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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
GOVERNORS IN TILT
OVER LEGISLATURES

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 90
The governors conference came to
an end today with a majority of the
members greatly perturbed over the
attack by Governor McGovern on the
federal constitution. His utterances
followed a discussion of the desirable
ity or undeslrability of reducing the
size of legislatures abolishing the
double chambers and making the Leg
islature more responsible to the peo-
ple's will. Several executives defended
the present system, Governor Sprye
saying he believed the trainers of the
constitution were inspired by the Di-
vine will in their work.
II do not" broke in McGovern of
Wisconsin. at is the most beautiful
scheme ever invented to enable leg
islators to do nothing. l am in IA
vor of a small number of we'll paid
legislators who are so directly re-
sponsible to the people they dare not
disobey instructions. The supporters
OF the present system virtually say
they are willing the people should be
poorly armed for war between the
masses and organized capital"
Governors Hodges, Hunt and Dunno
agreed with McGovern. Others ad-
mitted the state legislatures are inef-
ficient but opposed a reduction In
size.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
DECLARES CITY
WILL. NOT FACE
WATER FAMINE
Mrs E. W. McComas, Manager of
Pendleton Roller Mills, Makes
Statement Regarding Situation.
DAM WON'T HURT FLOW
Work Now Being Done Above the IN
take of the City's Water System
Will Not Have Any Effect, She Says
Wall is Not Diversion wall and
viii Not Cut Off Seepage.

Mrs. E. w. McComas, manager of
the Pendleton Roller Mills denies en-
phatically that she is doing or intends
doing anything that will threaten a
water famine in the city. The work
she Is having done in the river above
the intake of the water system will
not affect the flow in the river where
the city pumps its water.
The wall which am having
built in the river" she stated this
morning, sis not a diversion dam at
all and 1 have no intention of ex-
tending it entirely across the river.
| am constructing it for the purpose
of keeping the gravel lin the bed Of
the river from shifting and thus
changing the current of the river to
the side opposite the mills intake. The
concrete wall is not being built upon
bedrock at all. Indeed, engineers tell
me that bedrock there is 20 feet down
and l am only going about two feet
down. Thus you can readily see that
my wall will not interfere in the least
with the seepage water which, have
always understood, is the water that
the commission wants.
Il have put in similar walls ne
FORE she went on to say, "by using
sacks filled with gravel Earlier in
the year, 1 used 10000 sacks and that
means an expenditure of 5000 to say
nothing of the labor employed and
the time lost. / decided that, if. had
to spend that much each year, l had
better build a permanent wall which
l am doing. This wall is more for
service in high water. 1 figure that
gravel will lodge against it and grad.
ually form a level floor for the river
and thus prevent the changing of the
current. I do not think it is Just to
accuse me of threatening a water
famine. l have large property hold
ings here and would not from purely
selfish standpoint want to jeopar iize
that property by cutting off the pro-
lection from fire. The water gets low
in the river every summer and. if it
is low now, l am not responsible for
that fact"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
MINISTER, DELIRlOUS
JUMPS OUT WINDOW

WALLA WALLA, Aug. 29-Delir-
our from the effects of severe at
tack of typhoid fever, shortly before
10 o'clock last night, Rev. John II,
Galley, pastor of the Church of God.
located at Juniper street, sprang from
his bed, through a screened window
of his home near the church and rae
ed for several blocks around the
neighborhood in scant attire crying,
"Murderl Helpl Police!" until the
entire eastern end of town was awak-
ened and the police were sent for.
Several neighbors took up the cry
and gave chase and several pistol
shots were heard during the excite
ment someone evidently having seen
the minister rush past his house with
several men in pursuit, Sheriff Mike
Toner and Night Police Sergeant Dug
gar were informed by telephone that
murder had been committed and Of
ficers were dispatched hastily to the
scene.
The man was finally caught, almost
exhausted and was Immediately re-
moved to st. Mary's hospital where
his condition was pronounced serious
late last night.
Mrs. Galley was in an adjoining room
when her husband jumped through
the window.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
WOMAN Is CHARGED
WITH WHITE SLAVERY

Mrs Bertha Johnson Of 613 Garden
street, one of the women arrested in
the recent raid conducted by Detec-
tive Tom Kay and who had previous
ly been charged with conducting
bawdy house and selling liquor with
out license and who bids fair to
lose her two children because of her
alleged immoral conduct. is facing "a
new and more serious charge today.
A deputy from the United States mar
shars office arrived this morning and
arrested her upon a charge of white
slavery. She was given a hearing be-
fore L. s. Commissioner S A. New
berry and bound over to the federal
grand jury under $4,000 bonds. Fail
ing to give the bonds, she is in the
county Jail and will probably be trans
ferred to Portland
The specific charge against Mrs.
Johnson is that she brought Katie
Jones and JEANNE Smith. two young
girls, over from Walla Walla for the
purpose of engaging in immoral prac-
tees at her house The two girls
were arrested in the recent raid and
are now being held on charges OF
vagrancy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
TRYING TO PROVE
DEFENDANT INSANE

Whether the penitentiary or the
asylum shall be the future home of
John Hodson Smith is the issue today
in the case which is being tried be-
fore jury in the circuit court. The
defendant is charged with sodomy and
his attorney is making no attempt to
disprove the evidence introduced by
the state to show that he made an
assault upon Perle Waters, a ten year
old boy.
Dr. Tamiese of the medical staff of
the Eastern oregon state hospital has
been put on the stand by the defense
in an attempt to prove that the man
Is mentally defective and not respon-
sible for the perversion of which he
was guilty. The jury is listening to
the case with manifest interest, not
because of its salacious details but
because of the expert testimony relat-
Ing to moral perverts.
In the opinion of DR.. Tamiese, the
defendant is an irresponsible pervert
who should be given treatment in q
hospital. 1t has also been shown that
he is addicted to the use of cocaine
The physician conducted a test before
the jury tending to prove his test;
rony. The defendant is man sixty
years old and in court this afternoon
vas scarcely able to stand without
assistance. He presented a pitiful
spectacle of wrecked manhood,
whether or not his actions were to
some extent simulated as the district
attorney intlmated. The state is at
tempting to show that the man had
a moral consciousness of his act mas
much as he inquired the penalty and
asked for advice as to whether or not
he should waive preliminary examina-
ton. 1t is probable that the state will
put DR.. II. s. Garfield. the county
physician, upon the stand to offer
testimony in rebuttal.
r. r johnson Is conducting the de-
fense of the case and sought to pre-
vent the case from coming to trial by
offering proof of the mans insanity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
Believed That Dictator Will Now
Agree to Accept President VIII
sons Plan In Full.
CRISIS PROBABLY OVER
William B. Hale, Who Has Been In
vestigating Mexican Situation,
Leaves For Washington.

VERA CRUZ, Aug. 29.-John Lind.
envoy to Mexico from the United
States, has decided to make his head
quarters in this city for the future
because it will be easier for him here
to communicate with Washington.
Huerta's latest message said he Is
willing to resume conferences with
Lind and is believed to be willing to
accept President Wilson's proposals
to secure peace in Mexico.
William Bayard Hale, the presi-
dents special investigator, sailed for
the United States today carrying with
him the original correspondence be-
tween Lind and Huerta.
Los ANGELES, Aug. 2s.-Sixty
troopers from the first cavalry, en-
route from the Monterey Preside to
Calexico, passed through Los Angeles
today They will reach Calexico to-
day and will be detailed to guard the
international border in the event of
fighting between the Mexican feder-
ais and constitutionalists.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-An indi-
cation that the Mexican crisis has
passed was seen today in the depar-
ture of Secretary of State Bryan to
deliver a lecture at Doylestown and
kentsquare, Pa. He will return to-
night or tomorrow and will leave then
Tor Oxford, Pa, and Belain, Maryland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
CUT-UP
PROMISES TO REFORM

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s-"willie"
Palmer, Jr. aged SO, is through lead
ing the gay, fast life and will stick
to the pledge he gave Municipal Judge
SABBATH and his father, William Palm
rr, Sr., ag Sc.
yes, sir" piper William, aged &C.
afiectionately stroking the gray hairs
Of Willie, aged 6S. today, Willie will
sow no more wild oats. He was in
bed at 9 o'clock last night and re-
fused to go out with the boys For
so years he's been as wild as cot.
But when a boy gets to be So, / say
its time for him to behave"
Dads right" said Willie.
Fifty years of whoop-te-dee is
about enough for any boy When I
s'sned the pledge to quit drinking
meant it. I'm going to be good
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
FATHER OF GIRL Is
CALLED AS WITNESS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug EFF
the girl tells the truth and does not
try to color her story, am not afraid
of the outcome" said Drew Camlretti
this afternoon. a few minutes before
Lp!r Norris his companion on he
Reno trip, was ready to take the
stand
Naiaba Warrington, who again re-
he1rsed The Incidents of the rrla
tions of the four during the morning
session of the trial. was under cross
examination when the court recon-
vened at o'clock this afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Thom-
as Warrington, father of Marsha War
rington. was the first witness today
when the trial of Drew Caminetti
was resumed. Warrington is the man
of whom Diggs testified he was held
in deadly fear, believing the father
of the girl would kill him if they met.
Warrington remained on the stand
but few minutes. He testified that
Caminetti was introduced to him as
a jobbing solicitor
Warrington was asked II he was
aware that his daughter had remain
ed all night with this man. He re-
piled that he did not know of it
John Chambers, who yesterday was
appointed state controller, and who
formerly was managing editor of a
Sacto newspaper, denied today his
paper had contemplated the publica-
ton of the Diggs-Caminetti scandal.
w. ]. Sullivan, a probation officer of
Sacramento, testified that no COM
plants against the four principals in
the case had been made to him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
The Hague Peace Palace Dedicated.

THE HAGUE, Aug. 29.-Represen-
tative F. C. Stevens, of st. Paul,
Mimi; Representative Richard Bar
tholdt, of Missouri, president of the
American Group of the Interparlia-
mentary Union, were present today at
the dedication of the Carnegie peace
palace here. Many other prominent
Americans interested in international
peace movements were among those
present. The dedication ceremonies
were preliminary to the formal meet
ing of the peace conference which
will open September and continue
through September a..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
JEROME'S EFFORTS TO GET THAW
FROM CANADIANS PROVES FAILURE

SHERBROOKE, Aug. 29.-Former
District Attorney Jerome of New York
returned here today, admitting that
his trip to. Quebec, where he hoped
to induce Sir Homer Gouin. provinci-
al premier, to turn Harry Thaw over
to the New York authorities, was a
flat failure.
Thaw's lawyers We're jubilant over
the outcome. They declared that
Thaw will remain in Jail until they
are ready to release him which will
be when they have established his
right to go wherever he pleases.
Score Point.
New York lawyers scored a point
over Thaw when Roger Thompson,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
PROPOSES ALLIANCE
90 80 80 . .
CARNEGIE FOR PEACE

THE HAGUE, Aug 29-Andrew
Carnegie, while assisting Sir Alan
Johnstone here to unveil a statue to
King Edward and one to Sir Randall
Clemer. suggested an alliance between
Great Britain and Germany to pre-
serve the worlds peace, Mr. Carne-
gle said: "We are slowly. coming to
realize that these two nations are not
intended to live and labor separately.
They feed and clothe on another and
whoever attacks one, attacks ALL"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29

uflNlnR WOh touhy AUSS
here, with Joe Dawson I'm Deltal car
second. De Palma drove the distance
i'm four hours, 81 minutes, and So Sec
Onds.
ELGIN, H., Aug. 29.-With splen-
did weather prevailing, thousands of
spectators today gathered to witness
the first big event in the Elgin race
meet for $4,000 trophy.
Eight starters were in the race to-
day and got away promptly at IL
o'clock. The distance is 301 miles,
and 4,040 feet.
Joe Dawson. driving a Deltal, got
away first, the others following at in
tervals of 80 seconds. At the end of
the first lap, Dawson De Palma,
Rickenbacher, Wishart and Changler,
who started in the order named held
their original positions.
Bombs Signal Start.
Four bombs, set off simultaneously,
their roar masking the staccato pop
pop of high power automobile en-
gines, signaled the start.
Cheering thousands in the grand
stand saw the squadron of low built
racing cars the finest products of Am
erican and foreign factories, dash
away from the starting line piloted
by the pick of the race drivers of
this country. They heard the sput-
sputtering of the engines as the cars
disappeared in the dust; heard the
crowds in the distance cheer the rae
ers, and when the first turn was made
and intervening trees and hills cut
off the view and muffled the noise,
settled back in their seats to wait un-
til the racers sped past the stands
again to begin the second lap of the
long grind
Today is big day in the automo-
bile calendar and one of momentous
Importance also to the otherwise quiet
farming district that just about this
time every year, shuts up its eight
miles of roadway neglects its busi-
ness and dairying and raising corn,
and joins the great crowd of Chica-
goans who line the winding course.
Farmhouses that offered good view
of the track were converted into no.
tells and hundreds of persons afflict-
ed with the speed mania slept within
fifty yards of the course last night.
No Long Island Vanderbilt cup race
ever drew a greater or more cosmo-
politan crowd.
''Hairpin curve" where speeders in
former races so often met mishap,
lost interest this year and the throngs
that in former years fought with mi
litiamen to stand at the point of van
tage at this dangerous turn, today
were widely scattered along the eight
mile course. The "hairrin" was
practically eliminated when the course
was improved this year, and straight
away stretch of smooth pike cut
through the turf and woods at this
point decreases the chances of danger
to a minimum, and increases the
chance of new records for the course
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29

the chauffeur with whom Thaw fled
from Mattewan, was brought into
court charged with bringing a luna
tic into Canada. Thaw's lawyers in
tended to manage Thompson's de-
fense and asserting that Thompson
brought no lunatic into Canada, to
proceed to test the sanity issue i'm
mediately The prosecution refused
to be thus trapped and formally
charged Thompson himself with en-
tering the country in a stealthy man.
ner. Thaw's lawyers asked for an ad-
journment to consider this develop
ment of the situation. Thompson's
bail was fixew at $500 which was fur
nished by the Thaw party.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
IIillsboro Man Arrested.

HILLSBORO, Ore, Aug. 29.-Her-
man Stalder, aged 2S, was arrested by
Sheriff Reeves and Is being held on
a telegraphic warrant from Los An
geles, charging a statutory offense.
Extradition papers are being prepar-
ed and an officer will arrive in a few
days. Young Stalder's family lives
near Houlton. He has been en-
ployed by the Pacific Railway & Ma
vigation company at Mohler.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
sCOURGE TAKES RABBITS.
of Pests Crawl in Holes
to Die Near ontario.

ONTARIO, Ore, Aug. ga pecu-
liar malady seems to have infected
the jack rabbits of this section. Rab-
bits are dying by the thousands. When
overtaken by the disease the rabbits
crawl in the first hole they find and
die there In many badger holes as
many as half a dozen dead rabbits
have been found
Farmers of the country are rejoic-
ing over their deliverance from the
pest, as the rabbits have destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of crops
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
SAYS WOMEN ARE NOT
FIT FOR JURY DUTY

BOSTON, Aug. 29.-Three reasons
why women are unfit for jury duty
were advanced today by Hugo Mum
sterberg. following a series of ply
Geological experiments he has been
making.
''In the first place." he said, 'women
are not willing to listen to an argu.
ment and will not change their opin-
ions, Then too they are mentally
stubborn"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
Money Order Extension Fails

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-An ef-
fort by Postmaster General Burleson
to extend the postal money order sys-
tenn came to naught when Comptroller
Downey decided that money orders
may be paid only by the offices on
which they are drawn. Mr.. Burleson
contemplated having orders paid by
any money order post office to which
they might be presented.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
BAND WILL PLAY ON
THE STREET TONIGHT

The weekly open-air band concert
by the Roundup band will be held
this evening with George Hackathorn
and Jack Urquhart, as the soloists.
The following is the program which
will be rendered:
March-Dawn of Peace 80. Scouter
Selection-Prince of Pilsen .Leuders
Vocal Disturbance .... Selected
Herr Won Heine Klotz" Urquhart
ntermezzo-Moonlig ... Moret
Popular Songs .... Remick
Valse Suzette ............. Mario
Vocal Solo-(a) Don't Wake Me
Up: (b) Let 'er Buck.
George Hackathorn, Baritone.
Star Spangled Banner
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
u /lA SAYS He is WILLING
ii RESUME PEACE CONFERENCES
HUMORISTS REJECT
THAW AS MEMBER

PEORIA, Ill, Aug. 29.-The
members of the American Press
Humorists in convention here =
rejected Harry K. Thaw as an =
honorary member in their as
sociation, the vote being by
small margin. Thaw's name was Z
proposed on the ground that he
was the most famous nut" in I
the country, but he failed of Z
membership because the major I
ity considered him "chest- Z
NUT Because of this, the hu- Z
morists found that he would be
unacceptable to their progress =
sive organization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
TON TO Be TRIED AT COMO

NAPLES, italy, Aug. 29-Porter
Charlton. who has been extradited
from America to stand trial on a
charge of numbering his wife at
Lake Como, landed yesterday al this
place and today was taken aboard the
and taken to Genoa.
From there he will be conveyed to
Como where he will stand trial.
Charlton was depressed at the sight
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
Didn't Know Gun Was Loaded.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Aug. 2s.-The
first fatal accident on the Ohio
ranges at Camp Perry occurred when
Francisco Zerarra Balon of the Peru
wan team was killed by one of his
fellow countrymen, Jean Zegarra who
accidentally pulled the trigger of his
rifle. Zegarra thought his weapon
was empty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29

of Naples for 1t was here that he
spent his honeymoon with the wo-
man he afterwards slew. He declar-
ed that he had learned his lesson and
that when 81 return to America
will know what life to lead" Charl-
ton said that at the time he knew
nothing of life. 1 underestimated its
value until become involved in this
trouble"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
L. S. win Protect Foreigners.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 29-While
the Monroe doctrine does not specify
a duty on the part of the United States
to exercise police powers in the
western hemisphere in the behalf of
foreigners generally, President Wilson
let it be known that this country, as
the nearest neighbor to the southern
republic, would render any assistance
possible to distressed foreigners there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
Chambers Succeeds Nye.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. Ex-Governor
Johnson appointed John S. Chambers
of Sacramento, as State Controller
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of A. B. Nye. Chambers is
managing editor of the Sacramento
Bee and president of the board of
managers of the Napa State Hospital.
He has been connected with the Bee
for II years. He took up his new
duties Immediately.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
Funeral Directors Meet.

PORTLAND Aug. 29-The ninth an
nual convention of the Oregon Funer-
al Directors association opened at
the Hotel Oregon for three days
session a portion of the sessions to
be held Jointly with the Washington
association which convened at Van
couver, Wash
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Secre-
tary Daniels awarded contracts ap-
proximating $1,OS7,447 to the Carne-
gle Steel company, ]. B. Kendall COM
pany and the Carbon Steel company
for materials for battleship SO, build
ing at New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
GETS DAMAGES FOR
DEATH OF HUSBAND

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29.-Damages
of $4,000 were awarded Mrs. May
Catlin, widow, whose husband was
killed by an explosion of a lamp he
had filled with gasoline purchased for
kerosene. The defendants were the
Union Oil company. wholesalers, and
William and Mary Riley grocers, who
retailed the product.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
Sold Government Secret.

PARIS. Aug. 2s.-Charged with sell
ling to Austria, plans of the newest
French gun, Sergeant Dicu was arrest
ed and the police are seeking Briga-
dier Multol in connection with the
alleged plot. A widespread army
scandal is expected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
copper COMPANY in Ranl,,un,cv

boSTON, Aug. 2s.-The Butte
Central Copper company, Delaware
corporation with property at Butte.
Mont, was petitioned into bankruptcy
b. creditors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-29
T,rec Killed in Explosion.

SILVER CITY, N. NJ, Aug. 20
Three men were killed and several in
jured in the Santa Rita mining camp
by the explosion OF n blast.