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The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
La Toilette Leaving for
InpaSiOn of Ohio
Progressive Candidate Hopes to Win Back Sup
porterS That Recently Haze Deserted to
Roosevelt Movement

The La Toilette managers apparently
are not yet ready to abandon the territory
west of the Mississippi boom. They are
undoubtedly anxious over the growth of
the Roosevelt movement, and they would
feel much easier If they could foresee
just what it will lead to finally. They
fear that after the movement is we'll I'M
der way and the delegates have been Sc
lected the colonel may decide to call of
his friends, and in that event President
Taft would probably fan heir to most of
the delegates.
Up to this time the Roosevelt move
ment has developed most strength in
those sections of the country that had
promised to afford the best field for
PROSECUTING for La Toilette. For exam
pie, Northern Ohio, just at the point
where the La Toilette managers were
cOngratulating themselves that they would
carry of two or three Congressional dis
tricts in the Presidents own State, Chair
man Brown, of the Republican State COM
mittee, started the Roosevelt movement
with whoop. The result was confusion
at first, and then dissension among the
so-called progressives, and now on the eve
of Senator La Follette's invasion of Ohio
his manager, John D. Fackler, has read
the Roosevelt progressives and Chairman
Brown out of the movement entirely.
Another State in which the Roosevelt
boom has created a disturbance in La
Toilette plans is Nebraska. Recently
Gov. Aldrich, OF Nebraska, was in Wash
ington and called at La Toilette head
quarters and showed the keenest interest
in the movement. Within a week, much
TO the CONSERVATION of the La Toilette
managers, the governor has come out in
favor of Roosevelt. There had been de-
sertions from the La Toilette movement
to the Roosevelt following of other prom
inent Republicans.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
INSURGENTS EXPECT
JUGGLING OF TARIFF
Have Slight Faith in Plan
of Regulars.

Progressive Republicans of the House
and Senate are not disposed TO credit at
100 per. cent the prOtestations of the reg
ulars that the wool bill being prepared
by the minority members of the Ways
and Means Committee OF the House will
be based purely and simply upon the
findings of the tariff board and the rec
concentrations of the President. The
progressives are willing to become part
of a solid Republican minority in sup
port of a bill that really calls for ma
terIaI reductions in Schedule X, and at
the same time affords American indus
tries a fair measure of protection, but
they are frank in expressing their belief
that the minority membership of the
Ways and Means Committee, where they
have no representation, will do some
fancy tariff Juggling in an effort to main
tain, in effect, the present prohibitive
rates.
THE bill which the Republican mem
hers of the Ways and Means Committee
Of the House have decided upon tenta-
lively will De presented as the only logical
bill that can be built on the findings Of
the tariff board and the recommendations
of President Taft" SAID a Middle West
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26

Senator Robert NJ La Toilette will
leave Washington tonight for a four
days political campaign in Ohio. His
first speech will be at Youngstown. Other
speeches will be made at Toledo and
Dayton, and the. trip will be concluded
with a night meeting at Cincinnati on
Saturday, December so. Senator La Fol-
lette may remain over Sunday, as he has
an invitation from Representative Her
bert Bigelow, the militant minister who
formerly co-operated with the late Tom
Johnson in Ohio politics, to occupy the
pulpit in DR.. Bigelow's church Sunday
morning, December 81. If Senator La
Toilette accepts this invitation his ad-
dress will be nonpartisan.
The Senator from Wisconsin will not
return to Washington until January s.
The week beginning January l will be
devoted to speeches in Michigan, Illinois,
and Indiana. Most of the time will be
given to Illinois His last speech in that
State VIII be in Danville, the home of
former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. Mr..
La Toilette expects to speak in Danville
on the morning of January s, and then
cross over into Indiana. He has two i'm
portant speeches scheduled for Indiana.
At noon OH Saturday, January 6, he will
address the Indiana Shippers Associa-
ton at Indianapolis. and at night will
speak in Richmond. Ind. Brief speeches
may be made at other points in Indiana
en- route
This will not be Senator La Follette's
only tour in the campaign. His mana
gers have planned an invasion of the ter
ritory west of the Mississippi. This trip
will be made later in the season. The
itinerary has not yet been arranged, but
it will probably include speeches in Ok
lahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, the
Dakotas and Minnesota.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
RILEY UNABLE TO WRITE.

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec .25.-Tweive hun.
dred letters of Christmas greeting and
sympathy came to-day to James Whit
comb Riley, the Hoosier poet. who has
been I'll for several months.
'I can't answer them" said Mr.. Riley
with a rueful glance at his right arm, OF
which ne has lost the use. Il can't hold
a pencil I wish I could. But I am not
so downcast as many of my friends seem
to think How could I be when have
so many weIl-wishers, from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. whom have never seen
This is a merry Christmas for me, and
hope for all my unknown friends"
Some of the letters are in verse. One
admirer advised that the poet learn tc
write with his left hand. "It Is possible
shall try this" said Mr.. Riley, but
fear 1t will be tedious task"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26

taken up by persons who are not content
with the old-fashioned methods of seek
ing marriage.
Are American parents going to allow
their daughters to commit themselves in
the foolish prodigality on youth upon
paper to strangers Of whose history or
antecedents they know nothing save
what the man chooses to write
"Ah, Americans are brave explorers
into unknown lands, but, personally, ]
should as soon have my own young
daughter make an excursion unattended
into the heart Of Africa as to have her
make q voyage into the uncertain future
Of matrimony with nothing save a few
love letters to guide her.
Am / too conservative7 Perhaps. We
Italians, my American friends tell me,
are very old-fashioned. and we cling to
our traditions. / think the ylate Marion
Crawford. near whom I have often had
a villa in Sorrento. understood Us better
than any other American.
II sincerely hope that correspondence
school matrimony will justify It's exist
ence; but alas, I am afraid that even In
America 1t win be a failure, robbing, the
most interesting period Of a girls life
the sacredness and the sanctity with
which Il shouId-De surrounded
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
Can Order Trade Reports.

If sufficient advance orders are received
for bound sets of Daily Consular and
Trade Reports, beginning with January
1, 1872, the Government Printing Office
will undertake to supply these regularly
in quarterly volumes, with complete
thirty-two-page indexes. The price would
be $50 per volume, or IS per year. in or
der to cover the cost Of the index and
binding. Those desiring the bound vol
umes should write promptly to the su-
perintendent Of documents at the Govern
ment Printing ONCE.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
SAYS WIFE TRIED
TO RUIN BUSINESS
Andrew Mcconnell Arrested
While Writing Story.

New York, Dec. 5.-Andrew Mcconnell,
founder of. the cult Of human. electricity
as a universal cure, who shot his wife,
Marion D. Mcconnell, in her home at
Ocean Grove, N. j., Sunday morning,
was arrested late this afternoon as he
was writing a story of the shooting at a
reporters desk in the office of a New
York newspaper. From the rambling story
he had written of the shooting, and what
prompted him to attempt the life Of his
wife, from whom he was seeking a di-
vorce, it Is believed that Mcconnell is de-
nlented. According to the story given
out at the newspaper Office, Mcconnell
went to that Office this afternoon and
announced who he was.
Il want to give myself up" he said.
How shall 1 go about it?'' =
He was taken into the editorial rooms
and kept in conversation with several
Of the reporters. In the meantime, word
had been sent to the police and de-
tective was sent to the office. McCon-
nell willingly accompanied him to the
station house, and kept rambling with
the detective all the way to the lock-
up.
From the story he had written when he
was arrested, 1t Is believed that he was
under the impression that his wife had
been harming him in his misunderstanding
ills by electricity.
At the station house he said: IT shot
my wife because she was always making
me believe 1 was insane. She villiies
me to different people and has run my
character down. don't want to &C
back to New Jersey, for they will put
me back as they did before. I want
to get my own lawyer"
He gave his address as the Grand Park
Hotel, Michigan avenue, Chicago. He
said he was thirty-seven years old.
Asbury Park, n. J., Dec. S.-When APP
prised of the arrest OF her husband to-
night, Mrs. Mcconnell appeared greatly
relieved. She exclaimed, Thank God!
Now I know I am safe. I have been in
mortal fear lest my husband might re-
turn and shoot me- My husband has
threatened time and again in the past
two years to shoot me and then kill him
self, because he said I was exerting I'M
due influence over him and preventing
him from marrying the woman he desired
10 marry.
'I don't want him harshly dealt with.
He is not responsible for what he did. !
look upon him as a sick child, and l
only want him placed in some institution
where he can neither harm himself or
any one else"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
J AT TABLE NINE HOURS.
Police Called to Take Diner From
Fashionable Restaurant.

New York, Dec. 25.-The longest
dinner in New York to-day was served
to Daniel MacNeal in Moquin's res
taurant, on Sixth avenue. 1t lasted
from 10 o'clock in the morning until
I o'clock tonight, and was only cut
short" by the arrival of a policeman,
who took the diner to the West Thir-
tfeth Street station. MacNeal, who
had no overcoat, but was otherwise
we'll dressed, ordered a dinner with
wine, which he began to eat very
slowly, at 10 o'clock. ....
His speed decreased with every hour,
and by noon the waiter was beginning
to get hdgety. MacNeal ordered another
bottle of wine at that hour and slipped
1t at the rate OF a drop every fifteen
minutes. At o'clock, the diner, after
a consultation with the manager of
the restaurant, said he was waiting
for a Mr.. Crowninshield, of Boston"
and he was permitted to tarry three
hours longer, when the police were
called.
At the station he said he had been
private secretary to James c. Atwater,
the Springfield, Mass, millionaire, who
died a year ago. MacNeal was taken
to the night court
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
MAN REMAINS UNCONSCIOUS.

South Norwalk, Conn, Dec. 1.-To live
for years as one dead is the peculiar fate
which awaits George Cohn. Of New York.
according to the medical experts. cohn
was struck on the head by trolley car
FIVE weeks ago. and since that time has
been unconscious in the Norwalk hos
pital Every resource Of science has been
tried to restore him to consciousness, but
all have failed. The victim Is physically
strong. and It is thought that he may
live for years in his present condition
unless some unexpected cure 10 effected.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
prnperx and pecoratinE.

The George Pitt Company is doing
drapery, decorating, and upholstery work
upon four Jobs-drapery IN the Keiniein
residence, III Massachusetts avenue
northwest; drapery and decorating In the
GIennan residence. at Chevy Chase; paint
ing for the Sunday school room Of the
Dutch Reformed Church. at Fifteenth
and o streets northwest. and decorating,
drapery, and upholstering for the resi-
dence Of DR.. Ryan Devereux, In Bradley
lane, Chevy Chase.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
PAY TRIBUTE TO AUTHOR.
School Children Sing Hymns N
Clement G. Moore,n GrnYaf

New York, Dec. "a touching tribute
to the memory Of Clement c. Moore, the
author of Twas the Night Before
Christmas" was paid when 100 children
from the Sunday school of the Church
OF the Intercession gathered at the au-
thor's grave, in Trinity Cemetery, at
Riverside drive, sangs hymns, and put a
wreath of holly on the grave. In addi-
ton to the children, a large part Of the
congregation and many passers-by Joined
in the ceremony.
Clement c. Moore died in 1853 and his
Christmas poem. Twas the Night Be
fore Christmas" Is now an established
part of Christmas Day with the children.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
nr. EIint Ir ImnrorInr.

Colombo. Ceylon, Dec. S.-Dr. Charles
W. Eliot. president emeritus Of Harvard.
who was operated on for appendicitis
two weeks ago at Handy, is progressing
favorably in his convalescenee- DR.. Eliot
passed a good day, and received the
greetings Of several friends here. Dur
ing the afternoon he cabled Christmas
greetings to his son in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
PRESENTS FOR RICHEsoN.
Former Practitioners Send Christ
mas Dinner to Prisoner.

Boston, Dec. 25.-Rev. Clarence v. T.
Richeson, who is in the Charles street
Jail awaiting trial on the charge Of
numbering Avis Linnel. received many
Christmas presents to-day. The prisoner
has about recovered from the erect Of
his recent operation, and was permitted
to sit up in his cell for a part Of the
day. special Christmas dinner was
sent to him by two OF the parishioners
of the church over which he formerly
presided.
1t was declared to-day that the prose-
cution will not take the initiative in
asking for the appointment of a commits
sion to determine the accused mans SAN
ity. So far his attorneys have made no
move toward this end, but one Of his
lawyers has declared that the ministers
seIf-mutilation indicates clearly to him
an abnormal mind.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
PARDoNED BY HARMON.
Life Prisoner who Was Exonerated
g., of Crime Gets Freedom.


Columbus. Ohio. Dec. 25.-Rpfus Bur
cham. a life prisoner in the State prison
here. was pardoned to-day by Gov. Hsr-
mon after he had promised to abstain
from intoxicating liquors and live an up
right life. Burcham was convicted OF
completely IN the murder Of man Of
Portsmouth, Ohio, for which crime Nose
johnson, colored, was electrocuted in
1904 49,
Before his death johnson exonerated
Burcham OF the crime in statement to
Warden Herschey, Of the prison. Before
the warden could present the facts TO
the governor, he dropped dead. The case
was recently brought to the attention of
Gov. Harmon oy prison attaches, who
knew Of the confession. Before granting
the pardon, Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon were
closeted with the prisoner for more than
thirty minutes, while Mrs. Harmon adj
rnonished him as to his future mode Of
living
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
WATTERsoN SEES SPLIT.
Veteran Editor Says Republicans
Are HopeIeSay Divided.


Are HopeIesay Divided.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 25.-Hon. Henry Wat
terson, the veteran editor of the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal, said to-day that the
Republican party was hopelessly split
over the 1872 nomination, and gave it as
his opinion that Taft could not win.
Mr.. Watterson, who is in his seventy
second year. is in fine health and as Wig
orous as a man Of fifty.
The Republican party is hopelessIy
split over the nominee at the 1912 con-
vention," said the editor. Taft cannot
win, even II he were to secure the NOM
nation. If Theodore Roosevelt is thrown
in at the last moment to save the party
and is elected, which 1 very much doubt,
his occupancy of the White House chair
would be merely a renewal Of absolutism.
Roosevelt would never leave the White
House except feet foremost"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26

A search for still older dried moss re-
vealed a specimen that had been kept in
a paper envelope since 1894. and even
this yielded 5000 bacteria per gram. II
Is known that some disease germs re-
tain their vitality . long time
The Washington herald., 1911-12-26
FINANCIAL.
GUARANTEED

cent on the capital stock Of tbs Merchants and
Mechanics Savings Bank has been declared, payable
JANUARY l. 1912. to stockholders Of record at the
close of business December 2, 1911. WILLIAM G.
WORTHINGTON. Cashier. datd5t
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-05
COREY SUDDENLY RETTRES
AS STEEL TRUST HEAD

New York, y. Y, Jan. 4.-Finan-
cial circles are today puzzling over
the sudden retirement of William
Corey as head of the United States
steel corporation which has just been
announced. In some quarters 1t Is
said Mrs Corey, the former actress
is really the force behind the retire
ment.
Corey since he became the head oi
the corporation has beens living II
Paris. 1t is said Mrs. Corey wanted
to travel and was tired of Paris. Sc
Corey. it is asserted, could not fine
time TO handle his business and pleas
his wife so gave up the business.
While this is given some credence
business circles have other rumors
one being that dissatisfaction wa
caused among the stockholders oil
account of the story that some one oil
the inside at the recent ''melon cut
ting" took advantage of the inside an
that remarkable profits resulted b.
the manipulation Of the stocks. 1t
generally believed that Judge Gary
chairman of the board of director
will head the corporation for som
time to come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-05
EIGHTEEN STATES
WITH new GOVERNORS

Two of the tweney-seven states that
begin the New Year with new COVER
nors or reelected chief executives are
headed by men named Johnson. In
California, Hiram w. Johnson is the
new governor and in North Dakota,
the new chief executive is C. A. John
son. Both are republicans.
The following are the men who
take over the control of the other
twenty-five states in with guberna-
torial eletions were held last fall:
Alabama-Emmett O'Neil, demo-
crat.
Colorado-John F. Shafroth, demo-
crat, reelected.
onnecticut-Simeon E. Baldwin,
democrat.
Idaho. James H. Brady, republican,
reelected.
Iowa-B. F. Carroll, republican, re-
elected.
Kansas-walter r. Stubbs, repub.
lican, reelected.
MISUNDERSTANDING n. Foss
democrat.
Michigan-Chase S. Osborn, repub
lican.
|
republican, reelected.
Nebraska-James c. altman, dem
ocrat.
Nevada-Tasker L. Oddie, republi
can.
New Hampshire-Robert P. Bas:
republican.
New Jersey-Woodrow Wilson
democrat.
,, New York-John A. Dix, democra
, Ohio-Judson Harmon, democra
) reelected.
. Oklahoma-Lee Cruce, democrat.
. Oregon-Oswald West, democrat.
Pennsylvania-John X. Tener, r.
publican.
Rhode Island-Aram ]. Pothier, r.
Q publican, reelected.
e South Carolina-C. L. Blease, den
ocrat
n South Dakota-Robert S. Vesse
republican.
/ Tennessee-Ben w. Hooper, repu
= lican and independent.
e. Texas-O. f. Colquitt, democrat
1t wisconsin,. E. McGovern, repu
= lican.
h Wyoming-W. E. Mullen, repub
as can.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-05
SHORT NEWS NOTES
FROM PILOT ROCK
1snecial Correspondenee.l

Pilot Rock, Ore. Jan. Al. E.
Roy. the blacksmith, spent Thursday
evening in Pendleton.
Ferne Harrison. who is attending
school at Pendleton. returned to
school after spending the holidays at
her home at Pilot Rock.
Marvin Roy spent Friday evening in
Pendleton.
Earl Rankin was Pendleton vis-
itor Friday evening.
Master Maurice Roy took in the
sights at Pendleton Friday evening.
Clarence Adams of Ukiah, was a
Pilot Rock business visitor Monday.
Miss Maude McReynolds returned
10 her school at Ukiah Sunday after
spending Christmas at Pilot Rock.
Mrs. Ralph Folsom and children
of Pendleton, spent Thursday at tht
home of Mr. Thomas Jaques.
The Sturtevant and Piersoll girl:
returned to Pendleton to take up theil
studies after spending the holiday
with their parents at Ukiah.
Mrs. Fred Lieuallen was called Il
her fathers bedside, who is quite Il
in Athena,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson and smal
son left Monday for Washingto
where they will make their futur
home.
Nora Ellis of Albee, passed throug
Pilot Rock Tuesday last on her wa
TO Portland to attend school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-05
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.


Fifty attendants at the Madison
Square Auto Show which opens in
New York on Saturday next, will be
attired in the complete costume Of the
Swiss Guard of the Vatican.
Two odd looking cars may be seen
at Grand Central Palace, New York.
this week, both of them three wheel
ers. One of these is made in Ger
many and is called the. Cyklonette.
The car is driven from the front
wheel above which the motor is plac-
ed. The other is an American ma
chine called the Motorette, which has
a maximum speed of 25 miles an
hour and is said to be an excellent
hill climber
The two Abernathy boys, Louis and
Temple, who came to town to see Col
onel Roosevelt las june when he ar
rived in New York, riding horseback,
have returned to Gotham and will
be a feature of the Brush machine
exhibit at the Licensed Automobile
Manufa cturers' show which opens a
Madison Square Garden January 6
| The famous kids will probably re
main in the east for some time, as it il
said they have developed a health,
liking for metropolitan life.
One sees a very different type o
salesman at the automobile shows thi
year. once upon a time the automo
bile salesman did not know even tn
full details of the car he was tryin
to sell, let alone points about othe
cars. The increased education of tn
motor buying public has changed thi
materially. A man who knows enougl
to call attention to some special fea
ture in another car that he notice
and wants to know how it compare
with the like thing in the machin
know something of other automobile
than his own. So it has come abou
that the salesman's education ha
grown in proportion to that of the ca
buying public. He can't get away wit
generalities.
Barney Oldfield has been judged il
eligible TO compete in sanctione
{ events for one year, following his su:
! pension on October 19, last by tn
: contest board of the A. A. A. In otht
words term has been put to tt
hitherto indefinite suspensions and #
man who has done as much ssint
he ran afoul of the A. A. A. to sho
his defiance for the body Oldfield hi
', been let off light He draws a fl
u teen months disqualification for h
pains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-05
NEW ADAMS MAYOR
NAMES COMMITTEES
lsnecial Correspondenee.) )

ASDCCldi
Adams. Ore, Jan. 4.-On Jan. the
old board of council passed their au-
thority to the new board, and c. c.
Darr gave place to DR.. w. II. Mckin-
ney as mayor who Immediately ap-
pointed the following list of commit
tees for the coming year:
Ordinance and Printing - Jno.
Kintz. Harvey Cutter, Albert Coffey.
Finance-Harvey Cutter Albert
Coffey, Frank Martin.
Health and Police-Albert Corey,
Frank Martin, U. H. Fergerson.
Water System-Frank Martin, W.
H, Fergerson, ]. Chestnut.
Street and Public Improvement
L. II. Fergerson, ]. Chestnut, Jno'
Kintz.
Hall and Light. Chestnut, Jno'
Kintz. Harvey Cutter.
Rev. Geo. B. Cole gave the people
of Adams two very helpful discourses
Sunday, Jan. l. He remained TWO
DAYS to visit and strengthen the or
ganization of the Methodist church
He ascertained that nearly half or th'
children in day school did not attend
sunday school. He has made arrange
ments for new sunday school 10
those not in the Baptist Sunda'
school and about twenty-five promis
ed to become charter members.
The school resumed work with re
newed vim and interest Monday, Jar
2. Both teachers and pupils wer
glad vacation was over.
The preparation for the Christina
celebration broke into the routn
work bur the patrons and pupils fe
that production of such an elaoora.
program in such an excellent slyl
was as beneficial to the pupils as any
thing they could have accomphsne
in the same time. Adams Is proud'
than ever of her school.