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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
The Commission Plan In Des Moines
Mac Says Plan Adapted to Small cities Also
In letter to Judge S. A. Lowell of
this city, John Mac Vicar member of
the Des Moines commission and the

In letter to Judge S A. Lowell Of
this city, John Mac Vicar member of
the Des Moines commission and the
superintendent of the department of
streets and public improvements
heartily endorses tie commission
form Of government He declares the
plan should work well ia small cites
faS We'll as in large places and Cals
attention TO the fact that when the
idea was first suggested in Des
Mpinos It was opposed on the ground
the plan would not operate we'll in
a city as large as Des Moines
The following statement regarding
he operation Of the plan n De
Moines was given by Mr. Mac Vivar
and will be of local interest:
The government of our city, under
the Des Moines. plan, has been char
acterized by increased efficiency and
facilitaton of the city's business n
al departments. Selfish ward inter
ests have been ignored. and the de-
mands and needs of the public gem
eral public receive first cons,dera
ton. Improved bookkeeping and ef-
ficient auditing have stopped many
leaks. The city's expenditures have
been kept within its income, The
tax levy is slightly decreased. The
city receives interest on all deposits
and takes cash discounts whenever
possible Monthly and annual de-
tailed and comprehensive reports are
promptly issued and circulated. This
has resulted in a lessening of the
expense for the conduct of the city's
business in what we term the
working funds" (not trust or per-
manent funds) in the sum of $3.50 =
100000 during 1908 as compared with
1907, under the old plan of govern
ment, The second year shows the
administration within its income on
a smaller tax levy than that of pre-
vious years. 1t should be explained
here that deficits are from time to
time incurred to meet cost of street
paving abutting property belonging
to the United States and city govern
| ments, and other properties which
are exempt from taxation. These de-
ficts are met. as provided by law,
from the levies made the year fol-
| lowing.
The Des Moinss plan of government
| has not entirely eliminated politics,
| but it has improved the brand of poll
itics. SO long as the people elect city
officials. City government must, to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
WANT BOOKS OF CITY
OFFICIALS AUDITED

The official books of the city may
be audited by experts if a recommen-
dation to be made 10 The council by
the finance committee is favorably
received. This was the statement
made this morning by Councilman c.
p. Strain who is a member of the
comm ttee and who is strongly in ia
vor of the auditing
The books of the city officials have
not been audited for years, and.
while there is no suspicion Of dishon-
esty on the part of the officials the
members OF the finance committee
believe that experts should be en-
ployed to check up the accounts of
the city and discover any possible er-
rors or cntanglements.
To that end a meeting will be held
some time this week with the two
Spokane experts who have just I'm
ished auditing the books of the county
and it is probable that these men will
be employed if the council accepts the
suggestion of the committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
YOUTH TRIED ON
SERIOUS CHARGE

Charged with holding improper in
tercourse with seventeen year old
Evelyn Rugh. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Rugh, and of being the
father of her unborn babe, Charles
Workman, a young man of this city,
is today standing trial in the circuit
court The legal charge against him
is fornication, which is defined as i'm
proper relations with a girl between
the ages of 16 and IS
Most of the morning was spent in
secur ng jury for the case and this
afternoon the sta.e has been submit
ting its evidence Up until press
time the girl and her mother had been
ON the stand and had given the sub
stantial testimony upon which the
charge. = based.
The girl testified rnat the defend
ant had seduced her last May after
an acquaintanceship of several weeks
and that he is the only man with
whom she had ever mad improper re-
lations. The mother told of how she
-4s-l p uelA LEA -lNL Gil4l'l til Al hlll AtllAp
tatiOns. of the attention paid to her
daughter by young Workman and of
her discovery Of her daughters con-
dition. In the course of her testi-
mOny she declared the temptations to
young girl are greater in Pendleton
than in any city on the face of the
globe and that, consequently, she had
always been exceedingly watchful of
her children lest they fall in the ex-
isting snares.
Both mother and daughter broke
down and wept under the sharp ques-
uons with which Attorney Dan P.
Smythe sought to weaken their story.
From the questions of the cross-ex-
animation It IS apparent that the de-
fense will attempt to prove that the
girl had been morally lax prior to her
acquaintanceship with the defendant
ana had been guilty Of improper con-
duct with other young men, both in
Pendleton and in her former home,
Athena, and that the mother had ap-
pied to the police officers of the city
for assistance in keeping the girl in
at night.
The prosecuting witness and her
parents have only lived in Pendleton
about year, coming to this city from
Athena. The father is employed at
Byers mill, while ,..e mother works
N laundry.
Attorneys Carter & Smytne are de-
Tending Workman, while District At
torney Van Vactor and w c. E. Pru-
lit, his assistant, are pro ecuting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
IA 7 IS AGAIN
IN INSURGENTS
TERRITORY TODAY
Speaks on Relation Of the
Government to Countrys
Business

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept. Is
president Taft today invaded Iowa
ard also he .nsurgent territory Of
eX-ConSre sman Smith.
The pre- ident intimated that he
was well pleased with his reception
in Kansas and that he received a
a . warmer welcome in the Jay
ia, state lhau he pated.
In his address on the relation of
he government to the business of tho
country the president classed the
four most important points. the reg
ulation Of railroad rates by the inter-
state commerce commission; enforce
msnt of laws forbdding unlawful
combination; tariff legislation. effect
ing chiefly the manufacturers of this
country and a proper banking and
currency system.
He stated that the government had
made good progress and remedying
unreasonable and discriminating rail-
road rates and recommended that the
cases affecting interstate commerce
be put under direct control of the
department of justice.
Speaking Of the prevention of un-
lawful competition, the president de-
Tended the existing laws and upheld
the recent tru t decisions of the Unit
ed States supreme court.
on the tariff question, Mr.. Taft
declared that the business of the
country depended on protective tar
iff but that he had come to believe
that the tariff is too high and needs
fixing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
BURNS FAMILY TO
DEATH; STARTED
FIRE WITH OIL
Three Others Badly Injured
and Home is Totally
Destroyed

Mitchell, ILL.,, Sept. 2S,-Coal oil
used to start a fire, with which to
cook the family morning meal, is re-
sponsible for the death Of five mem
bers of the family of Virgil Nander-
er, of this city, the secious injury by
burning of two other members and
himself, and the total destruction OF
his home.
The dead are:
Mrs. Vanderer, and four children
Gertrude, age Is years; Bessie. age
13 years; Earl. age years and Wande
age years.
The father had arisen and started
the fire, while the other members of
the family slept.
He placed fuel in the stove and
poured kerosene over it from a can.
Hot Goals supposed to have smoul-
dered al E.set i5aited the oil, caus-
ing an explosion, which threw the
fiery liquid over the man and the
room.
The sleeping occupants of the house
We're burned before they could be
awakened and rescued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Turkey WeakenS.

Constantinople, Turkey Sept. 2S.-
Indications that war between Italy
and Turkey WI be avoided if Turkey
has not already gone 700 far in her
refusal of Italys demands, are begin
ming to appear here today
The porte is now Eeakening, since
ii has been determined that the pow
ers VIII not Interfere in Turkeys be-
half which It is believed was the ex-
pecta lion Of he Turkish government.
Today the cabiner conferred and
after the meeting an official an
nouncement was made to the effect
that Turkey has decided to make ma
terial concessions to italy, provided
the latter country will respect Tur-
keys territorial integrity
1t is however, considered as ex-
tremely improbable that the Italian
government viii consent to the con-
troll of the disputed territory remain
ing under the Turkish government.
ernment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
ITALIAN FLEETS BLOCKADE
TURKISH AND TR|POL| COASTS
TURKEY WEAKENS;; TOO LATE BELIEVE POWERS
Thirty Thousand Italian Troops Start for Front War Wei
coined Pope Sanctions Italian Governments
BeIIigerent Actions.

London, Eng Sept. 2S.-With four
italian battleships, three cruisers and
a fleet of transports, bearing 10000
Italian troops, sailing off the coast Of
Tripoli today, British officialdom
hourly expects to receive advices that
italy has landed her forces in the dis
p~ted country and that war with
Turkey started to acquire the new em-
pre-.
a second expeditionary italian
squadron sailed from Spezia last night
and il IS belle Jed that this fleet is be-
ing sent TO establish a blockade of
Turkish seaports, pro badly to prevent
the further embarkation of Turkish
troops for Tropoi.
Advices from the various European
capitals indicate that the powers
have abandoned all hope of peace be-
tween the two bel.gerent southern
countries. and viii henceforth exert
Their efforts to prevent the expected
war from involving other countries.
which is considered the gravest dam
ger brought about by the dispute over
Tripoli.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28

some extent be political proposition
Embryo reformers are wont to cry
out for the elimination of politics
from our city elections and tell US
that city government is purely bus
mess proposition. In that they are
m staken Web ter defines politics as
the science Of government, and dis
unguishes between good and bad
politics. While business ethics must
3e observed in certain phases of city
government, yet city government is
more than a business proposition. 1t
is not a corporation organized for
Profit, but for the purpose of pro-
tecting life. health and property.
caring for the education and to some
extent, the morals of the community.
In the selection Of municipal Off
Gals, we have come to realize that
the first consideration is to secure
not only good men" but capable
men. 1t is said that it is easier to
be good than to be efficient. What
a municipality needs in her city of
iicials is men who understand how
to run a city's bush. ess and who are
sufficiently political to know how to
cater to the needs of the communi-
ty.
The tendenc Of ali new munic,pa'
charters is 10 '"Ss"" -, nun,her .,
e1'1.ive officials and center the re-
sponsibility in the hands of a few.
To demand full publicity and a care
ful checking of accounts and bal
dneds More than one hundred mu-
inequalities have adopted commits
sion government and as many others
are working to this end. New York.
Ruffalo Pittsburg and other large
cities are demanding a simplifica-
ton of their city governments.
Many learned students of munich
pal government oppose commission
government because it combines to n
great extent the legislative and ex-
ecutive branches of our government,
but those who have had practical ex-
perlence in municipal government
realize that what a state legislature
leaves to municipal body in the way
of legislation $ SO meaErC lna. the
foundations for our government are
not in any way endangered by COM
bining these limited functions The
legislative functions of a municipality
can properly be likened to the pow
er of board to frame bylaws in
order that its business may be done
: in an orderly manner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Miss Kruttschnitt to Wed.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Miss Rebecca
Kruttschnitt, daughter Of julius
Kruttschnitt vice president and ac-
tive manager of the Hartman roads,
and her mother are in Chicago on
their way to New Orleans, where the
daughter is to be married to Henry
Clifford Woodhouse, an Englishman.
The wedding is to be a quiet one and
will take place at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. Joseph p. Blair.
The honeymoon will be spent in the
orient and after March the young
people expect to be at home in Ore
gon. Mr.. Woodhouse has money but
no title of nobility.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Eleven Drowned.

Paris, Sept, 2S.-Eleven person,
were drowned and ten others injured
by the overturning of an automobile
bus into the Seine yesterday after.
noon. The vehicle was half way over
the Archeveche bridge when in trying
to avoid collision with another ON
nibus the chauffeur gave his steer
ing wheel sharp turn. The heavy
Neh-cle skidded, shot on to the side
walk, crashed into the heavy iron
railing and dropped into the river AL,
'he passengers were carried down
with the exception of two or three
who jumped. Ten bodies were re-
covered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
\. N. REPUBLICANS
To NAME BURSUM

Las Vegas, N NJ, Sept. 2S.-H. o.
Bursum, chairman of the republican
territorial central committee, will in
all probability be nominated as the
republican candidate for governor of
the new state, by the convention to-
day,
Former Governors Bradford and
George Curry are candidates for con-
gressional nominations only. and each
is practically assured of receiving a
nomination.
Great interest centers in the fight
for the senatorial toga. The four
leaders in this race are Governor Mills
William Andrews, A. B. Fall and
Thomas Catron.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
ordered from Claim.

uklan, Cal. Sept. 2S.-Struggles be-
tween settlers and the L. e. White
Lumber company for the possession
or rich timber lands along Alder
creek reached a crisis again when III.
s Warren, settler, was driven off q
claim Warren's cabin was razea
and he was warned not to come back.
the settlers, who already have peti-
toned Secretary of the Interior walt
er l.. Fisher, admit that they await
with fear the next move of gun men
imported into the territory. Efforts
to persuade women to leave the clear
ings and let their husbands fight il
out alone have proved futile. They
will not do so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
General Manager Kruttschnitt
Again Refuses TO Recognize
Federation.
WALKOUT MAY BE
ORDERED DURING DAY
Strike order to Be Made General
Over Entire Hartman System OF
Railroad Lines-M. X. & Il. Men
Have Laid Down Tools.

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 2S.-That the
Hartman system OF railroad lines
has done all that it will attempt to
do to avert the threatened strike OF
the members of the Federation OF
Shopmen is indicated by a message
which has been received at the head
quarters of the federation in this city
The message was sent by Julius
Kruttschnitt. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Hartman sys-
tenn and in it the official virtually
declined to discuss the recognition of
the employees as a federation.
Presidents of the international
unions involved in the impending
trouble held a hurried conference to-
day, on receiving the message, with
the view of deciding on some plan
for calling a general strike on the
Hartman system.
President Kline of the Blacksmiths
union. stated this morning that a de-
cis.on to call the strike might be
reached today.
In General Manager Krut.schnitts
message, the ultimatum, fixing the
noon hour as the time the employees
would give the company to grant an
audience. was not referred to.
NJ. X. 6 T. Men Out.
President Kline phoned TO James
O'Connell, president of the machin-
lists union, to the effect that the shor
men on the Missouri, Kansas Sc Texas
railroad, affiliated with the Systems
OF Federation. have struck in SYM
pathy with the carmen at Denison
San Antonio. Texas, and Sedalia, Mis-
souri, and Parsons, Kansas Kline
said the crisis had arrived and they
might as we'll fight now as any time,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Stays Parents ard Sister to
Collect Insurance is Belief
OF Police,
Is PRETTI STENOGRAPHER
or H,EW ORLEANS
Had Succeeded in collecting Money
on Three Members Deaths--Ad-
mits Adminlstcr,,:.g Poison Eut De
care She Md T. Mistake.

New Orleans Sept. 2S.-In the ar
ret here of Annie Crawford on the
charge of poisoning her younger sis
ter, Elsie, a pretty stenographer, the
police took their first step in an eff
fort to clear up the mystery of sew
eral deaths in the family.
Three other members of the Craw-
ford family have died under mystic
rious circumstances within the last Is
months.
Elsie Crawford died suddenly last
Saturday and under circumstances so
suspicious that the coroner's jury had
the contents of the stomach analyzed.
The finding of enough morphine to
kill at least two persons was follow
ed by the arrest Of the sister.
Mary Agnes Crawford, sister Of the
prisoner died June 25. 1910. suppos-
edly Of acute meningitis Three
weeks later. July IS 1910, her father
died, uraemic poisoning being given as
the cause on July 20. 1910, her
mother died. In her case, uraemic
poisoning also was given as the cause.
Annie Crawford, the pri oner, held
Insurance policies on the yes of the
deceased in the following sums:
Walter G. Crawford. father, $500:
Mrs Crawford, mother S400 Mary
Agnes Crawford. sister, $500; Elsie
Crawford, sister $50.
She collected III Insurance in
each case except in that OF her -
ter Elsie payment Of which was with
held pending the receipt of the Ger
tificate Of death.
Miss Crawford. according t. police
ffcials, admitted to the district at
torne that She gave her sister. Elsie.
morphine, but did II by mistake "a
she intended to give her calomel and
soda
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
EAST AWAKENS TO
WESTERN PROGRESS

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 2S.-The east is
awakening to progressive IDEAS and
only needs a leader, declared Cover
nor Nldrich, who returned from the
Spring Lake conference OF governors.
where he caused commotion by his
denunciatlon of federal judges. whom
he charged with nuulifying STATE
rights. He sad the western spirit is
responsible for this awakening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Italians Welcome War

New York. N Y. Sept. 2S.-A CEN
sored dispatch received here today
from Rome says that Italy has ad-
mltted tnat the landing of forces in
Iripoh' by the Turkish government
Yesterday, was an objectionable de-
hanee of Italy's stand in the DISPUTE
and that great majority of Italians
VIII welcome war. More than ninety
per cent Of the reservists. have re-
Sponded to the governments call to
cOlOrs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
L. p Welcomes strike.

New York. Sept. 2S.-That the
Union Pacific has decided to defy the
System of Federation and welcome a
strike, If forced TO 1t. is the interpre-
tation put upon its reply, telegraphed
at noon today to the federation off,
cials. conferring at Chicago. The
company wired il the men did not
like the treatment already accorded
them, the company did not see what
else could be done to persuade them
to remain in service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
ALASKAN GOVERNOR TO
MEET PRESIDENT TAFT

Juneau, Alaska, sept. 2S.-Territor-
ial Governor Walter Clark, Of Alaska.
today announced that he will go to
Seattle, wash. next month to meet
President Tart.
He said. u want to talk to the
resident about six important laws
that ought to be passed by congress
Cor the good of this county"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
land Congress Oncns.

Denver. Colo, Sept. 2S.-The first
public lands congress ever held in
the United states opened here today
1t was called by Governor Shaffroth
of Colorado, in the interest Of western
states. 1t will last three days. Dis
position Of water powers. irriga ion
forestry and conservation will be dis
cussed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
4 Killed by Bomb

Guadalaiara, Mexico, Sept. 2S.-A
terrible explosion of rockets and
bombs in crowded church here to-
day resulted IN the deaths of four
persons and serious injury to l5 9TH
ers, and cast shadow of gloom over
the merrymaking attending the COM
ing of Madero to this city. OF the
wounded many were so seriously
burned or trampled in the panic that
followed the explosion that they may
die.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Peace Is Homeless

Berlin, Germany, Sept 2S.-Though
practically all hope of a peaceful set
uement Of the dispute between Italy
ana turkey has been abandoned. the
German ambassador at Constantine
pie Is still seeking some way to find
basis for an agreement between
the beIl'gerent countries. Two Ger
man warships have been ordered to
the coast of Tripon to protect German
interests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Ready at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. Calf, Sept. 2S.-The
shopmen in the employe of the South
ern Pacific Railroad company at this
place are ready to walk out on a
strike the moment it is definitely as
certaned that the railroad officials
will not accede to the demands OF
the federation, say offic ais OF the va
rious unions today
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
TacOna Has Rlaze

Tacoma. Sept 2S.-Fire, believed to
have been Of incendiary origin, al
most totally destroyed the $50. 900
plant of the Puyallup Veneer and
Mill company at Meeker Junction,
near here last night. More than 100
men are thrown out of employment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28

ei.''Ll,' i'oIHe' sept. 2S.-The pope today
5...l.a'! endorsed the Italian expe-
r,'.oh III, Tor the occupation Of TripoIi.
ms VIII materially aid the govern
"s'hi II preventing the great strike
the socialists. ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
iGalN Accents Defy

Rome, Italy. Sept. 2S.-La Stamina
semi-official newspaper, today de-
eiares that Italy will use the landing
Of a few hundred Turkish troops, in
Irlpoi yesterday from the transporr
Derna, as cause for war. Officials
nave refused to comment on the
story.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
johnson NOT Broke

Chicago. Sept. 2S.-Jack Johnson's
mother laughed when told that Jack
was broke. She said he had $50 0OO
in bank here which he would not
touch, and that he always lived on
the country, wherever he was.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Fight May 60 to Paris

London, sept 2S-After agree
ing not to fight in England. police
court proceedings against Jack John
son and Wells, were dismissed TODAY
IhiS means the big fight is off and
may probably go to Paris.
Attorney j. w. Hensleigh of Echo
is transacting business in the city to-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
ErcnCh Crmisers Snil

Paris France, Sept. 2S.-For the
purpose OF protecting French inter-
eSts in Tripoi, the government has
ordered the cruisers Gambetta ana
Renan to the Tripoli coast and the
vessels sailed today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Held for Shooting.

Denver, Sept. 2S.-A coroner's jury
here held Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Pat
terson for the felonious killing of her
husband, Charles Patterson, for
mer Chicago broker, here last Mon
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
Strike Inevitable

Denver, Colo, Sept 2S.--A high
union official of Chicago, who is here
today stated that a strike of the fed
Grafton of shopmen on western rail-
roads is inevitable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28

Vienna, Sept 2S.-Austrio
quietly intimated to Turkey tbS+ rtnt n',9
ian to". 'i'lzens ~ n. In Turkey must be pro-
Se1leu II turkey wishes to retain the
sympathy Of the powers