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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
45,00 to be Spent Making New
Hotel Throughout. -

James S. Winters of Portland is the
successful bidder for the construction
of the New Hotel Pendleton and the
contract for the construction of PEN
dleton's fine new hostelry will be
awarded to him today. His bid on
the construction work was S33, 900 and
was approximately $1,000 lower than
the next closest bidder. The mechan-
ical equipment comprising the plumb
ing, heating and/elevator is outside of
Mr. Winters contract and will be let
to other bidders. The cost of this
work will be $4,000 thus running the
total cost of building the new hotel
up to s45 900 on top of the present in
vestment.
There is no hotel in the section be
tween Portland and Salt Lake with the
amount Of mechanical equipment that
will be in the new hotel here" says
J. E. Tourtellotte, architect who will
have charge of the work on the hotel
and is here today in connection with
the opening of the bids. ''The Hotel
Pendleton will be made into five
story hotel, new throughout, and there
will be toilet in every room
Under the terms of the bidding the
work on the hotel is to be completed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
DYNAMITE IN SHIP
EXPLODES SENO|NG
VESSEL TO BOTTOM
Efforts Of Tugs to Locate Possible
Survivors or to Pick up Bodies
Result in Failure.
"a BELIEVED TO Be LOST
Steamship Maui Carrying Explosives
Comes to Sudden End off Port Of
Honolulu-Soldiers ~ Fort Sec
Vessel Sink Quickly-BoAlers h
Vessel Also Blew Up.

HONOLULU, March 26.-After an
all night search for signs OF the bod
les of "a persons who lost their lives
with the sinking of the steamship
Maui, score of tugs returned to port
today AMI announced that their ef-
forts had failed. So far nobody has
been recovered. An investigation in
dicates that an internal explosion OF
the explosives with which the steam
ship was loaded sent the vessel to
the bottom.
The explosion of the powder and
dynamite was followed by the burst
ing of the ships boilers. Soldiers at
Fort Kahammet watched the vessel
quickly sink and then sounded the
alarm
HONOLULU, March 26.-Reports
that the steamship Maui went to the
bottom near Pearl Harbor. following
an explosion are not believed gener
ally. 1t is now believed the Maui ar
rived safely at Kauai, her destination.
Reports that soldiers at Fort Kane
hameha saw the vessel blow up and
sink were discredited by the represen-
tatives of owners of the Maui.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
REV. |. B. TALLMAN DIES
80 go 90 go -
AT TAMPA, FLORIDA THIS
% 90 >>~' % %
MORNING AFTER loNG LIFE

Rev. l. b. Tallman, father Of ]. V.
Tallman. died at 1880 this morning
in Tampa. Florida, after an illness
death was received this morning by
Mr.. Tallman and the message stated
that the body will be taken to Wa
tervliet, Mich, for burial Water
vliet is the old home place and Mrs.
Tallman is buried there, while 4
daughter. Mrs. Stephen A. Moore,
lives there.
The death of Rev. Tallman brought
to an end a long. useful and eventful
life. Mr.. Tallman was born near
Hamilton. Ontario, 40 miles from Nj
agara Falls, So years ago. In very
early life he was a school teacher and
taught at Mt Vernon. the old home
of Washington. That was before the
civil war From Mount Vernon he
was sent to Gaspy, Quebec. as mis-
sionary and remained there seven
years. 1t was there he was married
to Miss Phillicia Shaw. Six children
were born to them. J. V. Tallman of
Pendleton; l. L. Tallman. Tacoma;
Percy Tallman, Newberg Ore; w. j.
Tallman, Beaumont, Calf: Mrs. Steph-
en- A. Moore. Watervliet, Mich, and
Mrs. w. ]. wendall, Chicago. Mrs.
Talman died about nine years ago.
For 40 years Rev. Tallamn served ac-
tively as a minister of the Methodist
church. He was member of that
church for 20 years and six months
and his preaching record covered a
period of 60 years, though during the
last Is years he has been retired
from regular work.
During his lifetime Rev. Tallman
was great traveller in this country
and abroad. He did much travelling
after mis- retirement from active ser
vice as minister. He made many
visits to Pendleton and became wep
known here. Last winter when r, l..
Oliver and family were travelling In
the south they met Rev Tallman in
Florida. Writing them while he was
Tampa and the divers at st. Pc
tersburg. he gave them some data
that he asked to have published after
his death At that time he was APP
preaching IS years and feared he
would never be able to visit the Pa
cific coast again. He stated he had
crossed the continent to the Pacific
10 times and had gone from Michi
gan to the Atlantic 90 times. aside
from travelling abroad. AT Tampa
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
COUNCIL WILL HOLD ADJOURNED
MEETING FOR REPORT ON PAVING
Reonce Presented Last Night Improvement Of East Court Street
Referred to Committee 0W R. NJ and the N. P. Withdraw
From Petion-Prote is Made but Council Will Likely Allow the
Names to be Withdrawn.

Though the remonstrance to the
ment was formally presented to the
council last evening. no action other
than referring 1t to the street COM
mittee was taken. However, the mat
ter Is considered of such Importance
that an adjourned meeing will be held
tomorrow evening for hearing the re-
port of the street committee and
either refusing or allowing the remon-
STRANGE.
After the reading of the remon-
STRANGE, Recorder Fitz Gerald turned
over to the street committee tele-
grams from the O.-W. r. & n. and
n. p. railroad companies authorizing
that their signatures be withdrawn
from the remonstrance. Z. w. Nc
Comas, circulator OF the remon-
STRANGE, was in the audience and en-
tered a protest against the acceptance
Of these Withdrawals on the grounds
that they were filed after the filing
Of the remonstrance, thus preventing
him from securing any additional sig
natures to make up the deficiency. The
council took no action on the matter
but, inasmuch as a remonstrance Is
an individual matter. II Is more than
probable that the requests OF the rail-
road companies will be complied with.
The remonstrance was rather a
lengthy affair and cited numerous rea.
sons why the proposed paving was OBJ
jectionable. 1t declared that the i'm.
provement was designed to be OF aid
to automobilists and would make of
the street only speedway. 1t held
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
NEWS SUMMARY
General.

General.
Tolls fight opens I'm the house.
Asquith declared to have made mis-
take In refusing to accept the rcsigna-
ton of War Minister Seely.
Dynamite I'm ship eNplodcs sending
vessel to the bottom.
Fight ut Come Palacio continues,
American Telephone and Telegraph
company admits violation of anti
trust act I'm stranguIation of long dis
tancc competition in the northwest.
Local.
Attorneys for commissioners Moore
and Jack attack QUO warranto pro.
ccetlings on ground that charter pro-
visions are unconstitutional.
James S. Winters OF Portland gets
contract to remodel Hotel Pendleton.
Rev. I. Is. Tallman. father of prcsi-
dent of Commercial association. pass
cs away In Florida
Alleged negro gamblers and boot
lcggers on trial this afternoon.
East Court remonstranCc will bc re-
jected or allowed by council tomorrow
evening.
Pcndlcton and Baker high schools
to debate for eastern Oregon cham.
pionship tomorrow.
More than 200 women hear DIR
Smith declare stand upon which nc Is
making race for governor.
Young Mems Club start campaign
for membership.
Pcndleton Bucks 10 play Pilot Rocl
Sunday,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
PENDLETon AND BAKER 70
DEBATE TARIFF QUESTION
HIGH SCHOOLS WILL ENGAGE IN
FORENSIC ENCOUNTER To-
MORROW NIGHT.

Pendleton will debate Baker tomor-
row evening even If the signs are not
as propitious as they might be.
Whether or not Clarence Bean. one
of the local debaters. is able to take
Rather than be a quitter even with
one of his best men i'll. Principal
Hampton has, given the word that the
contest be not postponed.
Bean has about recovered from his
illness and may be able to participate
in the argument. BY guarding against
his physical inability. Coach Hamp-
ton has been preparing an alternate.
Ernest Crockatt. and will use him II
necessary. Young Crockatt Is
brother of Peter Crockatt who led
the Pendleton high school to a state
championship several years ago and
who Subsequently aided in winning
Pacific coast championship for the
University of Oregon.
The question for debate will be Re
solved. That the general welfare Of
the United States would be fostered
by the complete application of the
principle of tariff for revenue only"
The Pendleton team, composed OF
Vernon Blackman and either Bean or
Crockatt. will defend the negative OF
this question.
The debate will decide the cham
pionship OF eastern Oregon and the
winner will debate the winner of the
Astoria-The Dalles debate which will
be held tomorrow night also. and ths
winner OF this later debate will APP
pear in the finals for the state cham
pionship TO be held at the University
of oregon in May or June
Not since the year when Pendleton
won the championship has there been
such interest in debate as there has
been manifested this year and a large
number of students have contested
In open debates before the student
body and faculty for places on the
team.
The debate tomorrow evening will
be held in the high school auditorium
and will not commence until 3
O'Clock. The judges are unknown at
this time inasmuch as they are cho-
sen by the university and sent here
Word received from Baker today
states that the Baker team will h.
composed of I. b Bowen, Jr. and
Roy Allison
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
Campbell Attacks Wilson.

WASHINGTON. March 26.--"The
most abject and humiliating surren-
der ever made by our government,
was Representative Campbells char
acterization of the proposal to repeal
the canal bill.
THE president does not explain
what his embarrassment Is that makes
this surrender necessary" Campbell
declared sarcastically. Does he
fear the murderous and illiterate BAN
dit villa will break off diplomatic re-
lations with his administration. and
that in that event he will need the
aid OF England? Or does he ask
congress to aid him in further hu-
initiating the American people be-
cause England has intimatei she
wants It done? Or Is It to further
the profit OF England. as our ambas-
sador recently declared that 1t added
TO his pleasure to know the British
would profit most from the canals
use"
In conclusion. Campbell declared
81 is cowardly to repeal the free tolls
provision and urged the house to XIII
the bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26

that the Warren Construction Co. has
a monopoly on such improvements
under the present charter and it rep
resented that the cost of the work
would be a heavy burden upon some
property holders. 1t further stated
that only small minority wanted
the work done and those composing
this minority were classified as nom
descripts.
ID. Turner rose from the audience
and asked If it were not a fact that
when the city improved East Court
with macadam in 1907 1t did not guar
antee the property owners to main
tain the street for ten years. Council
man Murphy, who was member of
the council at that time, had no re-
membrance of such an agreement
while Councilman Ell, also a member
Of the 1907 council was positive that
no such promise was made.
With the withdrawal of the two
railroads from the remonstrance, only
4765 per cent OF the property in the
district is represented, according to
the figures Of City Engineer Kimbrell.
Mr.. McComas' figures make it still
over AZ per cent but it was explained
to him last evening that he had fig
ured from a basis of the assessments
instead of the square feet of area. as
provided by the charter. Chairman
Cole of the street committee stated
that the street committee would dc
its own figuring before it reported.
Following close upon the remon-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
BITTER FIGHT IN
HOUSE OVER TOLLS
REPEAL IS BEGUN
Defeat in Senate Looms as Possibil.
ity-Paty Lines 0bIiterated in
Considering Measure.
CLARk'S ATTITUDE UNKNOWN
Missouri Statesman Facing Serious
Problem With Regard to His Fu-
turc Political Career-Underwood
Taking Prominent Part In Fighting
Against the Tolls Repeal.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The
bitterest fight In the house since the
democrats gained congressional con-
troll IS on over the proposal to re-
peal the clause giving American coast
wise shipping exemption from canal
tolls. In the house the repeal SEEM
ed certain to carry. In the senate It's
defeat loomed as possibility
Before the house met the rules
committee reported out the amended
rule for the consideration Of the re-
peal Of the bill providing that the
debate be limited to 90 hours Con-
sideration OF the repeal itself was de-
layed by the report and the opposi-
tion conference report on the urgency
deficiency bill. preceding the rivers
and harbors measure.
Representative Buchanan filibust-
cred against the deficiency bill,
forcing n roll call upon a point of no
quorum. The roll call fight delayed
everything In the hose. 1t was con-
sidored probable that the final vote
on the repeal OF the bill wouldn't be
reached before Monday or Tuesday
Party lines have been pretty well
obliterated,, supporters of the repeal
pleading for patriotism against par
" platforms" and they appeared cer-
tain to gain some republicans. On the
other hand, Underwood. democratic
floor leader was taking a prominent
part in the fight against the repeal
Clark was looked on as facing one OF
the most serious problems in his po-
litical career. whether as a possible
candidate for the presidency in 1916
TO oppose Wilson and openly precip-
itate party break, with the tolls
question as the issue In the next cam
paign, or to remain only n passive
opponent OF the administration lur-
ing the pending fight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
]. S. WINTERS OF PORTLAND GETS
CONTRACT FOR HOTEL PENDLETON

by September / so as to permit OF oc-
cupation after that time. The hotel
will be closed July and remain closed
until the completion of the work. The
matter of tenant for the hotel is
not yet decided. The cost of the con-
struction $4,000 is exclusive of new
furniture and such equipment.
Following is the list. of bidders to-
gether with their bids on the con-
struction work:
Jas. s. Winters. $4,000; A. f. Sykes
s33.s34. John Almeter. s36.s72; J. H.
Rush s26.93s: Tranchell & Parelius,
s3S,36s; H. o. Koeppen. S41,667;
Litherland & Abrey, S41,7S1.
Gibson & Cole OF this city also sub
mitted a bid but did not bid on the
third schedule, which called for the
complete hotel. Their bid on the sec
ond schedule was for S34, 103
Bids on the heating plant were sub
mitted by d. d. Phelps and Beddow &
Miller Of Pendleton; G. II Sutherland.
Walla Walla, j. VI. Richards Port
land; ]. H. Myers Portland: r. A.
Twiss, Portland; Flanagan Bros, Port
land: Applfng & Griggs Co, Tacoma,
and the Hulme & Spoeth Co, La
Grande. The contract for this work
has not yet been decided upon.
Bids for the elevator were submit
ted by the Portland Elevator Co, Van
Emon Elevator Co. Otis Elevator Co
, and the Montgomery Elevator all OF
Portland. This afternoon the bids on
the elevator had not been fully check
| ed up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
LAWYERS CLAIM
MOORE AND JACK
CAN'T Be 0USTED
Lowell Will Quit ifLocal Court Rules
Against Him.

Upon the grounds that the charter
of the city is unconstitutional in pro-
viding residence and property re-
auirements for membership to the wa
ter commission, Will NJ. Peterson and
Charles H. Carter attorneys respec-
lively for Marion Jack and Will
Moore. two of the commissioners
made defendants by Stephen A. Low
ell in his quo warranto proceedings.
this morning for two hours attacked
the complaint filed against their cli-
ents. They were arguing the demur-
rers filed recently and Judge Lowell
appeared as counsl for himself. At
the conclusion of the arguments,
Judge Lowell stated that should the
decision of Judge Phelps uphold the
contentious of Attorneys Carter and
Peterson, he would not appeal to the
supreme court but would allow the
case to drop.
The attorneys for the water COM
missioners based their arguments up
on two Indiana decisions which held
such provisions as a five year resi-
dence to be class legislation. Fur
thermore, they claimed that the state
of Oregon has almost identically the
same constitutional provision as has
the state of Indiana, so much the
same in fact that they were of the
opinion that the trainers of the Ore
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
ACTION
IN SEELY MATTER
REGARDED MISTAKE
Minister Of War Declared to Have
Shown Himself Incapable Of
Handling Situation in ireland.
CABINETS DOWNFALL seen
Present Move Has But Temporarily
Averted Final DissoIution-Resig-
nations of Marshal French and Gen.
eral Ewart are RepOrted-AnOther
Crisis Threatens.

LONDON, March 26.-Another cris-
is over the Ulster situation threaten
ed today. Premier Asquith's repu-
diation of the "Gough treaty" by
which War Minister Seely yielded to
the army officers who refused to
fight Ulstermen, is believed to have
averted the cabinets downfall only
temporarily. Many liberals considered
the premier's refusal of Seely's resig-
nation a mistake. Their view was
that he had shown himself hopelessly
incapable of handling such a situation
as exists in Ireland and that his pres
ence in the cabinet will be continual
source of weakness to the administra.
ton.
LONDON, March 26.-The resigna-
ton Of Field Marshal French. and
General Ewart were announced by the
Evening News
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
TELEPHONE COMPANY ADMITS It
HAS VIOLATED ANTITRUST ACT

against the so-called telephone trust"
The decree is the result of another
famous 'unscrambling'' of antitrust
suit settlements that have been made
by the government since McReynolds
became attorney general. 1t was
learned that the attorneys for all AZ
of the defendants have been in nego.
tiation with McReynolds on the terms
of the decree for some time. The de.
cree affects Il large number OF com
panies in the northwest some being
in oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
FIGHTING AT GOMEZ PALAC|O
SAID TO Be STILL GOING ON

Ell PASO, March 26--Fighting at
Gomez PalaGio was still in progress
at midnight according to n dispatch
from General villa to General Chao
at Juarez The message was filed
from Elverjel, Villas base, five miles
north OF Gomez Palacio, and said the
rebels had silenced several federal
batteries and expected to recapture
Gomez Palacio today.
The dispatch was the only one re-
ceived from the front since yesterday
afternoon, the censorship having pre-
vented correspondents sending out
news.
Claims from Mexico City that the
rebels were routed were scoffed at by
General Chao who pointed out that II
Villas men were retreating in disor-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
STRIKERS ATTEND FUNERAL
OF YOUTH KILLED IN RIOT
MANY HUNDREDS TURN OUT AT
LANCASTER. SCENE OF
SERIOUS DISORDERS.

BUFFALO. n. Y. March 26.-Sev-
eral hundred strikers from the Gould
Coupler plant at Lancaster. marched
at the funeral of the boy Skolonski
who was killed by guards earlier in
the week during an attack by strike
sympathizers on trainload Of nom
unionists on the way to fill the va
cancies' in the Coupler works. The
services were held at the Depew
Catholic church.
Several more trainloads of strike
breakers arrived at the Coupler plant
but the demonstrations against them
were not formidable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26

PORTLAND. Ore, March ?6.-Ad-
mission that the American telephone
and telegraph company through its
subsidiaries in the Pacific northwest
has been operating in violation of the
antitrust act. through the strangula-
ton of long distance competition on
the part of independent companies Is
made hy the defendants in a sweeping
decree signed by Federal Judge Bean
settling with every detail in favor of
the government its suit filed last July
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
WEST CONGRATULATES THE
BAKER COUNTY GRAND JURY
SAYS THAT HE REGARDS TIE
CRITICISM OF HIMSELF AS
COMPLIMENT.

SALEM, ore. March 26-Pleased
with the work of the Baker county
grand jury in returning indictments
against Copperfield saloonmen, and
declaring he accepted the criticism of
himself as compliment Governor
West wired the members of the jury
his congratulations today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26

der, as the federals said. Villa himself
couldn't be telegraphing from Elver-
jel.
MEXICO CITY March 26.-That
villa and his rebel troops were routed
with heavy losses at Torreon Wednes-
day was asserted at the war office. II
was added they were in full retreat to
the northward.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, March 26.--
Rebels who arrived at Matamoras
from Guerrero told Of the overwhelm-
ing defeat Monday Of force of 1900
federals under General Guardiola, who
was on the way from Nuevo Laredo to
attack the Matamoras garrison. II
was said Guardiola lost heavily.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
BOY IS KILLED
BY MEXICAN ON BORDER

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Word
OF an unidentified American boy on
the United States side Of the border
shot by Mexican from the Mexican
side has been received from Consul
Garrett at Leuvo- Laredo by Secretary
Bryan. The state department began
an investigation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
YEGGS BLOW SAFE AND
ESCAPE WITH MUCH GOLD

LOS ANGELES. March 26.-Yegg-
men dynamited the outer vault of the
Eagle Rock bank in the city limits
early today and escaped with $500 in
gold and silver. No attempt was made
to blow the inner vault which contain
ed several thousand dollars. Entrance
was gained by jimmying the front
door
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
Seek 100000 for BOYS Club.

Seek 100000 for Boys Club.
BOSTON, Mass. March 26.--Sfx
hundred Rexbury citizens will ban
quet in Intercolonial hall and plan
the opening of a twelve day campaign
for fund Of 100000 to erect new
home for the Roxbury Boys Club.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
MEN WILL WORK
ON OREGON ROADS

PORTLAND, ore, March 2S.
Indications were that the gov
ernor will set aside by procla-
nation April 25 as good roads
day The chief executive vir-
tually promised to name this I
day and expected hundred Z
thousand men would respond 10 I
the call to pick and shoyei-" I
The women will organize and
furnish picnic lunches
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26

Woman to Chase Bootieggers.
SALEM. Ore. March 2S.-Governor
West appointed Miss Clara Taylor. of
Bly,. Klamath county, special agent TO
chase bootleggers out Of her COM
munity,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
400 Greet Helen Keller.

ASHLAND Ore, March 26.--An
audience OF 400 greeted Helen Keller
al. the Armory. A special train from
Grants Pass brought several hundred
people from various points in the val
lev. 100 coming from Medford.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26

CONTINUED on page eighty
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Continued on page eight.)
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Continued on page five.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26

The East OregonIan has the largest paie
circulation Of any paper In Oregon, east Of
Portland and over twice the circulation Ia
Pendleton Of any other newspaper.