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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
FAIR CALLER THINKS
MAJOR IS GOV. WILSON

Major Lee Moorhouse is chuckling
today over a strange honor that was
bestowed upon him yesterday when
he was called by no other name than
that Of the illustrious gentleman who
has been made the democratic can
didate for president.
This is how it happened. During
the afternoon a lady from out of the
city called at the office on Court
street to see Major Moorhouse. He
was out at the time but expected
back any moment so the lady waited.
Meanwhile she cast her gaze upon a
big campaign poster showing the ear
nest face of Governor Wilson. The
picture was on the desk of Will Moore
and plainly it made an impression on
the caller for when Major Moorhouse
returned she turned to him and said:
Pardon me, are you Mr.. Woodrow
Wilson,"
Somewhat staggered by the ques-
ton the major paused for a moment
to get himself together and replied:
Thank you for the compliment,
madam, but am not. My name is
Lee Moorhouse."
1t was then the fair callers turn
to blush and she turned several
shades of red while explaining her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
HOUSTON MINISTER
FOR LOCAL CHURCH

Rev. Tolbert r. Weaver of Houston,
Texas, has been called to the pastor
ate of the First Christian church of
this city and will arrive here by Sep
tember / to assume his duties, accord
ing to announcement made last eve
ming by the church authorities.
Rev. ]. B. Holmes, whom he sue
ceeds, will resume the evangelistic
work which he suspended to become
temporary pastor and financial agent
of the local church. During his in
cumbency here he has piloted the
church a long way toward the goal of
freedom from debt, more than $13,-
900 having been paid off under his
direction. Feeling that the purpose
for which he was brough here has
been accomplished, he served notice
several weeks ago of his desire to re-
turn to his former field of work and
the securing of the Texas minister
followed.
Rev. Weaver has been recommends
ed in the highest manner to the To-
cal church. He is a graduate of Tex
as Christian University and is re-
puted to be an eloquent speaker, a
man scholarly in his habits of thought
and socially q good citizen. He is a
married man but has no children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
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Washington. July 9.-Secretary
Hilles who today was elected nation
al chairman to conduct Taft's cam
paign, said he would resign as sec
retary to the president. At a meet
ing of the subcommittee in New
York the national treasurer ard an
advisory committee of five will be
chosen. The committee is consider
ing the maintenance of three head
quarters during the campangn, New
York, Chicago and some Pacific city,
probably Portland. Ralph Williams
of Oregon probably will be in charge
of the Portland headquarters:
Hilles said his resignation as Sec
retary to the president will be effec-
tive Saturday night or possibly Sum
day He plans to open formal head
quarters of the national committee
next Monday in New York.
Hilles said his selection as cam
paign manager was made over his
objections. For personal reasons he
did not wish to take charge of the
work.
The new national chairman is a re-
cruit to the political game but Taft
believes he showed ability in the diff
ficult office of secretary to the presi-
dent Hilles is As years old and an
Ohioan by birth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
FEARED VOLCANO is
AGAIN IN ERUPTION
Earthquake Shocks Were Felt
Throughout the Whole Area Of
Alaska.
COMMUNICATION BROKEN
Mount Katmai Is Still Smoking and
Throwing OFF Ashes-Volcanic Dis
turbances May Be Taking Place.

Cordova, Alaska, July s.-The
earthquake shocks of Saturday night
and Sunday were felt all over Alas
ka 1t is feared Mount Katmai Is
again in eruption. Wireless connec-
ton with Kodiak is again broken. The
United States wireless station has
been unable to communicate with
Karluk, Bristol bay and other west
ward stations since the earthquake
and that is leading to the fear that
further volcanic eruptions may be
taking place to the westward. Sig
nails from the Bristol bay station were
family heard about midnight Sun
day, but those stations were unable to
hear the navy station here.
Katmai is known still to be smok-
ing and throwing off ashes. The
Bristol Bay district received another
light covering of ash last week, and
two days of southwest winds brought
a slight sprinkling to this section.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL
CARRY ELKS PONIES

with more than two hundred rarao
norses, cowponies and Indian cayuses
"ooard' special stock train of eIavar
palace cars will steam out of PendIe-
toh this evening for Portland wbaro
.he cargo will be unloaded for usa
IN tne big Elks parade. In addition
" 'he cars which will leave here tr,o
more Loaded with the same class .,
S.ocK VIII be picked up enroute one
at Echo and one at JTmatiIIa M
work OF loading the horses is under.
"ay this afternoon, George Strand
enairman of the livestock commit+aa
VI the local lodge, being in charge
among the horses will be abo,,.
.nlrty mead of spotted cayuses, the
same being mounts for the 'Indiona',
VINO VIII ride in the parade and who
wiz iater instruct the effete eastern
|lhs In the mysteries of the war ana
1--WE We dances of the Umatilla indians
me three Roundup stage coaches
nave also been loaded and will he driI,-
eli IN the Pendleton section of ,ho
parade which will depict the passins
OF the old west.
The special train which will baor
'he Elks, their wives, sisters ana
S"eethearts, will leave tomorrow
evening at $3.50 and prior to its do.
parture' the Roundup Cowboy band
VIII give concert at the depot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
CITY ACCEPTS BID
FOR STREET WORK

When the city council at a special
session last night accepted the War
rem Construction company's bid for
the improvement of Court street from
the west line of Main to the west line
of Ash and entered into a contract
on the terms of the bid, the last OBJ
stacle in the way of the pavement of
that thoroughfare was removed and
the long controversy ended. The
company submitted a certified check
for $2500 with its bid and the con-
tract was signed so that actual work
can now commence.
TIL price stipulated in the bid of
the Warren company, which blythe
way was the only bid presented, was
$1.45 per square yard for the gravel
bitulithic pavement and this includes
surface finishing and coarse and BIZ
luminous foundation. The price for
the total work is $24,423.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

That A-te-me-at, the aged squaw
found murdered just above the city
Sunday morning, was not stabbed but
was beaten to death with a rock is
one of the days developments in the
sensational and atrocious crime. A
postmortem examination of the body
was made by Doctors Henderson and
Temple and they declared the wounds
on the face and neck, thought at first
to have been made by a knife, were
in reality inflicted by a jagged rock
and by the protruding of a broken
jaw bone through the flesh and skin.
The examination revealed that the
skull was fractured back of the right
ear and the doctors declared this blow
would have been fatal in itself. The
contusions, abrasions and wounds
about the face and neck were un-
doubtedly made by jagged rock, ac-
cording to their professional opin-
ion The nasal and jaw bones We're
both broken which with the other
marks indicate that the murderer re-
peatedly struck the old squaw with a
rock. The officers believe that after
he had killed her he brutally struck
her with a stone a number of times
to make sure of his purpose.
Weaving Evidence Together.
Slowly the officers are weaving a
network of circumstantial evidence
about Columbia George, the pardon
ed Indian murderer, who is being
held as the perpetrator of this afro
81 it11a ThntruI ha cfntit1t- q n :
tains his innocence, the officers be-
lieve they have secured evidence
which coupled with his past record,
will establish his guilt before any
jury in the land. They are withhold
ing some of their evidence at this
time from publication, not wishing
to expose their hand before a hear
ing.
The accused Indian still denies hav-
ing seen the murdered woman on the
day on which she disappeared, al
though he was told that two persons
had seen him in her company as they
passed through a gate on the Bitner
ranch. "No see Indian woman, no
see Indian woman" he protests again
and again when told of the testimony
of these two witnesses. He declares
that when he left the Bitner ranch he
proceeded on up to the old Peo ranch
where he picked some peas. He has
sent for Attorney r. j. Slater several
times today and will probably retain
him as defending counsel
Though Sheriff Taylor and his
deputies are working up the evidence
against Columbia George, the case
is a federal one and the accused In
dian will be tried in government
courts.
Victim Is Buried.
The body of A-te-me-at was taken
to the reservation yesterday afternoon
and buried by the side of her son,
John Wa-lat-si, who committed sui
Gle several weeks ago. The little
hunchback daughter, who is the wife
of Peter Corbett, followed the body
to the grave and her grief was just
as violent as when she mourned the
death of her only brother. She is the
only living child of the murdered wo-
man and the two tragedies have left
her without blood relation.
Motive Still Unknown.
No positive motive has yet been
ascribed to the crime although re-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
YANKEESCONTINUE7 TO
SURPRISE EUROPEANS

Stockholm, July 9.-American ath-
letes today dazed the Europeans when
they qualified seven men for the 1900
metre race. Kiviat Hedlund, Jones,
Sheppard, Mcclure, Taber and Ma
deieral were the Americans who quail
flied.
George V. Bonhag of New York,
was the winner in the first heat of
the 5000 meter run.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
.FIGHTING.FLEET OF
ENGLAND IN REVIEW
Biggest Display Of Strength Of Brit
ish Navy is Assembled
Today

Portsmouth, July 9.-The greatest
naval review in English history is
taking place today off Spit head
where practically the entire fighting
strength of the British fleet, including
four battleships recently withdrawn
from the Malta base, is being inspect
ed by members of parliament, pre-
paratory to the summer maneuvers.
More than 200 vessels of all types
are moored in six lines stretching 80
miles, headed by the first BATTLE
squadron with Admiral Sir George
Callaghan on the Neptune in supreme
command.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
NOTED FRENCH AVIATOR IS KILLED WHEN
HIS MACHINE PLUNGES HEAD ON into HILL

al Municipal League and the twen-
tieth national conference for good
city government was opened last night
In Los Angeles. With A. ]. Wallace,
lieutenant-governor of California, pre-
siding. the convention was officially
called to order at o'clock.
George Alexander, mayor Of Los
Angeles, made an address Of welcome,
and DR.. Albert Business Hart, of
Harvard University, formerly vice
president of the National Municipal
League, responded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
Private Secretary HiIIes Will Devote
All His Time to Conducting Cam
paign,
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS
Resignation Will Take Effect Latter
Part OF This Week-New Chairman
Is Recruit TO Political Game.
HILLES TO MANAGE
THE TAFT CAMPAIGN

Washington, July 9.-Charles
} Dewey Hilles, secretary to the
president, will manage the Taft
} campaign. He was unanimously
chosen by the subcommittee of
, the republican national commit
} tee at it's meeting here today.
Hilles was Taft's own choice
but when the committee and
the executive met early today, Z
, Taft refused even to suggest a
} manager, leaving the matter
entirely up to the committee
After a conference between
Hilles and the subcommittee of
} the national committee, James
} b. Reynolds, a member of the
} tariff board, was chosen secre-
} tary of the national committee.
The Subcommittee then ad-
journed to meet at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel, New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
T. R. AND TAFT MAY
BE ASKED TO QUIT

Washington, July 9.-Republican
leaders were unable today to dis
cover the source of a report that pc
titions asking Taft's withdrawal from
the presidential race are to be cir
culated in the national campaign. 1t
was said that Roosevelt also was to
be asked to withdraw. 1t was re-
ported that the plan is to have the
national committee select new
"harmonyn candidate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
ENGLAND GIVES CANADAs
PREMIER CIVIC WELCOME
Robert L. Borden and CoIIeaeues
Greeted at AvonmOuth.

London, July 9.-Robert L. Borden
canadian Premier, with his colleagues
j. d. Hazen, minister of marine: C.
D. Doherty, minister of justice. and
L. +. Pelletier, postmaster general
arrived here after having received a
civic welcome at Avonmouth from the
lord mayor of Bristol.
AT the London terminus waiting to
greet the Canadian statesmen were
ans.
Mr. Borden is the most heraIded
coiohlal visitor to come to London for
years. The press and the public ara
making much of his pronouncement
Il stand for a great navy" which is
interpreted that Canada is prepared
10 make a handsome contribution to
the British navy in the shane Of two
or more dradnoughts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
Oil Tank Almost RuiIt

m"rt,nez'-The oil storage reser-
soir which the Associated Oil COM
pany is building near here. will ba
ready for acceptance by September
l. The reservoir will have a capac-
lty of 100000 gallons and will he
connected with the main pipe line of
the Associated from Bakersfield to
Fort Costa. A new pumping station
VIII be built there at once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
,NNNNNAA AANNNANNA, = =
MILLS CHOSEN GRAND
EXALTED RULER OF, ELKS

Armory Building Portland,
Ore, July 9.-Thomas b. Mills,
superior, was elected grand ex-
alted ruler, and Charles II.
Ward, of Pasadent Cal. was ell
ected grand esteemed loyal
knight, at the session of the
grand lodge Of Elks today. This
was all the business done up to
noon. Further elections are be-
ing held this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

Washington, July 9,-Slow progress
was made today in the Lorimer case.
Senator Fletcher of Floridan, contin-
ued a speech in support of Lorimer.
Probably the speeches will continue
for three days.
Anti-Lorimer forces declared today
that their majority against Lorimer
10 growing. They predict the Illinois
senator would be ousted by at least
a dozen votes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
BRISTOW DECLARES
FOR COLONEL TEDDY

In Letter to w. Allen White He Says
Taft Won Fraudulently.
Emporia, Kan. July 9.-United
States Senator J. L. Bristow, of Kan
sas, formally has declared for Theo-
dore Roosevelt for president in let
ter to William Allen White, Roose-
welt national committeeman from
Kansas, according to an announce
ment here yesterday. In his letter
Bristow declared the denomination of
President Taft was fraudulent" and
that republicans are in no way bound
by 1t.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
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MURDER TRIAL INCITES
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST

Chicago, July 9.-Interest in
creased in the trial of Mrs. r.
} b. Morrow when the case was
} called for the second days ses-
} sion today by Judge Kersten.
} The defendant, who is socially
, prominent, is accused of the
murder Of her husband, Charles
B. Morrow. Many women
friends of Mrs. Morrow were
in court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

tons total for the seven days terrific
neat to II dead and loo prostrated.
Chlcago, July 9.-Scores of pros.
'rations were reported to the police
a possible thundershower was the
only relief that could be seen this af-
ternoon by the local weather bureau
me mercury climbed uncomfortably
close to the 90 mark.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
MURDERER 1<<z1 JAGGED ROCK
TO klt. AGED INDIAN SOUAW
POst-MOrtem Examination Today Shows That Victim
of Assault Was Beaten to Death
COLUMBIA GEORGE STILL MAINTAINS SILENCE
Officials Declare They Have Strong Evidence Against Him
---MOtve of Crime Still UnsoIved-- Victim Buried

ports today have it that the wife OF
columbia George and A-te-me-at had
been involved in dispute over some
land.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
HOT WAVE SWEEPING NEW YORK CITY BRINGS
SUFFERING AND DEATH TO YOUNG AND OLD

New York, July 9.-There is great
suffering from the heat wave here.
Six deaths and so prostrations have
been reported to the police up to
10:45 a. m. No relief is in sight. 1t
is believed that yesterdays high
mark of SO will be exceeded today.
The very old and little children suf-
fered most.
Hospitals Oyercrowded.
In the narrow, canyon-like streets
of the business section and in the
poorer sections the heat was Sitting.
Men, women and children shuffled
along, all ambition vanished, trying
to shade themselves from the sun.
All the hospitals had double corps of
doctors and nurses in attendance for
the heat victims.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

An optimist is a man who expects his
underclothes to be properly equipped
with buttons when they come back
from the laundry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
BEND is TO BEGIN
BIG SEWER SYSTEM
Business District to Be Traversed
First at Cost OF $4,000.

First at Cost OF $4,000.
Bend, Or, July 9.-The proposition
of bonding the city for $4,000 to pay
for the installation of a sewer system
ing for the last three months, will
be submitted to the voters on July
20. The cost Of the part of the sys-
tenn to be installed at first is about
$4,000. the business district being
covered. A system for the entire
town, which will not be NEEDED for
some years is estimated at $27S,6S0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

st. Cry, France, July 9.-Aviator
Bedell, who lost his way in a fog
while attempting a flight from st. Cyr
to Chalons, was killed when he plung-
ed head on into a hill today.
Bedell was one of the best known
French aviators. He was running
nearly so miles per hour at the time
OF the accident. 1t is thought he was
at least 1000 feet in the air. The ma
chine was smashed to bits He was
caught under the heavy engine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
Drops With Parachute to Death.

Cleveland, o., July 9.-Robert Tri-
bedeau, IS years old, was drowned
when his parachute, cut adrift one
thousand feet in the air, descended
into F'airmount reservoir.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

One of the saddest sights on earth
is a racetrack grandstand on rainy
morning after the season is over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

There is on thing about camping
by lake in the rain. 1t makes you
realize how wet water can really be.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

Keep your mouth shut; you can
never tell when the microbes are
swarming.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

The poets say we are all architects
of fate, but some of us act as IL we
were wood butchers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
TEDDY REAL PEEyISH.
Slams Sanctum Door Hard When
Asked II He's tn Retire from
Politics

New York, July 9.-Whether 1t was
the heat or the published suggestion
that he might retire as candidate for
president, Roosevelt was very peevish
today. When his attention was call
ed to a published story that he and
Taft are to be asked by petition to re-
tire from politics for the coming cam
paign, he refused to discuss that or
anything else and retired to his sane
tum and slammed the door.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

National Municipal League Meets.
Los Angeles, July 9.-The eigh-
teenth annual meeting of the Nation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09
81 MINERS ARE
BELIEVED DEAD
Explosion of Fire Damp lmpriSonS
Men Below Surface Seven Bodies
Recovered.

Conisboro, Yorkshire, Eng, July g..
Twenty heroes, including some OF
the most experienced miners In Eng
land. went to almost certain death to-
day in a desperate attempt to rescue
81 miners penned in the lower work
ings Of the Cadeby mine by an ex-
plosion of gas. DESPITE the fact that
all 81 victims of the early explosion
were believed dead, the rescuers in
sisted in trying to penetrate to the
bottom of the gas filled workings in
the hope that some might still be
alive.
Their efforts were futile, as four
additional explosions completely shat
tered the shaft and the shaft house
and put the hosting and ventilation
apparatus out of commission. This
imprisoned the entire rescue party In
the shaft. Late tonight 1t was fear
ed all were dead
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

Chicago, July 9.-Five more are re-
ported dead as a result of the heat
wave bringin gthe total of five days
up to thirty victims.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

Boston, July 9,-Two deaths and
six prostrations today brought Bos-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

Conisboro, Eng, July 9.-The outer
workings of the Cadeby colliery near
here was destroyed by an explosion
of fire damp early today. 1t Is be-
lieved all the 81 miners in the work
ings were killed At noon seven bod
les had been recovered.
1t was officially announced that
there was no hope that any OF the
miners had escaped.
Fire Starts.
The explosion fired the lower work
ings and this made 1t impossible to
send searching parties to the bottom
shaft.
At the time of the explosion, the
regular night shift had come off work
and the day shift had not yet descend
ed to the bottom shaft. King George
and Queen Mary, who have been tour
ing the mining regions by automobile
visited the mine yesterday.
Rescuers Injured.
While rescuers were underground
trying to penetrate to the wreck
portions of the mine, four addition
al explosions occurred. Several res
cuers were injured and one report
says some were killed, The rescue
work was suspended till the mine is
cleared of the afterdamp.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-09

TO ADVERTISERS.
The East Oregonian has
the largest paid circulation
OF aDy paper In Oregon, east
Of Portland and nearly
twice the circulation In
Pendleton Of any other
newspaper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26
ANOTHER BIG BUILDING

The ChiIIieothe Business College
is erecting another building. a mod
ern 24room dormitpry, increasing
Its plant to five big buildings,
the largest plant in America devoted
exclusively to business education.
This additional building was found
necessary on account OF
the growth Of the institution. 1t
ran at full capacity all last year.
Of the growth Of the institution II
ran at full capacity ali last year.
but this year opened with a greater
attendance than ever. which repre-
sents a majority OF the states and
Old Mexico. The college is very
popular as 1t sun the RESPONSE
biIity of placing its students in posi-
tions when they become qualified,
agreeing to refund all tuition should
this not be done. II also organizes
new classes often thereby enabling
students to enter whenever cunyen-
lent. Many students enter late in
the fall when the farm work is fin
ished. Its low rates r also at.
these rates afford the best advan
tractIye to many. especially since
tages TO be found In business edu-
Those who have not re
eeiYed its large, beautiful, free cat
aIog should write for 1t. Address
ALLEN MOORE, Pres.
I0I Monroe st., chillicothe Mo