISORS ARE
LOCKED IN PRISON
Members Of County Board Have
Unpleasant Experience on
Inspection Trip.
FOLLOW SLocUM's ROUTE
Held In Second Floor Room, They
Are Obliged to Drop Through
Hole Made by Convict.

Supervisors Harris, Wilcher and Bat
ties, composing the jail committee,
spent nearly an hour in the county bas-
tile this morning as unwilling prison
ers. They finally made their escape
through a hole in the floor which was
prepared by James Slocum, who intend
ed TO escape serving a term in the 10
let penitentiary by that method. The
three members of the jai! committee
visited the prison to get ready TO make
their quarterly report to the board.
Accompanied by Turnkey Jake Wig
gers, they went from one section OF the
building to another, finally ending up
in the boys department on the second
floor. The door to this section Is sup
Piled with lock on the inside which
is used for keeping the door closed
when the turnkey is inside with pris
oners. After the three supervisors
were in, the turnkey followed and lock.
ed the door behind him.
CAN'T GET OUT.
wiggers then spent half an hour
showing the supervisors how Slocum
convicted of stealing hides from a box
car in the west end of the city and
about to be sentenced to a peniten-
tiary term, had prepared to make his
escape Wiggers showed them the bar
of iron which was to be used in making
a hole in the wall or in prying OF
floor plate The place where a hole
into the first floor had already been
started was shown. 1t was at this
point that S1ocum communicated with
Kluger. his accomplish. The other
features of the plans made by the i'm
prisoned men were explained, and then
the party decided 10 leave. When
Wiggers tried to unlock the door the
lock refused to work and the key broke
of in it
FORCED TO ESCAPE.
Held in by the heavy walls and I'M
able to make any one hear them, even
II that would have done them any good,
the supervisors and the turnkey were
in a predicament indeed. AS a last re-
sort. and after having labored with
the lock for a quarter OF an hour, It
was decided to escape by the means
Slocum had provided, and Turnkey
Wiggers and the three supervisors,
aided by the prisoners In the room,
commenced working to get out With
Slocum's large bar of iron. a metal floor
plate was torn loose and q hole was
made into the lower apartments Wig
gers then ordered prisoners on that
floor to notify another deputy and get
a ladder. This was done, and the i'm
prisoned supervisors were finally re-
leased from their cell after a very tedi-
Nd oil
small hole IN the floor and then down
the ladder. A locksmith had to go up
into the cell again by the same means
and take of the lock and fix II before
the door could be opened again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
ANNEX TO HARPER Is
SAID TO BE ASSURED
Fiye-Story Addition on Nineteenth
Street May Be Built During
Year.

Redecoration Of the Hew Harper is
under way, and before many weeks
contractors will be at work on the re-
modelling Of the Second avenue front
of the hotel, an improvement that has
been IN contemplation since the pres
emit lessees took over the property.
Manager Carl Mueller and the owner,
DR.. Joseph De Silva, have also reop-
ened negotiations looking to the erec-
ton Of the proposed five-story annex
ON Nineteenth street. and 1t Is under
stood that there is every likelihood
this extension will be made during the
year The present capacity of the ho-
tel is inadequate. There is hardly a
day that people are not turned away.
and for this reason the management
Is urging the building of an annex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
AN INDIAN CEMETERY
Is FOUND ON ALARM
Ten Skeletons Unearthed on Prem.
Uses of Ben Peterson in
Sears.

Another plot evidently used by the
Indians as a burying ground, has been
discovered In Sears. 1t is located on
the farm OF Ben Peterson, west of
the Rock Island railroad tracks, and
no a peninsula which extends into
Rock and Mississippi rivers. Mr.. Pet
erson and a son were cutting on a
high spot on the farm and were haul
ing for filing around the house. While
digging, the spade which was being
used, struck something hard. and up
on investigation, well preserved
skeleton was found. 1t was buried
but two feet under the surface Of the
ground. Mr.. Peterson reburied the
skeleton, thinking that it was that of
one Of the Indians. Since Monday
OF this week, no less than ten skele-
tons have been unearthed. Near some
of them were trinkets, beads, small
arrow heads, and small animal carved
from stone. The trinkets were taken
home by Mr. Peterson, but the bones
were buried again. this time at a
lower level.
A few years ago when work was
first started on the Davis power dam,
which is just across the railroad track
from the Peterson farm, another bury
of a battle which took place on this
point and 1t is probable that the bod
les of the men who were slain in that
engagement were inferred near the
scene of the fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
EXPRESS STRIKE FAILS
Drivers of. Three Companies Return
TO Wagons at New York.

New York, March 23.-The strike
against the Adams Express company.
which directly affected the Wells Far
go company and the United States Elk
press company, was declared off last
night at meeting of the strikers Be
fore declaring the strike off a commit
tee of the Adams Express company's
men called ON the general agent of tho
company and asked what terms would
be given the men if they returned 20
work They were informed that tho
company would treat the men as indi-
viduals when they applied for employ
ment, but would not deal with the
union. After the committee had re
ported the strike was declared off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
Terrible Picture of SUFFERING.

Clinton, Ky.-Mrs. NJ. c. McElroy
in letter from Clinton writes: For
six years | was a sufferer from female
troubles. | could not eat. and could
not stand on my feet, without suffer
ing great pain. Three OF the best
doctors in the state said ! was in a
critical condition. and going down
hill. | lost hope. After using Car
dui week ! began 10 improve. Now
l feel better than in SIX years" Fifty
years of success in actual practice is
positive proof thai Cardui can always
be relied on for relieving female
weakness and disease. Why not test
il for yourself? Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
DRUNK TRIES To
KILL POLICEMAN
Officer N. C. Starofsky of Mo
line Knocks Weapon from
Strangers Hand.
LATTER IN INDIAN ROLE
Had Been Giving Wild Exhibition in
Market Square Flourishing
Gun.

Policeman y. c. Starofsky of Mo
line probably prevented his own death
last night when he knocked revolver
from the hand of Otto Berg, whom he
went to Market square, in that city,
to arrest.
Berg early in the evening began a
wild west performance in the public
square, attracting a crowd Of people.
At intervals he would draw his gun
and give the Apache yell. Man and
women who were watching him duck
ed behind telegraph poles and build
ings at each appearance of the ugly
weapon. for there was no telling when
Berg would let a few of the bullets
fly, or In what direction.
TACKLES WRONG MAN
At o'clock a call was sent into po-
lice headquarters, and Starofsky re-
sponded. He was advised by the per-
son who telephoned the station that
the drunken man wore a light over
coat. AS Starofsky hurried into the
square he accosted the first man he
saw wearing a light overcoat. 1t so
happened that he tackled the wrong
party, and when the officer released
his hold on the latter he started to-
wards Berg. who had been pointed out
to him by other bystanders. AS Star
ofsky approached Berg whipped out
his revolver, and had 1t pointing at
the head Of the Officer seemingly in
the act of getting ready to fire when
Starofsky rushed at him and knock
ed the weapon from his hand. All Of
the chambers Of the revolver were
loaded.
STRANGER In CITY.
Berg, when locked up, at first refus-
ed to talk, and when he did he used
that Swedish tongue, trying to create
an impression that he did not under
stand the English Language. He is a
stranger in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
BENEFICIARIES OF A
SCHOLARSHIP NAMED
HuIda Gustafson and o. p. Domeij
to Be Assisted at Augustana
College.

The beneficiaries of the o. H.
Thorstenberg scholarship were an
nounced at chapel exercises of
Augustana college this morning by
President Andreen. They are Miss
Hulda Gustafson of Kane, Pa. a
member OF the conservatory depart
ment; and o. P. Domeij. a senior Ia
college, whose present home is in
Rock Island. his parents. however,
living in Sweden
One thousand dollars was be-
queathed to the college by the late
o. H. Thorstenberg OF Assaris, Kan,
the annual income of which is TO
be used to assist some worthy stu
dent, male or female. who intended
to serve the church as pastor, teach