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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
JOHN HOLMES TELLS
 OF BUSINESS OUTLOOK

John Holmes, cashier of the Miners and Merchants Bank of this city, who returned Monday from visit to the Outside by way of the Seward trail takes a most optimistic view of the future prospects of Alaska and the Interior especially.
 Speaking of the business outlook he said that already there is marked change from the depression that has been preva- lent, and that money is easier in the great ocnlmercal centers In Seattle, he said, in spite of the distress among the working people. the merchants and bankers report q substantial increase in business over former years, mad prospects for the future are the brightest. The passage of the Alaska rail road bill, which occurred about the time he was leaving Seattle, will give a great i'm petus to business, he believes, and he looks forward to an era of great development for the territory.
 Mir. Holmes resumed his duties in the bank on Tuesday morning, thus greatly tightening the labors of Mir Button.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11

After going up the &hushanna for about eight miles they found onc of the missing mems dogs tied to q tree. The animal was nearly starved.
 Anderson and Nh.chorns tracks led up No Name creek and the searching party fol lowed the trail up narrow draw. There they found an electric "bug" which the hunters had used as a means of lighting them back to camp after dark. They had not proceeded much farther when they saw a human foot protrudjng from the snow. The body was dug out and was found to be that of Anderson. The miners secured shov- els and soon located the body of Whitehorn. They had Leen caught in the narrow 4raw by a snow.Nda and carried to their deaths. The bodies were found on February 2 The snowsHde took place on February z
 Agnow and his companions took the bod. jes to the Russian Kids cabin and notified Deputy Marshal Frank Hoffman, at Chi sana, who left for the scene with the cor oncr.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
TERRITORIAL NIINEI}G LAW
 TO BE DISAPPROYED

Delegate Wickcrsham has introduced in congress bill to amend the land laws of Alaska. The bill provides for the creation of a Ilnd office in each of the four judicial divisions, with headquarters at Juneau Val dez, Nome and Fairbanks A register and receiver at each ciIice, to receive salaries of &4,000 per year. are provided for.
 Scrip locations are limited by being barred from tide or shore lands or upon the banks of any navigable streams or waters, or within one mile of such tide or shore lands Citizens who have used their homestead rights in any other state or ter ritcry shall not be barred from exercising their homestead right in Alaska. Home steads are to be surveyed by the govern ment without expense to the homesteader; ; sections 16 and 26 are to be reserved for school sections; one section near Fairbanks to be reserved for the University of Fair banks and governmental experiment sta tion
 By the provisions of the bill the mining law passed by the Alaska legislature and approved by the governor on April 13 1913, i5 disapproved, It provides that no association placer mining claim shall be located in excess of forty acres; that dur ing each year, including the year of loca- ton, and until patent has been issued not less than SlOO worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made for de yelopment on each location. The owners of claims or agents to make affidavit of rep resentation specifying the work performed. Powers of attorney must be filed ir the recorders office in the judicial division where the location is made Any person may locate not more than two claims or one association for any one principal or association during any calendar month.
 Section 16 provides that ''no person shall hereafter locate cause or procure to be located for himself, more than two placer claims in any calendar month; provided, that one or both of such locations may be included in an association claim Vio- lation of this act renders the location of the whole area null and void
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11

torn Everybody was requested to get hand baggage and their persons on the stern end of tuc boat, to throw the bow up as far as possible. our Standrcs, tent, etc., were f.rrru against the break and plugged up th, lulr aa far ds could be done. Pumpa got busy to keep from sinking. The boat was headed for shallow water, and by good luck and poor sramalNmp got Intp the open cnannri without further damage. Blowing signals of distress to get tn" LDUise to come alongside, we went to the bottom in about eight feet of water. On her arrival passengers and dunndgr were lrHuorrrrcu lo the Louise. The two boats tied up together and all pumps set to work. Arlcr d tcW hours the klOndIke Was iloat- tn d sheltered point about twelve mIh' from ot. Michael The open sea being too roUgh to rl~k either boat, the captain or the Louis" brarhrd the hIondikc and sent couple of his officers overland to report
 w. lay behind this point all day and tHat c}rHlmg the tug Meteor arrived with ma1crIaD lud carpenters 10 repalr the kl"n, dIko and build q heavy false front and go back and crush ice and relieve the pa--rugpI- and crew, baggage and gold. About forty of the passengers, lnrIudng cur party arranged to get to St. Michael that cvenug. wishing to make the Victoria, which Wus still in the vicinity since the Nome storm, due To sail that night. Meet Ing one If the prominent officers or the Alaska steamship Company at st. MrharI. our party WaS able tp get passage on the Victoria. sailing at I2:3O m. Tine balance uf the people StlII on the Louise rauEnt the Northwestern two days later, without bagEdgc.
 No on the NIctorlo, with fair wind but q rough trlp tO seattle, arrived at tO:3n a. III. october 23, making the fastest trip ever made from Iditarod to seattle, having been thirteen days on the trip, two and half days of the time burkng rec and ,hIpWrcrkS, making actual running time ouiV ten and a hair days. q record that k likely to stand fer some time to come.
 The kIOndlke had some trouble in re Jc1mg the HcrnanS crew, passengers and Daggagc. losing several dog teams. The &G5U.o0O III gold was too precious to risk on new ice, and it was guarded bV watch !uru fir six weeks and then frcightod over the ice d 0n cnu"nuuoS Cost for tAIs ad- tIttoml work that would have been saved had thr captain graspoI the situation and taken vlr offer to help. speaking for myself. | wish to add that while all'S well that end, we'll. l do not care 10 repeat tHc experience under any consideration
 In most cases of this kind there l- something of a humorous nature that crops GGi. Iler" were several army boys from Inrt G.bJun aboard the Herman. Wh.n word Wa~ passed that tn" boat was sinking and lu get hand baggage on the upper d"rk, &ud everybody tn get there, toe, one of U"lr sans brave boys was seen standing on top of the pilot house with his shoes 1T, heavy wool socks oh his feet. Cuattc~S and hatirS- with q large suit ease m his hands, and alongside of h.m big UrdoUgh from Idltar Il. both ready to make fight tpr fife. 3ni ~a badly rattIed that they could moi '' WNUiG u.t believe We WeI, i'll only eight or ten feet of water.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11

newspaper have no connection with the rlant from which it is produced unless the fact +, 50 stated in the bond Facts is now thing of the past, but from its ashes will doubtleSS spring something else in the newspaper line. The obligations of the plant. including the expenses amounted to $ll342 but the plant only sold for SIP, leaving an indebtedness against the incar- crratcd editor of "Facts' which he must at tend t3 in the course of time. Al that the printers 0: the town say the plant brought f&ncy price Fairbanks News Miner.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
MAY "CAANGE THE BETTING"

Juneau, March S.-There is a strong fol, lowing of Democrats who, having been seriously thinking of indorsing Wickersham for delegate to congress at the November election since the announcement of his be ing a Democrat and a member of that party have now definitely decided to boost him for the Democratic nomination. 2he followers of the governor feel that 1t would be useless to oppose Wickersham at this time
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
George Hinton Henry Again in Field

The oIl Rdgetop printing plant, from which "Facts" has been inveiged with more or less frequency in days gone by, was sold this afternoon by Deputy Marshal Foster to satisfy the mortgage thereon, and was bought in by the mortgagee, Elam liar nish Five minutes later George Hinton Henry was firing up and getting ready for business. As the name and good will of
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
THERE ARE CRITICS ELSEWHERE

If you dislike applause. get into the news paper business. Every chair warmer and non-1ubscriber knows better than the eol- tor what is and is not bona fde news- CnrdnNa AlaSkan
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
Another Editor Convicted Of Libel

The jury in the case of the United States vs Editor Hugh O'Neill of the Nome Demo csst, who was charged with libel, rendered verdict of guilty and C'Eeill was sentenced to pay fine of $200 Motion was made f1r 8 new trial.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
Newspaper Woman Out From shushanna

Eo7.paP3T W0maN out FTom 5RyS5aN6a
 3lrs Grace Bostw!ck, who has been rep resenting the Seattle Post-Intelbgencer in Shush4nna and who has written some most interesting articles from that region, arrived ln Cordola the latter part oi February from the interior accompanied by her daughter. Thy left on the Mariposa
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-11
Choice fresh lamb, 35c ID.
 Iditarod Meat Co.

We guarantee satisfaction.
 Clemons & koon.N
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04

Owing to a misunderstanding as to
who should provide the split log drag
for use by A. Ward King. no demon
stration was given this afternoon by
the road expert but arrangements
were made whereby he will demon
strate the drag on piece of road
near the Frank snyder place at $3.50
tomorrow morning. Autoes will leave
the Commercial Club corner at S:45
IL was claimed here today by King
that his letters specified that the local
people should provide IA drag for his
use. made exactly according 10 speci-
fications. However no such instruc-
tions were received according TO Sec
retary Cranston OF the Commercial
Club.
Advocating the use Of the split log
drag on dirt roads and asserting that
wonders may be worked by such
methods applied following rains ID.
Ward King, noted road lecturer has
been here today. He gave a talk at
the Commercial Club rooms this fore
noon and this afternoon is demon
strating the use OF the drag on Sec
ton OF dirt road out beyond the
Franklin street grade.
A feature OF ehe ADDRESS ,sy King
this morning was the praise bestowed
upon macadam road work that has
been done In this county and upon
County Road Engineer Martin. This
was surprising TO some inasmuch as
the advance notices of the King meet
ings indicated the lecturer was OPP
posed to everything but dirt roads.
Not so according TO the statement
made by the Missourian at the Com
mercial rooms this morning. He took
the view that dirt roads will not suf-
flee where there is heavy travel and
in such cases rock roads become
needed. He advised however that the
Wild Horse road be oiled at once as
IL is impossible to maintaine macad-
am roads in dry sections without some
such treatment. He praised Engineer
Martin as an engineer with common
sense.
Much of the speakers time at the
forenoon meeting was devoted to re-
cital of the personal work he did on
roads in Missouri and as TO how he
came To be an advocate of the split
log drag. He has farm in Missouri
and in 1896 began to use log drag
upon a section of road near his home.
He followed the work up for many
years and produced such results that
he became famous throughout Mis-
souri, and was asked by the highway
commission to go about the state Civ
ing lectures upon the subject. He
has since been lecturing in most Of
the states OF the union and in Canada
The split log drag, asserts Mr., King
will give a road contour. will smooth
II out and in time will pack the road
SO as 10 make II impervious to wa
ter
The meeting this morning was at
tended by many prominent farmers
and by a good sprinkling of men
CONTINUED on page eight)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
OPEN SHOP POLICY
TO Be MADE ISSUE
PORTLAND EMPLOYERS AsSO-
CITATION WILL OPPOSE
FEDERATION,

PORTLAND, ore, May Con
tending that organized tabor Is inter-
fering with the development Of the
port. and the city's industrial activity.
the Employers association are plan
ming retaliation against the Waterfront,
federation because OF the organization
OF freight clerks
w. c. Francis, secretary OF the Em.
ployers' association, admitted meetings
are being held by representatives ,oe
various industries 10 plan campaign
which II is intimated viii have for ia
purpose the establishment OF the open
shop policy In Portland's water front.
The strike OF the Longshoremen In
sympathy With the discharged freight
checkers continued. There was no
disorder today. No attempt was made
to take off the cargoes Of the steam.
ers Bear or Navajo for fear ot dem.
onstratIons by the strikers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
MAY TERM OF SUPREME
COURT IS OPENED HERE

With Justices Robert Eakin, Frank
A. Moore, George H. Burnett, Henry
J. Bean, Thomas A. Mcbride, Charles
L. McNary and W. NJ. Ramsey, con-
stituting the entire membership of
the supreme bench, present. the East
ern oregon May term of the supreme
court was commenced this morning
and will probably continue through
the week. The docket comprises
more than thirty cases and there are
a large number of attorneys from all
parts of eastern Oregon present.
]. c. Moreland, cleark Of the court,
is attending the session, the first time
he has been here for several years
His deputy, Lee Moorhorse. is also
attendant upon the session.
The first case argued before the
court was from Baker county. 1t was
the case of Cranston VS.. the West
Coast Life Insurance Co. This after
noon the matter of the determination
of the water rights of Lower Willow
creek and tributaries in Malheur
county is being argued and the argu-
ments will not be completed until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
There will be no bar. examinations
given at this term of court, no ap-
plicants having appeared
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
.ELKS MAY Be RAISED FOR
MARKET BY PENDLETON MAN

Elk meat may become table del
icacy obtainable in Pendleton in the
near future If Roy Raley, well known
young attorney of this city carries out
a plan he has for stocking his ranch
near Hermiston with elk for market
purposes. He is giving the matter Sc
rious consideration and today is con-
sulting with William Finley. state
game warden. upon the feasibility OF
importing herd of the game ami
mails.
Mr. Raley has a 100 acre ranch
near Hermiston and believes elk
Mould thrive upon II. The game law
now permits the sale of elk meat II
the elk are raised by the seller. MI.
Raleys plan is to Import small herd
from Jackson Hole. Wyoming. or
some other place where they abound.
put them on his ranch and dispose OF
the increase. He thinks the meat
would find ready sale on dining
cars and to hotels and that 1t would
bring a high price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
TELEPHONE ORDER
IS HELD LAWFUL
EXCHANGE OF CALLS IN PORT
LAND HOTELS MUST BE MADE
SAYS COURT.

PORTLAND, Ore, May l.-The
state railroad commissions order for
an interchange of telephone service
between the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company and the Home
Telephone company in the Oregon and
Benson hotels, Portland. was held
lawful and the injunction sought by
the Pacific Company to restrain its
enforcement was denied in a decision
handed down by Federal Judge Bean.
The decision held the commission
was adequately entitled to make such
order by the broad terms of the state
public utilities act.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
JESSE SIMONS, PASCO MAN
DIES IN LOCAL HOSPITAL

Jesse Simons, a well known Pasco
merchant died yesterday morning at
o'clock at st. Anthony's hospital fol-
lowing a long illness of pneumonia
and complications. The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning at 10;sO
at the Brown chapel. Rev. C. A. Hod-
shire of the Methodist church offici-
ating.
Deceased came here for treatment
about five weeks ago and little hopo
has been entertained for him for some
time, He is survived by a widow, who
was formerly Mrs. Kinman of this
city, and n daughter, Mrs. r. ]. vietch
of North Yakima. Both were present
at the time Of death.
He was member Of the l. o. o. F.
the Modern woodmen and the Moose
lodges.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04

VERA CRUZ, May 4.-General
Mas is believed 10 be preparing to
attack Vera Cruz. The activity of his
men Saturday in the vicinity of the
city's water works plant generally is
attributed TO Huerta's determination to
draw the Americans toward Mexico
City to protect himself.
That opposition to the dictator in
Mexico City has reached a point
where he personally is in serious dan
ger is known positively. From Vera
Cruz he counted on the Americans to
march promptly on Mexico City. feel
ing sure this would unite all Mexican
factions. BY lingering at Vera Cruz
the enemy upset the plans
According to reliable information
matters have reached a pass where
Huerta realizes his position is hope
less 1t was said the best he's figur-
ing on now is to get safely out of
Mexico and that he can see no way
of doing it but by making it impos-
sible for the Americans to avoid cap
turing him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04

VERA CRUZ, May 4-Blue jackets
are ready to land again with an hour
If their services are needed. The fleet
is cleared for action and ready to shell
the sandhills back of Vera Cruz on a
moments notice.
Five Thousand Mexican federals, en-
camped 20 miles from Vera Cruz are
guarding both routes to Mexico City.
Five thousand others are at Soledad.
Mas could call 5000 more from Ja-
lapa and 1900 from Palma. In case
the federaIs attack. Funston could
muster 1000, including marines and
biueiackets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
CHAMPIONSHIP CUP IS BROUGHT
BACK BY LOCAL HIS. TRACK TEAM

athletes justified the faith Coach AS
bahr placed in them and the conf
dence which prompted friends to sub
scribe funds toward sending the
team to the annual meet.
The Pendleton high boys by taking
five first places, four second and five
thirds Saturday, won the meet by n
margin of 13 points Their total
score was AZ points, La Grande was
second with 2s and Baker third with
22 1-2. The remainder of the schools
finished as follows: wallowa IA. En-
terprise Ia. Ontario 8, Prineville 8,
Joseph /.
Wesley Minis, a grandson OF Mayor
w. f. Matlock, established new
northwest interscholastic record In the
javelin throw when he hurled the
spear i53 feet. Z inches, beating the
former record 8 feet. s 1-2 inches. His
performance was the more remark
able through the fact that never until
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
GENERAL MAASLS PREPARING FOR ATTACK ON VERA CRUZ
FIVE PERSONS ARE
KILLED IN CYCLONE

TEXARKANA, Ark. May Alive
persons were killed and 20 injured
when a cyclone destroyed the towns
of Red Water and Maude. 80 miles
solth OF here. Details are lacking as
a result of all wires being down.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
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The winning of the eastern
oregon track meet Saturday 4
gives Pendleton a clean sweep 4
of supremacy for the year in 4
} highschool activities. First the 4
football championship was won, 4
then the p. II. s. basketball team 4
tied with La Grande for first 4
honors, next the debating team 4
} won two championships and goes 4
} after a third this week. and the
track title has been added A.
} A Asbahr has coached all of
} the athletic teams and Principal
Hampton the debate team.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04

With this end in view it Is the con-
census Of opinion among the best
judges that he will force an engage
ment as speedily as possible.
News also leaked out from Mexico
City that Foreign Minister Rojas re-
signed Friday night because Arch
bishop Mora, who has undertaken to
persuade the dictator to retire. failed
in his mission. 1t was said Huerta
was exceedingly angry at Rojas and
the latter's friends feared seriously
for his safety.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
D. Ward King is Here to Show Ben
efits Of Split Log Drag Lecture
Was Delivered This Morning.
WORK HERE IS GIVEN PRAISE

Lecturer Tells How He Came TO Ad-
yocate Log Drag for Dirt Roads-
Many Prominent Farmers of Coun-
~ Attend Morning Meeting-Road
supervisors Also are Present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04
so Die in Fire.

, VALPARAISO, Chile. May A.
, More than so persons perished
, in fire which destroyed the
, old business district of the city.
, Many corpses have been recov-
, cred from the ruins.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04

Bringing home from wallowa an
eastern Oregon championship cup. one
new northwest record and large
number of individual medals. the PEN
,dleton high school track and field
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04

DENVER, May 4.-The state legis-
lature met at noon in special session
to consider an appropriation to pro-
vide funds to meet the deficit caused
by maintaining militiamen in the
strike bound Goa fields. 1t also will
consider the compulsory arbitration
measure. a bill providing for the es-
tablishment Of state constabulary
and a measure regulating the use of
mine guards. 1t is practically certain
resolution will be introduced pro-
viding for the Impeachment of Cover
nor Ammons, but he is confident it
will fail.
Two troops of the Twelfth infantry
relieved several companies of militia
in the northern coal fields today. The
entire Eleventh cavalry from Georgia
is expected today.
The mine operators have threatened
, to prosecute President John White
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-04

WASHINGTON, May 4-American-
Mexican mediation negotiations will
be called off at once II General Mas
acts of hostility at Vera Cruz contin-
ue. His advisors are incluined 10
think Mas is bluffing, but they pro-
pose to run no risks.
The general staff has completed
plans for reinforcing the American
force in the occupation OF Vera
Cruz Transports at Galveston have
been ordered reprovisioned and to
keep up steam. As against these
warlike indications there was a re-
| port that Huerta only is awaiting a
favorable opportunity to resign.
In the meantime the mediators are
formulating proposals to be submit
ted to the conferees representing the
conflicting governments as soon as
chosen. Spanish Ambassador Riano
notified Bryan that Emilio Rabaza. a
prominent jurist. and Augustine Car
ra Calindo. under secretary OF the de-
partment of justice. have been chosen
as two of the three conferees to rep
resent Huerta.
AS the administration representa-
tive Bryan said he void favor John
Lind. Others in high positions under
the government are supporting John
Basett Moore. ex-counseIlor OF the
state department.
1t is thought likely Huerta will OBJ
ject to having negotiations conducted
In the United States. 1t is thought IL
he should do so they will be transfer
red either to Ottawa or Havana.
DR.. Edward Ryan. Red Cross ana
state department representative. who
was reported in danger of execution
as a spy at Zacatecas. but was said
later to have been released and on
the way to Mexico City. hadn't reach
ed the capital. Fresh fears are enter
tained for his safety.
MEXICO CITY. May -Four hun
dred more American refugees are
scheduled TO leave for Puerto Rico
where 1t is expected Admiral Badger
VIII have ships TO take them on
board
The Brazilian minister. meeting HUI
the party was starting.
erta casually on Sunday mentioned
When l referred to IT,, said the
the president offered every
facility. He particularly was inter.
ester in the women and childrens
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