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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01
HANGING OF TWO
 AYANKS IN MEXICO WILL BE PROBED

Washington, Aug. 1.-The state de- pertinent, today. ordered United States .consulS fin northern Mexico to com tduct a rigid investigation into the 3hanging by rebels in Sonora of two unidentified Americans. Dispatches, etoday, said they were non-com batants sand were only executed by the rebels to precipitate American intervention. | Officials here regard the incident as one of extreme gravity. Should Orozco and Salazar carry, out their \ ithreats to kill Americans by the Iwflolesale1 the United States would be forced to ssend troops into Mexico
 For two weeks the Mexican situa. ton has gradually been growing worse. The action of the rebels in driving the 1Mormons from their Chihuahua colonies up into Texas has terness toward Mexico. The Nor mons occupied the most fertile and productive faHns in Chihuahua
 It Is thought here that Orozco de- liberately planned the footing of the farms in order to finance, provision and equip his impoverished army.
 Mexico City Aug. 1.-OffciaIs hero were admittedly perturbed over the reported hanging of two Americans in Sonora. The two bodies are said to have. been found by representatives SA 1AtC 6ONCAuO4 O1 ytAdL SCdL0t who said the men had been executed by rebels who wished to precipitate in- tervention.
 There is much speculation here as to the explanation of the hanging that may come from the rebel leaders, In the past it has been declared that any American victims were slain by band It's and both the rebel and federal governments have disclaimed respon- sibility.
 The bodies have not been identified A demand for an official explanation is anticipated from the United States and every effort is being made to learn the identity of the men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01
SUGAR TRUST
 MAKES ANOTHER
 SETTLEMENT WITH U. S.

Philadelphia. Aug. 1.-The alleged sugar fraud at this port. which was
 settled yesterday by the payment of
 nearly a quarter of million dollars. has been under investigation here since last summer. Two federal
 grand juries investigated the subject but found no indictment, the disclo- sures not warranting criminal prose- cutions. The terms of the settlement just announced by Henry N. Arnold, ney general, who was in charge of the investigation. include the payment of l $100.O00 by the w J. McCahan Sugar
 Refining company and $124386.2 29 by the Franklin Sugar Refining company l in settlement of claims against the Franklin and the Spreckels Refining companies the two companies having been operated virtually as one, un- der the control of the so-called trust l Tn addition the latter companies have | released the government from liabili- l ties arising from excess collections of countervailing duties on sugar im- | ported at Philadelphia and New York, amounting to about $22,000.
 | The investigation covered period l of more than IT years from the time l of the re-imposition of duty on raw | sugar by the Wilson act, in August, | 1894. { In announcing the terms of the set 1 clement, MT. Arnold said: : AS indicated by the written find- ings, returned last autumn by the grand jury which investigated the subject of weighing, an exhaustive ex- animation failed to show evidence to 1 justify the belief that the officers or 1 directors of the sugar companies or l the higher officials in the customs ser
 Ivice were participants in the frauds l nor was there any bribery of govern
 ment weighers. The frauds were to | be accounted for largely because dis | cipline was lax. making it possible for 1 the refinery employees to get the bet 1 ter of the Government agents.''
 Speaking of the drawback claims he says, "an improper system for the l identification of .he raw sugars used | in the manufacturing of syrups ex- ported with benefit of drawbacks has been in use since 1893 at both refin- cries operated here. The system was | inexact rather than vicious at. the time of it's inception, and was made worse by changes in the tariff: but i the evidence did not prove a delib- crate intent by the companies to de- | fraud the customs revenues"
 ''The irregularities. MT. Arnold de- clares. 'l1ave been eliminated The | methods of weighing have been cor | rected and improved and will be fur ! therI improved by the installation of l automatic electric scales. No. fur | ther legal action is called for.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01
How to Avoid Being Overcome
 By Heat

In every newspaper you pick up you Will lind list of unfortunate ones overcome by the heat
 Ii you would investigate you would md nearly every one on the list had neglected to keep the stomach and bowels regular
 In hot weather the greatest care should be taken to keep the bowels regular and the stomach in perfect working order, if you don't wish your name to be among those on the Heat List. Use Partola, The Doctor in Candy Form.
 Fat a Partola candy now and then, and it will keep your blood clean and cool and will aid your stomach in di- gesting your foood and getting your proper nourishment out of it.
 At good drug stores,2 25c, soc and s1 !. or Parto1a O., 16O 2d Ave, New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01
VIOLENT DEATHS
 IN STATE DURING
 JULY NUMBER IO6

New Haven, Aug. 1-According to unofhclal figures there were one hun dred and six violent deaths in the State during July, an increase over the month of June. AS is generally the case this season of the wear. the greatest number of deaths was due to drowning, 31 having lost their lives In the waters of the State. Sixteen met their deaths on the railroad. There were IF suicides-S persons took carbollc acid. each made way with themselves by Jumping from windows, gas asphyxiation and drowning. and one each by shooting, strychnine, nor phine and cutting the throat, cyanide of potassium, sulphuric acid, laud- anum and paris green. Eight died from the effects of the heat, four each by burning and electrocution, three in automobiles and three by acetylene gas poisoning. There were five homi- cides
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01

New Haven-Angry because he teas. ed her, Mrs. Mary zatolslxy poured a bowl of hot tea over the head of Her. man Scheer, 4, badly scalding him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Tons of Fresh Fish

. 1OIS Ols fT0Sn FISH \ to be sold at very low prices. W. D. Cook & Son just received a fine lot Swordfish, bluefish weakfish, yellow fin, sea trout, fresh salmon, chicken halibut, fresh codfish, haddock, Long Island eels, flatfish, porgies, butter fish, live Holsters, soft shell crabs, Hong clans, round clans, and all other kinds of fresh fish, which they will sell at very low prices. Plenty lem ons and Hines to be sold at very low prices. Pure cod liver oil. 523 Wa ter street.
 Here's a Chance for Men.
 A sale of mems suits which means more than the ordinary reductions of the season is promised by Lonergan & Downey, beginning tomorrow, Fri day, and continuing for some days It is an underpricing of great mag nitude and affects every suit in the store. All the plain, staple colors, which are usually held over by other houses. will be. included in the mark down. With many vacations still to come, this offering of summer suits is very timely and enables those who have not had their annual outings to go away dressed in the best at very small cost. Step into their large store in the Hotel Stratfie1d building and see what surprise you will find in the way of bargains-it will be a money saving trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01

thanks for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. had taken other medicines but did not ind relief. "-Miss CORA B. FosNAUGH, Stoutsville, Ohio, R. ED, No. 1.
 Hundreds of such letters from moth- rs expressing their gratitude for what .ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com ound has accomplished for their daugh- ITS have been received by the Lydia E. .inkham Medicine Company, Lynn, Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01
MOONLEss MOONLIGHT. 5

About 700 passengers sought shel- ter from the decks of the steamer Bridgeport during the storm that broke over. the city and vicinity last evening as the steamer was about to moonlight excursion. The cosy ap- pointments of the steamer made the indictment weather of little conse- auence, and the trip proved one of general enjoyment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01

The above letter has been sent to auto clubs and boards of trade throughout the state wherever inter est in the matter would be at all likely. The Automobile club of New Haven has elected as delegates to the meeting Philip Pond, Adolph Mendel and Frank H. Mason. Other automo- bile clubs have elected delegates and the boards of trade of Bridgeport, South Norwalk, Stamford, Darien and Greenwich have already notified MT. Robinson that they will be represent ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01

ular. A friend ad- vised me to talk e Lydia E. Pinkham's 8 V eg e ta ble Com pound, and before I had taken the whole of two bottles s l found relief. I am only sixteen years old, but I have bet ter health than for two or three years.
 I cannot exDreSS my
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01

Phi1adelphia-James Hood. an Eng fish sailor, was so badly bitten by a swarm of mosquitoes as he lay asleep that he is now in local hospital suffering with blood poison and may lose the sight of one eye.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
MRS. TAFT AGAIN
ATTENDS HEARING

Washington, D. c., March 6.-Mrs
Taft, wife of the president, was agair
present at the hearing of the Law
renee strikers stories before the com.
mittee today.
The police had their inning today
Police Commissioner Lynch was the
the first witness. He admitted thai
women and children had been Jailed
adding, HE didn't know why" He
was unable to give any reason for
their detention
Marshal Sullivan was also a wit
ness and said that he dubbed several
men but emphatically denied that any
women or children were clubbed, as
other witnesses had testified. He
said the strikers first wrecked trolley
cars ond then threw ice at the pas
sengers and the clubs were necessary
He said children were not torn away
but were picked up gently from those
mothers who did not resist the police
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
SCHM|Tz FREE; RUEF
RETURNS TO PRISON
Judge Instructs Jury to
Acquit Former Mayor
of Frisco

San Francisco, March 6.-Eugene Z.
Schmitz, former mayor of San Fran
cisco, and the most recent of the per-
sons implicated in the famous graft
expose of 1906 to face a jury was
freed of the charge of having bribed
Supervisor Andrew Wilson in the So
called gas cases, for which he was in
dicted by the grand jury in May, 1907.
Acting upon the request of District
Attorney Charles NJ. Fickert, Judge
William p. Lawlor instructed the jury
10 bring in verdict of not guilty,
which was done as soon as the verdict
could be written out by the foreman.
Discouraged by his failure to have
the indictments against himself re-
moved so that he might apply for a
parole. Abe Ruef, former political
boss who was convicted of bribery in
connection with the SchmitZ case, will
this afternoon be returned to the pen
itentiary at San Quentin to finish
serving his fourteen-year prison term
Ruef was brought here from the
prison to testify in the Schmitz case
He refused to testify unless the in
dictments against him were dismiss
ed, which the court refused to do, or
the ground that his testimony was
valueless, anyway.
No immediate steps are to be ta-
ken by Ruef looking to his release
but ne may later apply for pardon.
March 6 seems to bear fatefu
connection with the life of the for
mer boss. He was first arrested OF
March, 6, five years ago, on the
charges which resulted in his convic
tion and prison sentence. On tn,
same date two years ago his sisteI
died of a broken heart, caused by hi
disgrace. One year ago today, he be
gan serving his fourteen year prison
term and today he re-enters the pris
! on to complete that term after
brief period outside of prison walls
| during which his chances for free
| dom were considered good
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06

tempt the discovery of the, south pole
in 1902.
The Terra Nova, the ship which is
now credited with having successful
ly negotiated the difficulties of the
Anarctic seas, is an old Scottish whal-
er and was built in 1884 at Dundee
The first known dash that was
made by explorers into the frozen
southern zone, was made in 1872, 14O
years ago, by Captain Cook, Brit
fisher. He reached a point about 81
degrees south and was forced to
abandon the trip.
Since then practically every at
tempt to reach the south pole has
been made by British navigators and
explorers, until recently the Norwe-
gians and Japs took up the task.
In the winter of 19OS-09 an expedi-
ton commanded by Lieutenant Ernest
Shackelton, reached point within Ill
miles of the pole, believing that they
had discovered it when they started
to return.
\ Although the report is not verified
the papers tonight still persist in
printing the story that Scott has
been successful.
The Central News. which claims tc
be Scott's agent, issued a statement
this afternoon saying it had not heard
from Scott and doesn't expect to for
several days"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
I YEARS IN PRISON
FOR SUFFRAGETTES
English Authorities Find
Way to Tame Fair
Rioters

London, Eng, Mar. 6.-Determined
TO end the reign of terror that has
been caused during the past week by
the activities of the militant suffrag-
cites the British government today
inaugurated a policy by which those
women who destroy the property of
other people will be sentenced to pris-
on terms of seven years for each of
fense, as common felons. This was
announced today by Police Inspector
Mccarthy, after a raid on the head
quarters of the suffragettes.
Pursuing clews afforded in letters
and other documents, which were
seized in the raid by the police. the
authorities have uncovered the full
campaign of the women as mapped
out by Mrs. Pankhurst, the leader who
is now serving two months Jail
sentence for window smashing.
This evidence, it is said, may be
used by the authorities in prosecuting
Mrs. Pankhurst on charges of con-
spiracy against the government and
may result in her being sentenced to
prison for several years, or banish-
ment from the United Kingdom.
To further cripple the woman suf-
frage movement, the government
plans to confiscate the funds of the
organization and use them to reim-
burse the property owners for losses
sustained when the women smashed
windows and other property. The
women have an available fund OF
! $500,000
Stunned by the serious turn thai
affairs have suddenly taken the suf.
fragettes today held$a conference tc
decide whether to continue their figh
for equal suffrage along the line:
that have been mapped and partly
carried out.
A majority of them apparently IA
vor the idea of carrying out theil
program, despite the danger of Ions
prison terms, evidently believing tha
they will soon be able to overwheln
the authorities by forcing their ar
rests to such great numbers that viii
compel the granting of their demands
for votes, as compromise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
England Credits Report.

London, March 6.-Reports that
are given credence generally here,
have been received stating that Cap
tain Scott's exploring expedition has
succeeded in reaching the south pole,
thus defeating the Norwegian explor-
er sheaded by Amundsen and a Jap
anese expedition.
The British Royal Geographical
society has admitted that the organ
ization has received the same report
but they are unable to vouch for its
authenticity.
Captain Scott is of the Famous Eng
lish naval family. He made the trip
on fund of 100000 which was sub
scribed by the British people and the
government.
He sailed from London on the
whaler, Terra Nova, in June, 1910.
Amundsen, the Norwegian, left Buen-
os Ayres, Argentina, in 1910, and is
believed to be near the south pole
now
Captain Scott was also in command
of an expedition that set out to at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
A HARD SURFACE PAVING MATERIAL CHEAPER
THAN B|TUuTH|C- REPORTED DISCOVERED

That there are hard surface pave
ments other than bithulithic and to
be had at less cost is fact just dis
covered by several local property
owners and they have begun an agi-
tation for an investigation of Rich
mond Road Oil and Tarvia two sub
stances said to be very similar to and
equally as good as the bithulithic used
by Warren Bros, who have the con-
tract for paving Alta and Cottonwood
streets. Among these property own
ers are James Johns, who has been
one of the leaders in the demand FOR
hard surface pavement on Jackson
street.
Engineer Martin, the newly employ
ed county road builder and a man OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
J, 7. WHISTLER WILL INVESTIGATE SITE
OF PROPOSED MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT

John 7. Whistler, well known hy-
draulic engineer and the builder of
the Umatilla irrigation project, has
been secured by the city council to in
vestigate the feasibility of the electric
power site offered the city by Milton
people and with whom Assessor Strain
has been associated. Mr.. Whistler is
expected here within few days and
will not only investigate the Milton
site but several other propositions
that have been suggested to he city.
Mr. Whistler is regarded as a very
authentic and conservative engineer
and those interested in the prospec-
tive city plant are anxious to have
him go over the ground and see what
he thinks of it. The city now has a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
Seattle Voters vindicate Re-
call and Elect CotteriII AS
Mayor.
SOCIALISTS ARE BEATEN
Underworld Gives Former Municipal
Chief Executive Heavy Plurality,
But His Opponent Wins Out in 9th
er Parts of City.

Seattle. March 6-Returns today
indicate that George Cotterill, demo-
crat, was elected mayor of this city by
approximately 500 votes oven former
Mayor Gill. Early indications were
that the single tax was beaten. About
$4,000 votes were cast.
The two candidates ran practically
neck and neck in the resident districts
but Gill carried the First ward, in
which the vice district is located, by
four to one.
Until early this morning the streets
were packed with people watching
the bulletins
Four socialistic candidates for the
council were beaten.
Mayor-elect Cotterill is single
taxer but he took no part in the sim
gle tax campaign.
1t is estimated that over $4,000
was lost on The election.
Single tax was overwhelmingly de-
feated. Twenty precincts show
three to one vote against the meas
ure. AS these returns are from va
rious sections of the city they show
the sentiment of the city and single
takers concede their defeat.
Two hundred and eighty precincts
out of a total of PSI reporting unof-
ficial returns. show Cotterill in the
lead by about 500.
The bogus plans for the "city beau
tiful' which cost $4,000 to prepare,
have been rejected.
Cotterill's election is hailed as a
ViridicatiOn of the recall Mavor Gill
was recalled last year and he tried
to win this time to prove that the
recall was merely something which
appealed to the people and they were
easily swayed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
ENGLAND SEES RELIEF
Strikers May Return to Mine If Min
imum Wage Law Is Passed.

London, March 6.-Relief for the
millions of suffering throug cmfwyp
millions of suffering poor throughout
England is in sight. Announcement
has been made that the striking coal
miners are seriously considering the
governments assurances of enacting
minimum wage law and may return
to work.
The government is feverishly anx-
ious to end the strike and is endeavor-
ing to rush through minimum wage
bill.
Reports from New Castle, Glasgow
and other cities tell the same story
of business paralysis
The Industrial factories are closed
and the poor are burning their fur
niture to keep warm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
Missionary Murdered.

Peking, March 6:-Rev. F. Day, a
missionary, was murdered by mu-
tinous Chinese soldiers at Chin Gho.
No details were received.
Rev. Day was connected with the
Church of England mission. Ten
British soldiers have been sent to res
cue Reverend Hughes. Days COM
panion. who is barricaded in the
church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
MORE us. TROOPS, CHINA
All Foreign Diplomats Make Similar
Requests; Missionary Murdered.

Washington, March 6,-Minister
Calhoun, from Peking, cabed the Am
erican authorities at Manila today to
rush 500 additional troops to Peking.
This followed a conference of the for
eign diplomats, who decided to ask
their governments for more soldiers
The request indicates that the mutin-
Gus soldiers still have the upper hand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06

provisional option, secured by Coun-
Gilman John Dyer chairman of the
special electric plant committee, and
if the project appears satisfactory it
will be put up to the people for APP
proval.
That the possibility of Pendleton's
securing a municipal electrical supply
from use of the waters of the walla
Walla river is not menaced at all by
a second filing just made by farmers
on that river is declared by parties
familiar with the situation. 1t is
pointed out that while a second fill
ing has been made and overlaps
somewhat on the filing held by How
ard Evans and upon which the city
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06

long experience in the Improvement
of highways. gives his unqualified en-
dorsement to both the Richmond oil
and Tarvia and has compiled figures
by which he estimates that the cost
of improving streets with either one
of these materials would be less than
one half the cost of bithulithic at the
price quoted by\Warrep Bros. He
states that many cities in California
have been using the Richmond Oil
and have found it entirely satisfac-
tory.
Both Substances New.
Both substances, according to En-
gineer Martin, are comparatively new
but are the products of long expert
Continued on Page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
Berry Cmtes Mt EreeMater.

F'reewater, ore Manager n. w.
Mumford of the Milton-Freewate
Fruit Growers union announces the
price of berry crates for this year has
heen reduced to about 16 2-S cents,
the lowest price for number of
years. A carload of box material was
received last week and men are get
ting them made up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
Moro Troops to Border.

Washington, March ct has been
learned that the government is PLAN
ming to send more troops to the Mex
lean border. The exact number and
their disposition will likely be decid-
ed tomorrow, with Secretary Stimson's
return from Chicago
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
Murderer Suicides.

Conrad, Mont, March 6.-Harvey
Sissler, we'll known resident of Con-
rad, shot and fatally wounded his wife
today and and then committed sui
eide. Family disagreement, extend
ing over a long period, is believed to
have been the cause of the double
tragedy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
Mcfarland Wins.

New York. March 6.-Packey Nc
Farland, the Chicago lightweight, won
all the way in a ten-round bout last
night against zone Round Hogan of
California at the Fairmount Athletic
club here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
POindpNter Lands Teddy

Washington. March 6.-In a five
thousand word statement today Sem
ator Miles PoindeXter of Washington
lauds Colonel Roosevelt's candidacy
and declares the colonel stands for
the common man and against the
oppression of the great.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
ROOSEVELT HAT is
IN OREGON RING.

Salem, Ore, March 6.-Col-
) onel Roosevelt's hat is in the
Oregon political ring, a petit
} ton to place his name on the
oregon presidential primary
ballot was filed with the secre-
) tary of state here today. 1t is
) the first petition filed. During
the week Taft and La Toilette
petitions will be filed. The
Roosevelt petition is signed by
1928 persons, representing ten
counties.