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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
FIRE At ALBION
CAUSES BIG LOSS
Large Elevator and Warehouse De-
strOyed by Fire Sunday Morning.
Town Saved by Heroic
Measures

A disastrous fire, supposed to have
been of incendiary origin occurred at
Albion early Sunday morning The
huge elevator of the Pacific Coast
Elevator Company, which has stood
for nearly % years, was discovered
to be in flames and general alarm
to town and country people was
sounded and there was a general re-
Spouse A bucket brigade was formed
and a heroic fight made to save the
town and nearby warehouses. For
this fact is probably due the saving
of the town. for the tall elevator,
dry as finder, burned like oil and
had there been a strong wind the
burning shingles and firebrands
might have ignited the town in many
places.
The large warehouse of the same
company standing on the south side
of the track was also destroyed.
The flames leaped the tracks to the
warehouse and it was soon found to
be doomed. All efforts were de-
voted to saving the farmers ware
house to the west of the Potlatch
Lumber pany's coal bunkers to
the east of the elevator. These eff
forts were successful.
The elevator contained little
wheat and the warehouse contained
600 sacks of potatoes, which were
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, fully covered by insurance
Both buildings will be replaced in
time for the fall crop. c. w. Frazier
of Colfax, general manager in this
district for the Pacific Coast Ele-
vator company, visited Albion Mon
day and arranged to rebuild the
warehouses, and work is expected to
start soon.
Albion has had number of mys-
terious fires, all starting about mid
night in buildings in which there
had been no fire and there is strong
suspicious of incendiarism. De-
tectives are working on the case.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
SCHEDULE OF REC|TALS
FOR COMMENCEMENT
Many High Glass Musical Recitals
VIII BE Given During Commence
ment Week at the State
College

Inc following schedule of must cal
fecltals for Commencement week has
oeen prepared by Professor H. Kim
trough, head of the department:
tuesday, May %, AIS p. M
graduation recital by Miss Verna
reid, pianist, assisted by Miss Floy
Bean, soprano.
wednesday, May 29, 5:15 p. NJ
necitai by Miss Cornelius, soprano
MiSses McCroskey and Charlton, plan
'''s' ana FIR Fitzsim mons, violinist.
friday, May 81, 4:15 p. m.-Re-
oi'ai by Misses Turner. Kimmel and
''aley, pianists. Mr. futile, violinist
'nu Mr.. Laird, organist.
friday, May 81, S:15 p. m.-Re-
,i'ai by expression students of Miss
augusta A. Roziskey.
saturday, June l, 800 p. m.-Re.
ai Oy piano students of Miss Mary
b Sawyer.
monday, June 3, Ais p. m.-Re-
i ny Misses Brakeman and Sanders
,a Miss Bressler, organist, and
mss Strong, soprano.
r. uesday' June 4, 4:15 p. M
nsauuation recital by Miss Ines
1Aeman, soprano, assisted by Miss
Laura Putnam, pianist
saturday. June 8, 300 D. m.-stu.
dents recital
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
Elberton Picnic

Guy Hughes of Winona won the
prize for the best slogan for the Ell
berton picnic The winning slogan
is: "All the Palousers stick to the
Elberton picnic" The committee to
select the best was composed of
Mayor Tiff, VIM Lippitt and C. A.
Frazier of Colfax They met at the
office of Mayor Tiff Tuesday and
the slogans were submitted to them
by Manager Metz of the picnic by
number and they did not know the
author of their choice until after the
slogan had been selected.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
ENCAMPMENT COMMITTEES
REPORT MUCH PROGRESS
Committee Accommodations Securing Rooms for the
Visitors. Emergency Hospital Will be Maintained
Governor Hay Here June 6.

There was a large attendance at
the meeting of the G. A. r. encamp-
ment committees Tuesday evening. r..
Lanning made report of the work
which has been done at the park and
strongly urged that several places in
the city be drained and filled up be-
fore the encampment. f. E. Sanger
reported that the street leading to
the park is being widened and i'm
proved and that the city would pay
the expense in excess of the $40 APP
propriated by the committee for that
purpose.
A letter from Governor Hay was
read stating that he could not be
present on the opening day of the
encampment on account of other en-
gagements, but that he would spend
few hours here on Thursday,
June 6.
The tentative program, which had
been submitted to Commander Hurd,
was approved by him with few
minor changes.
The committee on accomm odations
reported that they had divided the
city into districts and assigned each
district to certain members to canvass
and find out how many of the visit
ors can be accommodated at each
house All accommodations thus Sc
cured will be listed and rooms as
signed to the visitors as they arrive
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
Musical Recital

Wednesday afternoon a musical re-
cital was given in the College Au-
ditorium by the pupils of Mrs. Kuria
Strong. Beginning next week there
viii be a series of recitals by the
various departments in music, which
will extend down to Commencement
week.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24

commencement Week
Calendar
JUNE s-l3. 1912
SATURDAY JUNE THE EIGHTH
S:15 P. M-Annual Recital Auditorium
Advanced Students o Department of Music
SUNDAY JUNE THE NINTH
2:3O P. M-Baccalaureate Sermon Auditorium
McFadden, D. D..
Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Spokane
500 P Manual Address to
Christian Associations Auditorium
House. D. D.
Minister Westminster Congregational Church
Spokane
MONDAY, JUNE THE TENTH
300 P. M-Recita Auditorium
Carr, violinist; Miss windus pianist
Miss Turner contralto; Mr. Boyd organst
8:15 P. M-Graduating Exercises Auditorium
Department of Elementary Science
TUESDAY, JUNE THE ELEVENTH
800 P. M-Graduation Recital Auditorium
Miss Josephine soprano
Assisted by Miss Lora Putnam pianist
8;15 P M.-Senior Glass Play Auditorium
WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE TWELFTH
ALUMNI DAY
1000 A. M.-Senor-Au Baseball Rogers Field
IL 80 P. M-Alumni Luncheon
Excelency, E. Hay
of o WASH
2 80 p. M-Annual Concert Auditorium
College
$50 P. M.-Recal Auditorium
Miss Taylor. orgapst; Miss Kneen,
Miss Walter pianist; Devin violinist
$50 p. M.-The Presidents Reception Stevens Hall
THURSDAY JUNE THE THIRTEENTH
COMMENCEMENT DAY
$50 A. M.-Academic Procession
1000 A. M.-Commence Address Auditorium
Albert Bushnell Hart Phi d, LII. D..
Eaton Professor of the Science Government
Comforting Of Degrees
0 College
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
Commencement Week
Calendar
JUNE S-l3. 1912
SATURDAY, JUNE THE EIGHTH

o;1o T. M-Annual Recital Auditorium
Advanced Students of the Department of Music
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
MADE GOOD SHOWING
In the Glass Play Which Was Pre-
scented at the College Auditorium
Last Saturday

The class of 1912 of the Pullman
high school made their last public APP
pearance at the College Auditorium
Saturday evening in their class play,
''rhe Kingdom of Hearts Content"
There was fair sized audience pres
ent and the work of the young thes-
plans was cordially received and
heartily applauded. Everything went
off smoothly, thanks to the efficient
and painstaking coaching of Miss Eel
va Meeklem and Miss Jessie Perry.
All of the members of the cast ac-
quilted themselves creditably. and
the class and school have good rea-
son to feel proud of them.
The cast of characters was as fol-
lows:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
MAY FETE POSTPONED

the dampness of the the May Fete which
postponed
Wednesday postponed
evening of the will
Ia
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24
sEsn-ANNUAL ELECTION

me semiannua for the Pullman
ioer OF Commerce held the regular meeting next
esuay Every urged TO be present ana
uclpate dinner will be held at the
Hotel meeting will be held
'i The nomination ande Iecio o
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
PROHIBS ADDRESSED
BY EUGENE CHAFIN

The visit of Eugene Chafin, late
candidate for president of the United
States, yesterday was made the oc-
casion of an assembly of the stall
warts of the Prohibition party in
Umatilla county and yesterday after
noon they met in business session
and named the following men as del
egates to the state convention. F. S.
Childers, Freewater; Guy Denney,
Jerry Stone, oliver Dickensen, Rev.
A. Mackenzie Meldrum, all of Athena,
Rev. Finley, j. w. Jones, b. f. Hop
per and w. c. Hopper.
The members of the count commit
tee were named as follows: F. S,
Childers, chairman, Dr. MLuan, sec
retary- treasurer, Rev Meldrum, first
assistant chairman and Mr.. Faucet,
second assistant chairman.
A fairly large audience gathered in
the methodist church last evening
and listened to the eminent visitor
make an address, eloquent and APP
pealing, in the cause of prohibition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
7. R. FLAYED BY LA
Toilette MANAGER

Portland, Feb 2S.-Making a di-
rect charge that Colonel Roosevelt
double crossed" Senator La Toilette
and that the senator entered the race
year ago at the earnest solicitation
of Roosevelt and other prominent
progressives, Walter Houser, mana
ger of the La Toilette campaign, who
arrived here today from North Da-
kota, issued a statement this after
noon denouncing Colonel Roosevelt
and saying that Governor Johnson of
California, "flopped" to Roosevelt on
promise of the vice presidential
nomination. He predicted that Ore
gon, Washington and California will
go for La Toilette.
He said that if the oregon primary
went for Taft that Roosevelt forces
could be blamed. He asserted that
Roosevelt is not true progressive
and that La Toilette is in the race to
stay,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
3 LOCAL INDIANS GO
TO FACE INDICTM ENT

Indicted by the federal grand jury
in Portland on February "a on
charge of taking intoxicating liquor
on the Uhatilla reservation, Charley
Shapleigh, better known as Charley
Whirlwind, Jim Luke and Jim Mox
Mox, three well known local Indians,
were taken to Portland this afternoon
to answer the charges against them.
Whirlwind and MoX Mox were taken
into custody yesterday afternoon by
Deputy Marshall w. B. Griffeth, but
Luke was not located until this morn
ing.
The accused redskins waived
preliminary hearing and consented to
make the trip to Portland without
delay.
According to Deputy Griffeth. the
arrests mark the beginning of an eff
fort to break up the liquor traffic
among the Indians, which has been
going on for a long time. The TAX
ing of liquor upon the reservation is
a violation of federal laws, but the
"bootlegger" who furnishes Indians
in the city with fire water" is be-
yond the reach of the government, al
though he is punishable under the
city ordinance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
REPUBLICANS MEET AND FORM
CLUB TO FURTHER R0OSEvELTS INTEREST

Marked by much enthusiasm, the
Roosevelt boom was formally inaug-
urated in Umatilla county last night
when twenty or more admirers Of the
only living ex-president met in the
office of DR.. l. U. Temple and organ
lied the Roosevelt Republican club
for the purpose of actively supporting
their favorite for the republican NOM
ination for president in preference to
w. II. Taft, present incumbent. Fol-
lowing short talks by nearly every
man present, DIR. Temple was unani-
mously chosen as president of the
new organization, Attorney Geo. w.
Coutts, vice president, George Strand,
secretary. and Dave Nelson, well
known farmer, treasurer
1t is the purpose of the club to en-
for the crystalizing of Roosevelt sem
timent in this county and for that
purpose a committee on organization
and solicitation, consisting Of Dave
Nelson. Alex Manning, Dan Bow
man, J. L. Carroll and Adam Ruppe,
was appointed. Meetings will be held
every two weeks, the next one a week
from Friday night. funds will be rails
ed as needed and every Roosevelt
supporter within the four boundaries
of the county will be enlisted in the
cause of "the greatest living Amerl-
can"
RuslS Denounces Taft.
Denouncing the Taft adminlstra.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
NEW BRICK BUSINESS BLOCK PROPOSED
FOR MAIN STREET BY AMUSEMENT COMPANY

If present plans which have almost
been completed are carried out. a
new brick block on the Berkeley half
lot on the corner of Main and Alta
street will be constructed in the near
future, thus filling out the solid
brick front of Main street. Negoti-
ations between Norbourne Berkeley
the owner, and the Portland Amuse-
ment company are well under way
looking to the leasing of the prop
erty to the corporation and the con-
struction by the latter of a brick struc-
ture for the housing of another mov-
ing picture theater.
Mr. Berkeley stated today that the
success of the plans depended large
ly on whether or not satisfactory ar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28

ton as a complete failure. Jerry"
Rusk of La Grande, candidate for
congress, was enthusiastically ap-
plauded when he declared that he
would rather have his ambitions
thwarted than be forced to Swallow
William Howard Taft" in order TO be
elected. God knows I want to 20 to
congress-" he said. "and my wife and
dear old mother want me to go too
but I can't endorse man like Taft
or straddle the fence. I am for the
things for which Roosevelt stands and
make the declaration boldly"
Rusk in the course of his remarks.
called attention to the published
statement of the accomplishment of
the Taft administration as made by
the local "standpatters' several days
ago. II notice they say that Taft has
dissolved the trusts he said. eyes.
but such dissolution as he secured is
an old political trick resorted to lust
before election. The people are not
concerned in the dissolution of trusts.
what they want is results, results ap-
parent in the reduction in prices and
this Taft has not accomplished. To
my mind, William Howard Taft Is n
cold, pulseless man, out of tune with
present conditions and out OF har-
many with the body of the nation As
the late Senator Deliver characteriz-
ed him, 'he Is a large man entirely
surrounded by a body of politicians
|
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
LAWLESS METHODS OF
STEEL TRUST SHOWN
Made Billion Profit in Nine
Years---Contr0Is
80 Per Cent

Washington Feb. 2S.-That the So
cial functions known as Gary Din
ners," control absolutely the prices in
the steel industry and that United
States Steel corporation in restraint
of trade through this price control
and its domination of raw material
are conclusions reported to the STAN
ley steel committee of the house to-
day by Farquhar ]. MacRae, the
committees expert accountant.
MacRaes report was the result of
detailed examination of the books
of the steel trust, made while the re-
cords were under subpoena by the
committee. In several particulars the
report contradicts testimony given by
officials of the steel trust before the
committee.
The Gary dinners, the report says,
operate to maintain prices and ex-
clude competition.
"The arrangement is designed and
intended so to operate" it continues,
and it does so operate, to steel rails,
although it is claimed that the So
called Independent companies can cut
prices without fear of penalty except
the dishonor of declaring in favor of
a named price and then selling at
some other prices"
At the Gary dinners representatives
of the steel corporation and indie
pendent concerns meet and agree ito
reduce their production conformably
to their estimate of the demand, ex-
isting"
1T can be no justification of the
cooperation of the participants in
the Gary dinners that no penalty at
taches to a violation of the declara-
tions mutually exchanged" the re-
port commented, because, perforce,
the antitrust set would prevent the
enforcement of any penalty for re-
ducing prices or exceeding one share
of the business"
The report drew the conclusion
that the Gary dinner agreements
were in reality just as binding on
steel manufacturers as the pool
agreements of the old days. which
were legislated against in the Sher-
man act.
fabulous profit was made out of
(COntinued on paoa 6N
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
More brutality.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 2S.-Wives of
Textile strikers, many of them moth
ers of small children, suffered brutal
treatment again today when Troop B,
of the state militia, aided by a squad
OF policement suddenly and without
warning charged down on ESQ women
and a score of men strikers, who were
quietly walking along Essex street
and although the strikers families
started to run to. places of safety from
the onslaught, they were overtaken
by the troops and police, many knock
ed down and several women injured.
One woman was placed under arrest,
on a trumped up charge.
While many women were hurt, the
police were somewhat disposed to
modify their tactics of indiscriminate
clubbing of women but used their
clubs freely on the men. 1t is con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
BEN 0LCOTT FEELS OPTIMISTIC OVER
PROSPECTS FOR HIS denomination

Now on the job is the slogan of
Ben w. Olcott secretary of state who
Is candidate for the republican
nomination to succeed himself and is
here today in connection with the in
spection of the branch asylum.
Olcott will succeed himself any
stay upon the job if his local friends,
made up largely of former Salemites,
can bring about such a result. While
here today the secretary was shown
about the city by Clarence Bishop,
manager of the woolen mill and who
has known the official for years.
AS to the outlook Olcott is optomis-
tic though he realizes that he has
opposition for the nomination. His
opponent is Frank S. Fields. county
clerk of Multnomah county However
there are many who predict that the
Multnomah man will be the second
in the race when the votes are count
ed after April 10. Fields is in bad
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28

rangements can be made with the
occupants of his present building, the
Horseshoe restaurant and the Reetz
barber shop. The proprietors Of these
establishments have leases on their
rooms which do not terminate for
some little time but if they can be
induced to move for a reasonable
consideration, the new work will
probably start soon. definite an
nouncement will be made within a
few days.
The present building on the site is
the only wooden building on Main
street between Water and Railroad
and citizens will hail with delight the
positive announcement that it is to
give way to modern structure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28

situation in that he can scarcely ap-
peal to either the progressive or re-
dictionary wing of the republican par
ty. Olcott is a distinct representative
of the progressive element and SEEM
ingly will have the support of that
element On the other hand Fields
can scarcely ask for reactionary sup
port since he fought the assembly last
year.
However, the principal point urged
in behalf of the reelection of Secre-
tary Olcott is that he has been rem
dering the state thoroughly good SER
vice and should be retained in office.
During his term thus far Olcott has
done much towards improving the
methods in the secretary's office and
has been valuable businessman up
on the state board. He is a clean cut
type of official and has been admin
istering his office without regard to
politics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
MILTON FARMER is
CHICAGO EMBEZzLER
Captured at Place Purchas-
ed With Alleged Stolen
Funds

After living in fancied security on
a fruit farm near Milton since last
July, A. w. Montaux alias w. A. Van
Duren alias Henry Werner, wanted
in Chicago for the embezzlement of
more than $4,000 from the funds of
the American Brotherhood OF Ce.
law, Sheriff 4. d. Taylor having him
in custody here in Pendleton. He
was arrested last night at Milton by
Constable Propeck acting under in
structions from the sheriff.
The accused man is alleged to have
embezzled s2,S12.O5 from the joint
council of the American Brotherhood
of Cement Workers and S1,S12.S1
from the Chicago council No, of
the same order. Through the detec
tive bureau of the Windy City he
was traced to this county and Sheriff
Taylor was recently notified that he
was living on a fruit ranch 25 miles
from Freewater\ and was receiving
mail under the name of w. A. Van
Duren. 1t developed, however, that
his ranch is only a mile and a half
from Milton and that he purchased
it last July from man by the name
of Martin and that he was known in
that city by the name of Henry Wer-
ner.
Trying to Settle.
This afternoon, he is busy in con-
ference with a representative of the
surity company which was forced to
pay the amount of his shortage and
il is supposed that he is making a
settlement. He admits he is the man
wanted and also that he took the
but tells a story of himself
being robbed of a large amount of
which story, however, is not
believed by the officers. He ex-
presses confidence that he can ad-
just matters satisfactorily but will.
be taken back to Chica-
go to face the charges against him.
He is about fifty-five years of age,
and gray haired. He has a wife who
is staying at the home of Mrs. H.
Loom in Milton, pending the outcome
of the trouble. According to a tele-
phone message from Milton this NOR
ming, he has been living near Milton
for nearly a year, having purchased
a ranch when he first arrived upon
which he paid $4,000 down. He rep
resented that he had made his money
in the saloon business in New York
and that he still owned valuable
property in that city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
Cowboys Will Fight.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 2S.-Al-
though expecting an attack will be
made on them by Mexican rebels, the
American cowboys on the Nelson
Morris ranch, across the Mexican
border continue to prepare to stand
their ground, refusing to take refuge
on the American side of the river.
Despite the fact that they will be
outnumbered when the rebels return
to the attack from which they were
driven off yesterday, the Yankees de-
clare that they will be able to stand
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-28
LONE BANDIT ROBS A
PRIVATE BANK OF s4.5OO

San Jose, Cal. Feb. 2S.-Boldly
entering the private bank of ]. A.
Costa, an unmasked robber compell-
ed Costa to go into a back room
where he he was bound. Then the
thief looted the safe of $45O0, jump
ed into a waiting auto and disappear
ed in the direction of San Francisco.
The Costa bank does business mostly
with Italians. Costa was found later
by real estate man.