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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
new INCOME TAX
CLAUSE AGREED ON

Washington, June 25.-Radical
changes in the income tax plan of the
Underwood tariff bill and alteration
of the administrative features of the
measure to overcome most of the OBJ
jections raised by foreign govern
ments, We're agreed upon in a provi-
sional way yesterday by the demo-
cratic members of the senate finance
committee
The income tax, under the new plan
would apply to individual incomes
over $4,000; but would make import
ant exemptions for individuals. mu-
inequalities, civic bodies and mutual
Insurance companies, under certain
restrictions.
Changes In the administrative sec
tions include new provision giving
the president authority to increase
tariff duties against certain articles
coming from countries that discrimi-
nate against the United States
The proposed five per cent conces-
sion in tariff on goods brought in
American ships; the antidumping
clause: and the provision giving Unit
ed States authorities ''inquisitorial
powers to examine books of foreign
manufacturers when the valuation OF
goods is In dispute. were stricken out
The committee made 1t clear that
some further changes might he made
In the income tax and administrative
sections before they were reported tc
, the senate caucus, but the revised
sections as made public are expected
to stand with but little alteration un.
| til the caucus reaches them
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
DAMAGE BY RABBITS IS GREATLY
EXAGGERATED; PESTS SAID To Be
NO GREATER THISYEAR THAN LAST

There has been some damage done
to wheat crops in the country border
ing on the desert lands but such dam
age is small and no greater than it
is each year Assuredly it does not
justify the statements to the effect
that already territory extending over
2SS square miles has been swept
Clean that the damage already done
Is enormous" and that it is "con-
jectura" as to chow many more thou
sand acres of grain will be ruined
within the next two or three weeks"
This sums up the situation relative
to the libelous story that an army of
jackrabbits has devoured "the wheat
and rye on 1S4, 900 acres" in Una
tilla county, according to creditable
Information obtained from farmers of
the alleged devastated district and
from grainmen and others whose
business it is to keep in touch with
the crop conditions.
John Peebler. well known farmer
who owns and operates ranch near
the forks of Juniper canyon. about
nine miles northeast of Holdman, is
in the city today and made the fol'
lowing statement:
"I came in last evening from my
ranch and while on the way in and
during the time | have been in the
city. | have been asked by many peo-
pie whether or not the jackrahbits
have damaged my wheat. At first 1
didn't know what to make of the
- a ha
for several days Since reading them
I have noticed that my ranch Is in
the district supposed to be eaten up
by rabbits. want to say that rab-
bits have done absolutely no damage
to my grain and | have not heard of
anyone in that neighborhood being
damaged I think it is very probable
that some of the farmers over toward
Hermistop have been damaged some
by rabbits but no more than they are
every year"
John Kerr whose ranch is six miles
from Cold Springs is also in the city
and states that the rabbits have both
cred him some but have done no
more damage than they usually do.
Joseph Dellwo. farmer living two
miles below Holdman. Is another who
declares that the rabbits are no more
numerous or harmful than they al
ways have been. While here he or
dered a thousand sacks in anticipa-
| tion of good crop.
Homesteaders Encroaching.
f. w. McComas, we'll known grain
man of this city. owns a considerable
acreage in the Holdman district
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
MOB TEARS OFF
WOMEN'S SKIRTS
ARE ROUGHLY HANDLED
Suffragists Waiting TO see President
Poincare of France, Who Is In Lon
don, are Attacked by Men aud Boys.
Visitor is Royalty Welcomed i'm
Capital.

London. June 25.-After busy
morning. President -Poincare of
France. drove to the city to lunch
with the lord mayor Full dress was
the order of the day. Troops lined
the route from York House to Guild
hall. King George did not accompany
the guest The welcome of the
crowds in the streets for the presi-
dent was entirely personal. Among
those present at the banquet was the
Prince of Wales. his first official
banquet. the Duke of Connaught Pre-
mier Asquith, Secretary Grey Chur-
chill and other notables numbering a
thousand.
Suffragettes who thronged oxford
street to see Poincare were roughly
handled by men and boys. Several
had their skirts torn off.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25

which is supposed to be swept clean
by the little long-eared animals Ask
ed whether or not he had received
any reports of damage being done, he
declared that he had not. "The
whole situation is that the home
steaders have been encroaching upon
the territory of the rabbits rather
than the rabbits encroaching upon
the farm lands" he expressed HIM
self. "Some of the homesteaders have
pushed out into the pasture land
which has always been the home of
the rabbits and, as a matter of course
they are being damaged some. But I
do not think there is more than 100
or $50 acres or wheat that is dam
aged by them"
II. w. Collins. ]. f. Montgomery.
VIII Moore and c. o Rinehart. all
local grainbuyers. declared that all
reports that they had received from
the so-called infested district do not
warrant in the least the reports pub
lished in the Portland and a local
paper. Mr.. Collins stated that he is
selling more sacks to the Holdman
farmers this year than ever before.
Will Wyrick is authority for the
statement that rabbits do eat
green grain around the edges of the
field, stating that when he was
farming in the Prospect country that
he never cut around the edges where
the rabbits had been eating.
A. F.. May, who owns a farm in the
Holdman country, declared he was
in conversation with another farmer
from that locality yesterday who stat
ed that the total acreage damaged
will not exceed 500 which is but a
small per cent of 100000 acres.
Don Pruitt is up from Stanfield to-
day and declares he investigated the
reports from that part of the county
and found tha, they had been grossly
exaggerated.
As a matter of fact. such of the
local people who are not indignant
over the reports, treat the whole
matter as a joke and the subject is
made the stuff for countless street
jibes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
POCKETED $4,000
GRAIN THEETS CHARGED
AGAINST . YOUNG MEN
Are Arrested at Seattle by Burns De-
tectives After Weeks of Watching
Cash Sales of Grain Alleged to
Have Been Turned into Themselves
Held for Trial

Seattle, June 25.-Charged with
pocketing the proceeds of cash sales.
Frank Tustin, a shipping clerk and
George Coming, foreman were ar
rested and held without bail for thefts
from the Galbraith and Bacon COM
pany, grain dealers. They are said to
aggregate $4,000. Tustin is said to
have confessed but Coming denies
knowledge of the thefts. The men
were trapped by Burns detectives after
weeks of watching. A detective dis
guised as a farmer bought grain pay
ing with a marked coin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
JUDGE HITS AT
BAIL BOND EVIL

San Francisco. June 25-Judge
Frank Dunno of the superior court in
instructing a newly empanneled grand
Jury laid special emphasis on police
corporation and what he termed "the
bail bond evil"
"The system" he said. (which pro-
fits off police protection influencing
police courts and controlling ball
bonds and other essentials of protect
ed and profitable vice. or at least
the captains office of the system. Is
within stones throw of this build
ing (the hall of justice) in the offices
and saloon or firm operating as
both saloon keepers and bail bond
brokers"
Regarding the police. he said:
Corruption of a police department
cannot exist without the knowledge
of officers higher than patrolmen
and detectives. You will go to the
bottom or the top. whichever 1t may
be, and not stop with a mere scratch
ing of the surface"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
TOOK vow TO KILL
WOMAN DETERMINED TO
BE AVENGED UPON MAN
Mrs. Anna DotsOn is Sentenced to
Five Days in Jail for Manslaughter
Says That She Made Vow She
Would Kill the Man Who Wrecked
Her Life-Admits Relations.

Nashville, Tenn, June 25.-Mrs
Anna Dotson is under sentence of five
days in Jail for manslaughter for kill
ing Charles Cobb. She admitted IL
licit relations. She said she had VOW
ed that If she could obtain divine for
giveness and not be separated from
her husband she would kill the man
who wrecked her life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
BREACH OF PROMISE
CASE TO BE FOUGHT

New York, June % The 1925. 900
breach of promise and maintenance
suit by Miss Mae Sullivan against Ar
thur Hoe, son of the late Robert
Hoe, the press builder. will be fought
to finish. according to an an
announcement of Hoes secretary.
Miss sullivan alleges Hoe promised
to marry her after maintaining her
in an apartment at the rate of $780,
600 n year He insists their friend
ship was purely pIatonic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
HYDROPLANE TESTS.
French Airmen Will Take Part in
Events for Prizes Aggregating
500 600

Paris June 25.-Government Off
cials announced today that there will
be hydroaeroplane contest at Dau-
vile. France. in August with $40, 900
in prizes. The ministry of the marine
contributed $4,000 and the French
Aero club contributed the remaining
10000. The winning machine and
motor must be of French construction
and it will be purchased by the min
istry for $4,000. The winner of sec
ond prize. under the same conditions,
will be purchased for $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
SATISFACTORY PLAN AGREED UPON
FOR DISSOLUTION OF R. R. MERGER

lobby investigation will be held to-
night to hear the testimony of Judge
Robert S. Lovett head of the Union
Pacific Executive board. Lovett was
requested several days ago to appear
The announcement was made fol-
lowing a conference with Judge Low
EFT, and Acknowledgement McReyn-
olds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
PEACE PLAN is
SEEMINGLY NEAR
BULGARIA-SERVIA AGREE
posal for Arbitration - Rumors.
However, Have Not Been Officially
Observation-Disclosures at Least is
Said to be Willing

London, June g5.-whne reports
that Bulgaria and Servia have agreed
to accept Russia's offer of arbitra-
ton in the territorial disputes have
been circulated. they have not been
officially confirmed. 1t is believed
here that prospects of peace in the
Balkans are brighter. Belgrade dis
patches say the new Servian cabinet is
strongly peaceful. Sofia says that
Bulgaria is willing to submit the dis
pute to arbitration Russian pres
sure is believed responsible for the
change
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
M'NAB SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL
TRIED TO THROTTLE JUSTICE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS Z
FORM EXAMINING BOARD

B Salem, ore, June 25.-In
} compliance with a law making
} them "A board to pass on the ex-
animation papers of the teach
ers of the state, county school
} superintendents representing the
counties of the state assembled
here and went into session. It
} is expected that the meeting will
last 10 days, as there are vast
, number of papers to be passed
} upon. Most of the papers are
} for one-year certificates. though
, the number of teachers seeking
life certificates is considerably
} greater than in past years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
SEVERE CRITICISM
MADE OF WILSON

Berlin, June PA lecturing So
cialist who is convinced he must re-
form the world" is the characterize
ton of Wilson in the National Zei-
tung in an editorial on the presidents
latest message to congress. 1t says
God help anyone who still doubts
that Wilson is one of the most dan
gerous agitators of modern times in
one of the highest offices in the
world"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
EXPOSITION OPENS.
Stamp Collections from Scores OF
Countries. Valued at Millions.
On View

Paris, June 25.-The International
Philatelic Exposition is on here today
One interesting feature of the exhibit
traces the history of the stamp from
the time it was invented in 1910 by
Rowland Hill. an Englishman. up to
the various uses of stamps today. Bra
zil, which was the next country to
adopt the stamp and France which
did not use it until 1S49. had
the most interesting exhibits. The
exposition is held under the auspices
of the French government and the
ministers of posts and telegraphs and
of the colonies are directly in charge
of the affair Stamp collections from
scores of countries valued at many
millions of dollars are ON view.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25

Ottawa, Ont, June 25.-At least
10 persons were killed outright when
the Western Express on the Canadian
Pacific, loaded with immigrants, was
wrecked three miles west of Ottawa
today. Four coaches plunged down
an embankment into the Ottawa riv-
er. 1t is reported ten bodies already
have been recovered. The total ia
talities it is feared will be heavy. The
accident was caused by spreading
rails.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
ONE KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
Motorcycles Collide Fatally Injurin:
second Rlder-SlSull of One
Fractured.

Seattle. June % F. b. Forbes i,
dead and Charles Colbert is in crit
ical condition at a hospital as the re-
suit of the collision between theiI
motorcycles. Both suffered interna
injuries. Forbes did not recover
from an operation to relieve him OF
fractured skull
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25

Washington, June 25.-Attorney-
General McReynolds announced sat
isfactory agreement had been reached
in the dissolution plan of the South
ern and Union Pacific companies
compliance with the supreme court
decision against the merger in the
Hartman roads.
A special session of the insidious
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
NO RABBITS ARE
SEEN NEAR ECHO
Especial Correspondence y

Echo, Ore, June 25.-The heavy
rains of the past few days have been
of uncalculable benefit to the wheat
farmers of this district. The grain
while headed is green and still grow
ing. The yield is far more promising
than it was at this time last year and
the farmers feel jubilant over the
prospects.
The statement regarding the de-
suuction of the grain east of Echo
and north of Pendleton by jack rab-
bits Is so absurd as to be ridiculous
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
WILSON WILL HEAR
BILL OBJECTIONS

Washington. June 25.-President
Wilson will consider tonight the OBJ
jections to the administration curren-
cy reform bill advanced by bankers
affiliated with the American Bankers
association. The conference was ar
ranged by Representative Glass and
Senator owen and bankers. The
bankers expected to urge that the bill
be strengthened along certain lines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
1871 NEW FARMERS TO
START FOR THE WEST

New York. June 25.-Bound for
the west to take up farming lands.
1871 farmers and their families are
here. having arrived from Hungary
and Austria on the steamer Carpathia
Families of a dozen members are not
uncommon in the party. One hund-
red and seventy children accompan-
led the immigrants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
BrutaIIy Bea,s Daughter.

Augusta, Ga. June 25.-J. ]. John
son. butcher is charged with hav-
ing beaten his daughter with a whip
after he had suspended her from a
meat hook in his shop by a chain
around her neck. The beating. he
said, was because he could not con-
troll the girl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
EXPLOSION KILLS
a; INJURIES MANY

Buffalo, n. Y, June 25.-Four men
are known to be dead, sixty were In
jured, some fatally. and four are un-
accounted for as the result Of an eN-
plosion late yesterday in the elevator
and grain store of the Hustled Milling
company here Fire followed the ex-
plosion and destroyed the wooden
part of the elevator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
MAN CHOPS FAMILY TO DEATH
Furious Because Wife Prevents His
suicide, He Takes Frightful


Budapest. June 25.-Furious be-
cause when he attempted to hang
himself his wife cut him down, John
Salfek took bloody revenge. Secur-
ing a hatchet. he butchered the wo-
man and her four children. All five
victims were chopped to pieces.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
WILL ATTEMPT TO
GET HIS FORTUNE

Seattle. June 25.-Litigation to
break the will of H. W. Peter,
bachelor who left 5000, 900 to pro-
mote the teachings of Swedenborg, is
expected by relatives in Germany who
were cut off with $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25

of supplies. Fighting still continues
around Guaymas. 1t is said small
pox epidemic in the insurgent camp
partially equalized the lack of food
In the federal camp. The fighting
again has become desultory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
KILLED BY TRACTION ENGINE
Man at Work Stumbles and Falls in
Front of Machine-Crushed
To Death

Edmonton, Alberta. June 25.-Ar-
thur Young, an employe of the Case
company of Calgary, was killed on the
farm of George Melleck when he
tripped on a stump and fell in front
of a traction engine which crushed
him to death
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
SHORTAGE FOUND IN FUND.
Industrial Workers Deny That None,
Was Misappropriated-S1996
Are Missing

New York, June 25.-The executive
committee of the Industrial Workers
of the world which recently staged
the Madison Square pageant for the
striking silk workers at Paterson. is
sued statement showing deficit of
1896 as a result of the pageant. 1t
denied criticisms that the money had
been misappropriated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
MEXICAN FEDERALS AT GUAYMAS
CUT OFF; FORCED TO EAT SNAKES

Nogales, June 25 Mexican federal
soldiers above Guaymas are reduced
to sore straits, and forced to eat
snakes is the report here. The rebels
are reported to have cut off the base
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
HUNTS CLUB OPENS
MEETING At BELMONT

meeting of the United Hunts opens
at Belmont Park this afternoon The
second day card is set for day after
tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
10 PASSENGERS KILLED WHEN
WESTERN EXPRESS LEAVES RAILS
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WOMEN TO FIGHT
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

San Francisco. June 25.-
Prominent Frisco women inter-
ested in the abolition of capital
punishment plan a mass meeting
Thursday to form an organiza-
tion and launch a campaign to
abolish that penalty. Judge
Harrington will preside.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25

the controversy with the attorney
general. In a statement McNab de-
clares the president cannot change
the facts. If It is right to prosecute
in May 1t is wrong to stop the prose-
cution now. If it is right to drop the
prosecution now. 1t is wrong to order
the cases to proceed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25

San Francisco. June 25.-John L.
McNab. in a bristling statement to-
day, uttered his final word to the de-
partment of justice with which he no
longer is connected. his resignation
having been accepted. He charges
that Attorney General McReynolds
attempted to throttle Justice TO save
his rich and powerful political friends
from just and righteous trial.
McNab said: mo one in Califor-
mia will be deceived by the lame and
puerile defense of the attorney gem
eral to the president. He says / should
have wired him a reminder that I'd
thrice warned Him a postponement
boasts had been made that political
influence would halt the cases. He
wanted the cases postponed so they
would be throttled."
McNab appeared in Judge Van
Fleets court and announced his SER
vance from the department of justice.
He expressed his appreciation of the
courtesy with which his office had
been treated, He declared the last
year was the most useful and pleas
ant of his years in the public service.
The judge answered. without ref
erence to the nature of your depart
ure. I will be saying less than the
truth If | did not state the govern
ment is losing a painstaking and eff
ficient prosecuting officer. II is with
sincere regret that learn of your re-
tiring from office"
Washington. June 25.-Satisfisd
with the information that Diggs and
Caminetti as well as the fuel cases
will be pressed Immediately. Repre-
sentative Hinebaugh said he would
not insist upon his resolution that
the house rules committee investigate
the reason prompting McNab's res
ignation. Kahn of California still
thinks the house should demand that
papers in the case be produced.
Kahn said he thought the fuel files
of the correspondence in the McNab
matter should be shown to the house.
The statements so far are only ex-
cerpts. The people should know the
motives that caused the order to post
pone the cases.
The names of Heney, Matt sullivan
and Thomas Hayden are being con-
sidered as successor to McNab The
appointment probably will be made
this afternoon. At the executive of
fices it was stated the president and
the attorney general intend to select
"A prosecutor from the standpoint of
his standing before the bar rather
than from his political influence. His
only instructions will be that he pros
ecute the cases Immediately.
San Francisco. June 25.-Following
the acceptance of the resignation or
McNab by President Wilson, the for
mer federal attorney has received
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
List May Grow-Coaches Plunge
Down Embankment Into the 0t-
tawa River as Train Speeds On.
MANY BODIES RECOVERED

Feared That There Are Still Many
More in the Wreck-Train Was
Loaded With Immigrants-Spread
ing Rails said to Have Been the
Cause of the Accident.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25
Parting Word is Delivered as Federal
Attorney Steps Out Of Office
Resignation Accepted.
WOULD SAVE FRIENDS

McNab Declares That McReyolds
Tried to Keep Them from Facing
Just Trial-Says Attorney General
Played to Have Cases Quashed-
Successor Will BE Named.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-06-25

San Francisco. June 25.-Following
the acceptance of the resignation or
McNab by President Wilson, the for
mer federal attorney has received
hundreds of letters and telegrams'
congratulating him on his stand In