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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
COLONEL JIM" SPONSOR FOR ATTACKS
DECLARED REPORTER TO MARION JACK

Col. Raley was based on information
which gave you I will make public
the source of the news as It came to
me.
About week ago I was coming
down town from my home just after
noon and on the way down was join
ed by NJ. A. Ferguson, who is employ
ed as reporter on G. A. Robbins local
paper We talked.as we walked and
Ferguson said something about the
water fight then said something
about like this:
II don't understand this. l thought
the corrupt practices act was meant
to prevent such stuff as you people
have been publishing regarding the
water commission and the scrap over
the gravity system" or words to that
effect
Ferguson then replied:
E WELL YOU KNOW. THAT
STUFF WAS EITHER WRITTEN OR
WAS PASSED ON BY COLONEL
JIM BEFORE 1T CAME TO U.s."
told him that had not known this
fact before. took 1t that Ferguson
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
PORTLAND IS URGED AS
PLACE FOR RESERVE BANK

In response to an appeal from c C
Chapman, secretary of the Portland
Commercial Club, President ]. ". Tan.
man Of the local club, has wired as
follows to Secretary McAdoo:
Pendleton, December q, 1918,
To William G. McAdoo. Sec, Treas,
Washington, b. c.
II In the opinion OF the organization
committee II is deemed advisable to
locate a federal reserve bank in the
northwest. We respectfully urge tn.
selection OF Portland. Oregon. MS vo-
Ing more centrally located in the prop
ably district and present financial
center through which the Inland En-.
pire transacts the greatest share Of its
business. 3
PENDLETON COM, ASSOC.
]. v. Tallman. Pres.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
POSSES SEARCH FOR GIRLS
WHO FLEE FROM MURDERER

PITTSBuRG, Pa. Dec. 2s.--Posses
are searching the hills about Home
stead for Marie and Estelle Yhksbik.
Is and IL years old. who are fleeing
from Henry Rokowski 20
Rokowski beat up the mother ot
the two girls and a nelghbor when
the latter attempted TO take him To
jail and later killed constable who
went 10 the scene. Tho foreigner
then started after the girls who fled
towards the hills .u
After a search. Rokowski was
found barricaded In shack near
West Homestead and repplsed three
deputies and a posse OF SO formed to
storm the place. ..U
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

Thirty-two pieces strong the o. A.
c. cadet band arrived here early this
morning from Union county. their
special car being attached to train
No. s. The collegians have spent the
entire day here and this evening they
will give their concert at the high
school auditorium following which a
dance will be given at the Eagle
Woodman hall to which the public is
invited.
Among the musicians in the o. A.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

ed this shortly after introducing my
bill for the additional $4,000. Imme-
diately thereafter took the matter up
with the clerk Of the committee with
view of securing an amendment to
my bill If it were necessary In order
to permit the use Of the building for
a, federal court.
You may rest assured this matter
will be attended to when the addition
al allowance is finally made in
troduced my bill on receiving a lette,
from the treasury department on July
10th a copy Of which 1 enclose here
with. The public building committee
has also recently issued letter Of
which l enclose a copy.
On receipt of this I obtained from
(Continued on page five.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
INSANE CH|NkMEN SENT
BACK TO NATIVE LAND

SALEM. Ore, Dec. 2s.-Twenty-
two insane Cinnamon were started
from the state insane asylum today
for their native land. They are due
to leave Seattle tomorrow for the
Orient on the steamship Minuesota
The lunatics are heavily guarded. The
state has found IT cheaper to deporl
them than 10 keep them here. allow
Ing the expectancy OF 10 years on the
life of each.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
Moyer operated On.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.-Charles Meyer
was operated on at st. Luke's hospital
tcday. The bullet was located with
an x-ray and the operation was pro-
nounced a success.
A.message from Grand Rapids
Mich, quoted Governor Ferris as say
ing that the state can take care OF
its own labor troubles and that fed
eral interference is unwarranted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

er Oh (OlfS,-e Ouuet lSuuu mere
this evening.
c. band Is Louis F. Anderson a grad
uate Of the Pendleton high school. He
is cornetist and sergeant in the
band.
The o. A. c. band has been we'll
received everywhere upon its tour
and the quality of music has ELECTED
much high praise. The following Is
the program for the concert tonight:
March-"The University of
PENNSYLVANIA" -. .f..... Seitz
Overture-"Poet and Peasant"
.......... Suppe
3 Tuba Solo-"Barbarossa" 80.
o. w. James
saxaphone Quartette - ''vis-
ions ............. Hayes
J. O. Beck. Everett Taylor. b.
F. Bridges, F.. A. eHolmes
"Slip-horn Stuff "a warm-up
for trombones) ,...... Barnes
Edwin woodoock. VIM. Luxton.
Il. c. Day, j. f. Gilmore,
F. Il. Flannery r
INTERMISSION
Grand Selection from "Rigoletto'
......... ...,.. Nerd|
I Tenor Solo--"Shubert's Sere-
= naue" ........,,..... Sn0DSr'
t.r Ross Johnson
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

W. ]. Calhoun, the retiring United
States minister to China, was deco
rated by President Yuan Shi Kai with
the first class OF the order OF '"rhe
Excellent Crop"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

The anti-slavery bin which wa.
passed recently by the Philippine ma.
tional assembly. was ratified by the
Philippine commission and Is now a
law.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

BICKNESS, Ind.,, Dec. 2s.-Two
men met instant death in the, Indian
Creek coal mine near here early to-
day In an exploson Of gas. The night
shift Of l5o minersshad Just left the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
TWO MEN KILLED IN NINE EXPLOSION;
15O OTHERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

mine before the explosion took place
The bodies Of Emery Williams and
Robert Cotton have been recovered,
It was reported an unidentified corpse
had been found but had not been
brought TO the surface.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
M|L|T|A NAY Be
CALLED TO Scene
Chief Executive Of State Declares He
Will go to Baker County Town
and See That Orders Are Carried
Out.

I'VE Are Going TO Close Up tho s.
looms There and We Are going TO
DO 1t Right" Are Words Of Cover
nOr-Wil Attend to the Matter I'm
mediately, Is His Plan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
URGE PROBE IN
COPPER STRIKE
FRIENDS Of MINERS BELIEVE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD INTERFERE
NEWS SUMMARY.
General.


General. y
Two miners are instantly killed In
explosion NJ Indian Creek mine In In
diana.
Fnst mail train on O.-W. Il. Il n.
leaves the rails near Haines but NO
one Is injured.
Governor West says saloons at Cop.
perfield Tnust close and ne viii see that
orders are enforced.
Friends OF striking miners urge that
federal probe bc made into conditions
In Michigan neids.
Posses search hills near Homestead.
Pa, for girls who flee from murder.
or.
Fight will be made to save Ralph
Fariss, who killed railroad agent, froi,
death on gallOws In Calhornia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

Lord Dangan. eldest son of Lord
Cowley. has come to the United States
to show himself as a member of
George Edwardes's THE Girl on the
Film" company. which has been play
ing In London. He Is a rollicking.
careless young man. who does not
look the part of lord. In fact, he
has had .ey periences which have rub
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
Meyer Incident Makes Investigation
Absolutely Necessary They De.
cIare-Inquest is Begun.
SITUATION BECOMES CRITICAL
Responsibility for Christmas Eve Dis
Z astcr VIII BE Ffxel-More Than 100
Witnesses VIII Be Examined-BOd-
les of Nine Victims Buried Today
Deputies Ready.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.--Friends
here OF the miners federation are
strongly urging a federal investigation
into the strike situation In the Michi-
gan copper fields. They declare that
with the Meyer incident matters have
reached n point where an investiga-
ton is absolutely necessary.
Congressman Mcdonald, who was In
Calumet, Is expected to be heard from
regarding the situation.
CALUMET. Mich. Dec. 29.--Coro-
ner Fisher today started an inquest to
fix the responsibility for the panic on
/, Christmas eve in which rs persons,
mostly children, lost their lives. More
than 100 witnesses win be examined
The bodies Of nine Of the victims
we're buried privately today. Strik-
{ Ing miners and members OF the citi-
zens alliance jammed the room where
the inquest is being held and the at
mosphere was tense with excitement
i. Sheriff Cruise Is prepared for emer-
gencIes and held a strong force Of
deputies in readiness to respond at a
moments notice In the event Of n
clash.
The Jury ID comprised OF eight men.
six strikers md two local businessmen.
one Of whom Is a strike sympathizer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29
TO ADVERTISERS.

The East Oregonian has the largest paid
circulation Of any paper In Oregon, east Of
Portland and over twice the circulation In
PeDdleton Of any other Newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-29

CONTINUED on page flve.)
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
M. X. SULLIVAN HEAD
OF CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Elected President Out of List of Nine
Candidates After Some Lively
Balloting.

Serious. statistical-looking persons.
such as one would ordinarily anticipate
encountering at scientific meeting.
were conspicuously absent at the an
nual gathering of the Chemical So
ciety of Washington at the Cosmos
Club last night, where nearly 200 lead
ing scientists of the government serv-
ice and a few from private corpora
tions INDUCED in lively balloting to
elect officers OF their organization.
NJ. " Sullivan, bacteriologist of the
Bureau. of Soils, was elected president
OF the society out of list of nine can
didates. among his competitors being
DIR. c. L. Alsberg, chief of the Bureau
of Chemistry. and. President c. E. Mum
roe. of the Cosmos Club.
DIR. Alsberg was chosen first vice
president, H. H. Bunzel second vice
president, r. B. Sosman secretary. F.
P. Dewey treasurer. J. A. lie Clerc, L
NJ. Tolman, S. F. Acree, and p. H.
walker. councillors. and E. c. McKelvy,
r. c. Wells, ]. Johnston, and E. W.
Boughton. members of the executive
committee.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
DISTRICT MAN URGED
FOR HEAD OF SCHOOLS
Congress Heights Citizens Petition the
Board of Education and Com
mend DR.. Davidson.

A Communication yesterday was for
warded to the Board Of Education by
the Public improvement Association of
Congress Heights. requesting that body
consider a local man for selection as
successor to Or. William v. Davidson
as superintendent Of the public schools.
The letter praises highly the work Of
DIR. Davidson.
A meeting OF the Original Garfield
Citizens Association was held last night
at the home of the president, w. A.
Bell. The association indorsed the move
ment to secure a street railway between
Anacostia and Suitland. The association
has forwarded to the Commissioners a
list of the desired improvements in the
suburb.
The executive committee OF the Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church. of
which A. B. Suit is chairman, has in
dicated that 5000 has been raised
through the carnival held recently.
The irregular collection Of ashes in the
Anacostia district is the cause of COM
plant on the part of citizens at the
present time. Recently cards were dis
tributed giving the schedule Of collec-
tons. The schedule has not been ad-
hered to. II is claimed.
Salem lodge. No. q. Independent Or
der Of Odd Fellows, of Anacostia, met
last night. Several new candidates were
admitted
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
CONGRESS TO HEAR WILSON.
President VIII Continue Custom of
Talking to Members.

1t was announced at the White House
yesterday that President Wilson would
adhere to his newly established custom
OF addressing Congress in person rather
than by written communication at Its
assembling in regular session Decem-
ber /.
The President also let II be known that
he had not yet started the portion of his
message dealing with the trusts. He did
not indicate whether or not the first
communication to Congress for the new
session would embody a treatment Of
that problem
Just what sort of a general message
the President has in store for the TECH
nically reassembled Congress is a puzzle
to Washington. 1t is not believed that
the President viii attempt verbally to
present his views on the general prob
lem of legislation for the various de-
partments of the government
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
WELCOME PLANNED
FOR MINUTE MAN"
Civic Betterment Association to Give
Party in Honor of Capt.
Victor ]. Evans.

The directors of the Civic Betterment
Association yesterday afternoon decided
to tender welcome home party to
Capt. Victor J. Evans, who has just re-
turned to Washington after a pilgrimage
to Europe with the officers of the Minute
Men. of this city. It is proposed to invite
prominent members of the Senate and
House.
A committee Of five on arrangements
was named, with Mayo {. Mitchell, secre-
tary of the association, as chairman.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Evans found
himself plunged into a replica Of the
Botanical Gardens when he arrived at his
Office.
On every desk in the office were large
bouquets. Along the walls were placed
palms The upper walls were decorated
with flags and there was a flag to repre-
sent every country through which Mr..
Evans passed.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
LECTURE WELL ATTENDED.
Many Persons Hear Rev. Thomas
Schwertner at Mcmahon Hall.

A large audience greeted the Rev.
Thomas Schwertner in the assembly
room of Mcmahon Hall OF Catholic
University yesterday afternoon when
he lectured on st. Catherine of Siena
and the Papacy."
The address covered the period be-
tween 1347 and 1880 A D., and the
speaker gave a comprehensive digest
of events during that time. 1t was the
largest audience OF the season, prov
ing the popularity of the weekly
Thursday afternoon lectures.
The Russian Schismaties" is the
subject of the next lecture to be de-
livered by the Rev. Sigourney W. Fay.
On December 4, DR.. Patrick ]. Lennox
win be the speaker. and his subject
will be The Jacobite Poets of Ireland.
He will cover the period between 1880
and 1870 A D.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
COMMISSION PLAN
OF GOVERNMENT TOPIC
Study Club in Economics Listen, to !,
Lecture by Herman B.
Walker

Inc Commission Plan of Municipal
Government was the topic last evening
AT the meeting Of the Study Club in
economics at Ingram Memorial Church.
Herman D. Walker. a newspaper COR
respondent, was the speaker.
The advantages and disa5yan.a.s. =,
TINS form Of government were riyen bv
Mr. walker, with special reference 70
Lne commission form Of government Of
Des Moines. The principal features of
lne Des Moines plan. the speaker said.
were the Capitalization of power aboIi'
ton of wards, initiative ana referarS,,r.
and the recall. N Nin'
In speaking Of the Prouty bill. which
provides commission government for tha
District similar to the Des Moines nIsn
ar. walker compared existing condi.
A general discussion followed IN.
lecture. ehe
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
Wedding Gifts

Presents of all sorts and shapes are
| being delivered hourly at the White
House, and Miss Jessie Wilson is find
\ ing II difficult TO tear herself away from
the fascinating packages to keep her
social and business engagements.
Much interest centers about the gifts
| sent by the members of the Diplomatic
Corps, and information about them is
carefully guarded. II is said that the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
sent Miss Wilson some superb tapestries.
which were old when Columbus discov-
cred America
The Italian Ambassador. Marquis Gu
sani, has given Miss Wilson four hand
some silver candlesticks. The German
Ambassador and Countess Won Bern
storff have sent. an antique silver sugar
bowl and pitcher.
Many of the diplomats will send flowers
on the day Of the wedding.
|Mmc. da Cana, wife Of the Brazilian
Ambassador, will arrive In Washington
today from the White Sulphur Springs
W. Va, where she has spent the fall. She
and the Ambassador wiu-attend the re-
ception which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is
giving this afternoon at the White House
in honor of the Corps Diplomatique
Nine. da Cana will be accompanied by
X.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Reyburn and Miss
Eleanor Reyburn closed their summer
cottage in New Haven, Conn, on Tues
day and went to New York to meet Mrs.
Reyburn's brother and sister-in-Iaw, Brig
Gen. and Mrs. William Crozier on their
arrival from Europe on Wednesday.
Mrs. LincoIpy Karmany, wife Of Col.
n
luncheon yesterday at their quarters at
the Marine Barracks Her guests were
Mrs. Thomas Clinton, wife of Capt. Clin-
ton. U. s. NJ c., and her house guests.
Mr.. John Barrett, Director General of
the Pan-American Union. who was the
guest of President Van Hise, OF the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, at Madison on Mon
day, went to Chicago. ILL.,. the following
day, and was entertained by the Chicago
of Commerce at a dinner
today.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the Presi-
dent, will send five of her landscape paint
ings to the second annual "open-sketch
Of the Association of Women
Painters and Sculptors, which will be
held in New York on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Hight are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a son. |
Brig. Gen and Mrs. William Crozier, |
whose marriage took place in London on |
October 81, will arrive in Washington to- |
day and will occupy the Williams resi-
dence in Massachusetts Avenue for the |
winter.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
Redfeid will have as guests over Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Muchlic, of New
York. who viii arrive tomorrow.
Mrs Joseph T. Wilson Joined Mr.. Will
son at the Albion In Baltimore wednes-
lay, and they will spend the entire winter
there Mr.. Wilson is brother OF the
President, and he and his family will be
,morg the few people from Baltimore to
attend the marriage Of Miss Jessie Wood
,ow Wilson and Francis B. Sayre.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson sent a hand
handkerchief to Baltimore.
which Wednesday night was sold TO ex-
elient advantage at bazaar and oyster
upper Of the St Francis xavier's Bene-
icial Society for the Deal 1t was the
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
All souls, Alliance to Meet.

regular meeting OF the Alliance Of
All Souls Church will be held In the
lecture-room Of the church this morn
ing at II o'clock. The Rev. DIR. John Van
Schaick will address the meeting on
Ways Of Taking Hold" One of the chief
objects of the alliance is to bring liberal
Christian women into closer acquaint-
ance. cooperation. and fellowship, and
all women are cordially invited to these
meetings.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
G. E. King Be.t walt.er.

In the prize waltzing contest for the
championship for the District held last
night at the Casino Theater. G. e
King, dancing with Miss Nellie MUIR
ply. won over his opponent. Edward
McFarla1d. dancing with Mrs. Lesser
by. The winners were awarded, hand
some trophies Mr.. King also would
like TO meet Alfred Payton-Gibbs, of
the Arcade Auditorium.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
Minister DraWs Parallel
BetWeen Man and Woman
Req. j. Franklin Babb Gives His Opinion of HON.
Sexes Differ in Address Before NATIONAL
Grange-GLad He's of Sterner Sex.

A man loves to be 'mothered' without
being bothered.
A woman oftentimes echoes what a
man says. that she may natter his vanity
and relieve her mind at the same time
She says Yes with her mouth and laughs
at man in her heart
A man is half hog and half mule.
when he is not kicking he is grunting.
"A woman is half cat and half angel.
When she is not lifting q man TO heights
out. e'e
There are moments ir my life when /
am very thankful that am a man.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14

Manchester, n. H, Nov 13.-Here is the
deadly parallel between man and woman,
as drawn by the Rev. J. Franklin Babb,
of Haverhill, before the National Grange,
now in session:
"A woman senses more than she can
reason: a man oftentimes reasons without
much sense.
"A woman remembers when she ought
to forget; a man forgets when he ought
to remember.
with a woman every last word is the
beginning of new sentence. The femi-
nine world Is a continuous performance.
It never ends.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
Hobson,. mt II Arnin.

Representative Hobson of Alabama
introduced a resolution IN the House yes
terday proposing an amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting the sale. manu-
facture, expectation or importation of
any food products or beverages contain
ing alcohol. Hobson has introduced reso-
lutions similar to this one several times
within the last two months.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
RADTUM TO BE HIS TOPIC.
Charles l.. Parsons VIII Address
Cleveland Park School Body.

Cleveland Park School Body.
The first monthly meeting of the sea-
son of the Cleveland Park School and
Community Association viii befheld this
evening in the John Eaton School, Thirty
fourth and Lowell Streets.
Charles L. Parsons, chief chemist of
the Bureau of Mines and chief of the
newly organized rseium division of that
bureau, will give a popular talk on
radum.
The new officers of the association also
will be inaugurated. They are G. H
Powell, president; II. c. Latta, vice presi-
dent; Mrs James Baird. second vice
president; William Q. Browning. treasuf-
er; Edgar L. Turner. secretary.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
Exnmination ON December 6.

Examination for a physical laborator-
ian will be held at the Civil Service Com
mission on December G. There Is a
position to be filed at the, Naval Prov
ing Station at Indian Head. Nd. The
position win pay s5.s4 day.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
Dentist File. bankruptcy Plea.

A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
fled yesterday by Geofge w. Brace
dentist, who declared his assets at g, :
5sa7g and his debts at ;5,c0e.eA
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
JOHN F. PooRE DEAD.
Passes Away Mt Age CT EIEhty-Ftye
After Long ulDe...

After Long Illness.
John F. Poore died yesterday M hi.
home, 2S15 I Street Northwest Mr. 6oa-s
was native Of Washington and eiebtv-
five years old. He had been IN since tbs
death Of his wife more than a wear ago
Seven children and twenty-five prand-
children survive Mr.. Poore. The chiI-
drep are Mrs. Fred Sommerville. Mrs
William Pyles. Mrs. Rudolph Worcb
Mrs J. T. Luscomb, Miss Rose Poor.
Miss Lulu Poore. and Walter Poore
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14

Another interesting debutante of the,
winter is to be Miss Dorothy Trout,
who will be presented to society here
by her grandparents. Gen. and Mrs. A.
S. Burt, early In December
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14

Miss Esther Cleveland. daughter of
the late President Cleveland, will
spend the weekend with Mrs. Ed
Nd.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-14

Argentina is TO import 800 soats for a
new milk supply.