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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
The American Bonaparte.

Since the marriage of Jerome Bona
parte and Miss Elizabeth Patterson
of Baltimore belongs to history, it is,
perhaps, allowable to recall some of
the details in connection with the APP
pointment of their grandson to the
cabinet.
Miss Patterson was the daughter of
a wealthy Baltimore merchant and
was barely IS years old when Jerome
Bonaparte, in command Of a French
frigate. avoiding English war vessels
landed in New York in 1903. She was
distinguished for her beauty, while
Jerome's chief accomplishment lay IN
the fact that he was the youngest
brother of the first consul. When he
visited Baltimore they met. Miss
Patterson was ambitious and accept
ed his offer of marriage. After spend
ing year in America they sailed for
Europe, but were notified at Lisbon
that Napoleon had forbidden Mrs.
Bonaparte to enter France. since he
desired his brothers marriage to a
European princess. Jerome went to
Paris to plead for his wife. but was
unsuccessful and did not return to her.
She landed in England, where their
son was born. Napoleon annulled the
marriage, but apparently the lady was
not heartbroken. She had fortune
and lived to ripe old age under the
name of Madame Patterson. Years
after the separation she is said to have
met her former husband in a picture
gallery in Florence. He was greatly
agitated, but they did not speak and
there is no evidence that she was es-
pecially perturbed by the meeting.
Her philosophic view Of the situation
is further shown by the fact that she
always expressed the highest admir-
alton for Napoleon. Indeed, so far as
her ambition was concerned there was
no occasion for her to grieve. She had
plenty of fame without the necessity
of sharing her husbands misfortunes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

Wesley Dodson was this morning in
dicted by District Attorney Phelps for
a very serious offense, that of living
with and accepting the earnings of a
prostitute, for which the penalty is
mLIisonment in the penitentiary for u
period of from one to five years, or a
fine of from $1,000 10 $4,000.
Dodson was arrested by the local
police officers several weeks ego, and
since then has been confined in the
county Jail. For some time past the
district attorney has been working
diligently on the case and at last suf-
ficient evidence has been secured to
warrant an indictment. Tho specific
charge against Dodson is that on the
18th day of June he was living with
and accepting the earnings of Belle
Roberts, a prostitute. Seven witnesses
are named in the indictment, among
them being the woman named above.
and several others frori the tendarloin.
Under the law enacted at the last
session of the legislature any man who
shall live with and accept the earnings
wife shall upon conviction thereof be
sentenced to not less than one nor
more than 10 years in the peuitentiary
or fine of from $1,000 to $4,000. Any
one who shall do the same with n
woman not his wife shall be liable to
sentence of from one to five years
or a fine as above.
An effort was first made to indict
Dodson for the more serious crime
but the woman testified that she was
not his wife and consequently that
charge was dropped.
The abve case is the first one to be
brought in this county under the new
law, and possibly the first in the state.
No time has yet been set for the tric l..
District Attorney Phelps has worked
diligently on the case and hopes to
secure the conviction of Dodson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

Sheriff Taylor and Marshal Coff-
man had one of the liveliest chases
this morning that has fallen to their
lot for some time. However, the Of
ficers won out and as a result of
their efforts Hymen Davis and Joseph
Brenner are now in the county Jail,
suspected of having robbed the house
or William Brooks, of Huron, Mr..
Brooks came down last night on the
II O'Clock train and this morning no.
titled Marshal Coffman that his cabin
at huron had been robbed of a
Watch, two razors and other articles
and that he knew two men whom he
suspected of the crime. Accordingly
the marshal engaged the assistance
or the sheriff and the two men were
at the depot this morning when the
west-bound passenger arrived While
going along on the other side of the
train they observed two men who had
beaten their way down on the train
by riding on the rods.
On seeing the officers they started
to run and were ordered to halt by
the marshal. On their failure to do
so the chase commenced and during
1t three shots were fired by Marshal
Coffman at the fleeing men, but none
OF them took effect Finally after
oelng chased back and forth through
the yards, around a freight train on
the side track, the coal sheds and
stockyards, the two were taken, all
four being by that time considerably
winded by the long run and the
climbing about through, the cars and
over fences. They were then taken
to the county Jail and there given an
opportunity to rest up after their
sprint.
This afternoon Brooks had not yet
appeared to identify the two men and
1t is thought probable that the men
captured are not the ones wanted for
this particular crime. However, their
actions in attempting to evade arrest
makes them open to suspicion of be-
ing guilty of other .offenses and so
they will probably be held for a
short time even should they not be
the men who robbed the place at
Huron.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
Safety Razor on the Market.

G. C. HIATT has taken the agency
for the Christy Hoe Safety razor, in
vented by R. ]. Christy, whose seal
loped edge bread knife was such
great success. Mr.. HIATT is now de-
livering the razors and taking orders,
and is meeting with good success, as
the new razor sells on sight, and is
being recommended highly by those
who have already used them. Mr..
HIATT can be seen evenings at the
Western Union office. wnere he has
the Hoes" on sale. The new razor
sells for 81 and is a unique and very
successful device for shaving.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
EQUAL SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
National Association Begins Its Ses
sions in Portland Tomorrow.

Portland, June 2S.-The American
National Woman Suffrage association
will meet in annual convention in this
city Thursday of this week, and will
continue its session till July 5. in
elusive.
The local suffrage press committee
with representatives of the press met
the special train last evening at The
Dalles. The train brings a large
number of delegates and distinguished
national speakers, headed by their
venerable leader. Susan B. Anthony;
Rev. Annie Shaw, president of the as
sociation; Vice-President Carrie Chap
man Gait, and Miss Kate H. Gordon,
of New Orleans, corresponding secre-
tary of the association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
DOWN JOHN DAY IN A BOAT.
Boys VIII Go to Lewis and Clark Fail
I'm Novel Way.

John Day, June 2S.-Between now
and September l, a party of John
Day boys will chit the traiI' for the
fswis and Clark fair at Portland.
They will navigate the waters of
the John Day river an6 the Column
bia river in a row boat,
They will leave John Day abodt
September /, in a fiat bottom row
boat 1s feet long by three feet wide,
in which they will carry their pro-
visions and bed, and a tent in case
of storm. When they reach the Co.
lumbia river the boat will be rugged
with a sail and they expect to be on
the water about IL days. When they
reach Cello they will not attempt to
shoot the rapids, but will transfer the
boat by the portage road.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
MAY OPEN LAND CASES.
Suspected That Idaho Frauds VIII BE
Investigated Soon.

Boise, June 2S.-Judge Hunt, of
Montana, will open a special term of
the United States court in this city on
Wednesday morning, July 3, at
which time a special grand jury will
be in attendance "to take up such
grand jury business as cannot be laid
over until the regular September term
of court" as United States District
Attorney Ruick put it. The term is
expected to be short.
Judge Beatty has been assigned to
hold a term of summer court for the
judges in San Francisco, beginning
on July 10, and will leave Boise for
the California metropolis on July 8.
1t is because of his absence from the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
SUIT FOR $25OO.
G. w. PrOebstel Is Sued on a Land
Deal by l. A. Dunlap.

Suit was filed today by I. A. Dun
lap against G. w. Proebstel and wife,
of Weston, to recover $2500 and in
terest for two years. In the COM
plant it is stated that in June, 1908,
the plaintiff purchased the southeast
quarter of section 32 in township IL,
south of range 2, E. w. M. in UNA
tilla county. That for this the sum
of $2500 was paid.
It is then further stated that dur
ing July, 1904, the plaintiff was GUST
ed from the land by one H. H. Hines
through an action in the circuit
court of Linn county, and it is af-
firmed that no valid title to the land
was had by G. w. Proebstel at the
time of the sale to the plaintiff, con-
sequently judgment is asked for the
purchase price and interest at the
legal rate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
Winn tewart Has Smallpox.

Winn Stewart, the we'll known
travelling salesman, is i'll with small
pox at the home of his mother in
the west end of town. The patient
is being attended by DR.. C. ]. Smith,
and while his condition is said to be
in no way serious as yet, neverthe-
less it is regarded as being genuine
case of smallpox. He has been i'll but
very short time and only a day or
two ago was mingling with friends
about the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
NABBED
MARSHAL AND SHERIFF
HAVE A FURIOUS CHASE

Hymen Davis and Joseph Brenner
Suspected of RObbing the Cabin of
William Brooks at Huron Taken in
Custody This MOrning-BrOOks Re
ported the Robbery TO Marshal
Coffman, Who Secured Assistance
OF Sheriff Taylor and Arrested the
Supposed Robbers, Who Rode I'm on
the Rods This Morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

T. T. Nelson, the Alta street black
smith, and machinist, has just COM
pleted the hose cart which he has
been making for the city and the
same was turned over to the fire chief
today The cart is made to carry
500 feet of fire hose and is fitted
with nickel plated screw fronts. 1t
is to be used on the hill near the
high school building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
sTULMAN MADE a RECORD.
Won in 23 Out of SO Events in
Sportsmen's Tournament at Port

A. D. Stillman, who returned this
morning from Portland, where he
has been during the past four or five
days. While there Mr.. Stillman par
ticipated in the northwest shooting
tournament and won In 20 out of the
36 events in the meet.
Besides taking part In the above
affair Mr.. Stillman was called as
witness in the Mitchell case, visited
the fair and assisted in the selection
of plans for the new Woodcraft
building. The plans of Architect
Hendricks, of Portland, were finally
accepted.
Owing to the fact that he was a
witness Mr.. Stillman was not allow
ed to listen to the evidence in the
Mitchell case. His evidence was to
the effect that Senator Mitchell had
rendered him services with the de-
partment at Washington and had re-
fused pay therefor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
Land Contest Hearing.

Another land contest case is being
held today before Commissioner Joe
Parkes. The contestant is L. P. Wat
son and the entryman Eugene l..
Smith, of Cold Springs in which
section the contested land is located.
The grounds upon which the case is
being fought is non-residence and
Winter G. Collier appear for the plain
tiff while HALEY & Lowell have been
retained by the defendant,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

city that Judge Hunt has been trans
ferred to hold the special term of
court in the Idaho division.
1t is surmised that the long expect
ed timber and land fraud cases may
be taken up by the grand jury at its
approaching session, but nothing
confirmatory of this conjecture could
be obtained from the officials.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
Takes Interest in St. George.

George Darveau, owner of the Hotel
st. George, has given his brother-in-
law, H. Latourelle, an interest in his
business and the latter will, have
charge of the hotel bar in the future.
Mr.. Latourelle's wife is now in Mon
treal and will shortly join her husband
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
City Council Meeting.

A meeting of the city council will
be held this evening. commencing at
o'clock. 1t is the first meeting in
two weeks as none was held last week
owing to the absence of many mem
bers from the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

The American ship Aryan has just
arrived at San Francisco with IL sur
vivors of the lost ship Agnes. The
survivors were picked up 55 miles
out from Cape Horn. while a terrific
gale was blowing. The Agnes burn
ed and the crew of 80 took to boats
all but 13 being lost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
INDICTED.
WESLEY DODsON TOOK
EARNINGS OF PROSTITUTE.

District Attorney Phelps Has Honor OF
Securing First Indictment of the
Kind Since New Law Was Enacted
Penalty for the Offense is From
One to Five Years and Fine of
From $1,000 to $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28
Idaho Cattle to the West.

A shipment of 400 head of fine
beef cattle from Gerry Snow of Wei
ser, passed down over the o. r. & n.
last night to Tacoma
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

Tyfe, Manson & Co., of Chicago,
grain commission firm, has failed,
having beared corn on a rising mar
ket
Evening journal., 1905-12-14
UNIONREPUBLICAN MEETING
Special Meeting Of the Sussex County
Committee Called.

Dover, Dee. 1f-A special meeting of
the Sussex County Republican Com
mittee win probably be called for De-
ccmber 23 or for one week later, 10
fight out the organization troubles
among the Union Republicans which
having been growing of late.
Secretary Of State Joseph L. Cahall,
who is chairman of the Sussex COM
mittee. has not yet issued the call. al
though he admitted to-day that
meeting is being considered for a day
toward the close of this month. 1t
will require the signatures Of ten MEM
bers to call a meeting of the cimmittee
unless the chairman shall decide to
call it without resorting to that form
ahty.
1t is said that Thomas Curry win re-
tire as a candidate for the chairman
ship, and that Secretary Cahan will re-
sign the seat he no longer desires to
hold, and that Former Secretary Of
State Caleb r. Layton shall then be
elected chairman
A prominent Union Republican OF
Sussex. when asked yesterday for the
real reason of the Sussex committees
meeting in an off year. said:
There are two reasons: hrst\for fur,
and then for fraternity and peace"
Evening journal., 1905-12-14
Laws of Delaware Give
Relief to Those Who
Have Been Over
charged By Loan
Companies

To the working man who is in the
clutches of the money loan companies
whose methods The Evening Journal
has been exposing there is afforded
hone for relief and that relief is given
every victim in the State of Delaware.
In the first place it is generally ac-
cepted axiom of law that a contract
to do an illegal thing cannot be en-
forced. and a contract by which a COM
pany does an illegal thing or holds an
other to do that thing is not recogniz-
ed as legally binding.
The contract, note or mortgage OF a
loan company which exacts more than
the law permits for such a loan is OF
itself a demand and contract in viola
ton of law. and the party so exactlng
the illegal rate is liable to the penalty
of the usury law.
Loans Made Monday.
In this city on Monday in one Money
Loan Companys Office - loans were
made OF amounts from $40 TO 500.
A comparison between the rate
charged the victims OF these Shylocks
and the charge which the law allows
Evening journal., 1905-12-14
SUIT FOR BREACH
OF WARRANTY
Candy COmpany's S
Machine Did Not Do
Sufficient Work

In the Superior Court this morn ng the
trial Of the case OF the Wilmington Candy
Company VS.. the Remington Machine
Company was begun. John f. Neary and
John w. Brady represent the plalntifr and
Vicvtor b. Woolley and J. Harvey White
man the defendant.
The case grew out-of an alleged breach
OF warranty on The part OF the defendant,
inasniuch -as the plaintff alleges that an
icennkng rdachne failed to 10 as much
WORK as was warranted by the defendant
in the contract
Milton Reynolds. president of the VIII
mington Candy Company. was on the
stand during the entire morning 81 sslou.
The contract was proved and several doc
uments relating to it were offered in ev-
idence. The trial will be continued tbs
afternoon.
Seldom has verdict by jury in
this county caused more surprise than
that rendered yesterday afternoon in
the case of Hannigan VS.. Wright. The
little old woman was suing the rich
Newark merchant for damages for seri-
Gus injuries caused by being run down
at Ninth and Market streets by a
heavy automobile The jury decided
that Mr.. Wright owned or controlled
the machine and that it was his fault
or negligence that caused the accident.
There We're. it is said. two Of the
twelve jurors I'm favor of verdict OF
$500, six in favor of S25OO and one In
far of $1,000. and three, William Moore,
of Christiana hundred. Alvin Satterth-
waite. OF Mill Creek. and Jacob b.
Rhoades, of Pencander hundred.-who
after agreeing to give damages to the
poor little woman favored giving her
only six cents. These three men held
out stubbornly until they finally forced
the other nine jurors to consent to a
verdict of only 5000.
The nine jurors who favored a large
verdict were: w. b. Donovan. Appo-
quinimink; W. J. Ellason. New Castle;
John Lockerman, Blackbird John A. d.
McKeever, Wilmington; Jacob II. Spi-
Ger. Blackbird; George w. Cleaver
Brandywine; Charles Blackburn. New
Castle; Leslie Jones. White Clay Creek
John Lester, Red Lion.
The verdict is so contrary to reason
aud manifestly unfair that it is possi-
BILE that a new trial will be asked for
on the ground of the inadequacy Of the
award.
Evening journal., 1905-12-14
SEARCHING FOR
WOMAN'S SLAYER
BY Publishers Press.

By Publishers Press.
Asbury Park Dec. 147-Detectives are
securing the country to-day in search
Of the men who yesterday murdered
Mrs. Morris Natal and toe from her
ears two large diamonds valued at
$1,000 each.
The boldness of the crime. committed
IN the very heat of the city, has
caused intense excitement in the town.
II is not unlikely that Asbury Park will
offer a reward as a substantial impetus
to the search and il believed that New
York detectives will be called in the
case to-day
This morning an autopsy was per-
formed after a strong protest from the
Jewish people whose religion it appears,
prohibits the burial in a Jewish ceme-
terry of a body cut or mutilated after
death. The murdered woman's sons
arrived here last night.
Evening journal., 1905-12-14
TUBE TRUST
MUST PAY TAX
Chancellor Decides That
Assessment on New Castle
Property Not Fraudulent
LARGE AMOUNT INVOLVED

Chancellor Nicholson the mcrning de-
clded that the National Tube Company.
corporation of New Jersey must pay
the city tax levied on its New Castle
property in 1903 by Charles H. shcarcr
former tax collector there.
The opinion Of the chancellor was the
COURTS answer TO an equity case brought
by ;hc Tube Trust against 9Ir. sh,arer
ANA tho Mayor and Council of New Castle
TO restrain the collector from collecting
taxes for 1903 on thep ropertios. which
cover many acres of ground on the river
front. just below New Castle proper.
Complainant's bill alleged that the assoss-
mont of S273OOO ON their properties was
"fraudu.ently, capriciously and Illegally
made in That the property was grossly
overvalued. In answer the respondents
showed that the trust had paid s75O.0Oo for
thep liant, that it had never been assessed
at a higher value than s29S,0OO because of
the good It's operation had done the city,
and that the assessed valuation OF $50 900
in 1903 when the mill was not running.
was far from being fraudulent. Com
plainants ccntendcd that instead of the
property being valued at S750OO0 in 1893 It
was not worth more than $4,000. This be-
ing merely a conclusion the chancellor
says it does not affect the question.
In summing a. the cast the Chancel-
lor says:
Every attack upon the bona fldes OF
the board has been met at every point
al. .fa.Hna
positive testimony as to the deliberate
exercise of the judgment of its mem-
bers. TO which judgment whether good
or bad the law had committed the de-
cision Of values for the purpose of mu-
nicipal taxation within the limits Of
the city of New Castle
AS said by Judge Cooley in the
quotation. Value Is a matter of opin-
ion. and when the law has provided Of
/ ficers upon whom the duty is imposed
to make the valuation, it il the opin-
ion of those officers to which the in
/ terests of the parties are referred. The
court cannot sit in judgment upon
their errors or substitute its own opin-
ion for the conclusions the officers OF
the law have reached.
1T follows. therefore. that on the
whole case. as presented, feel Obliged
to dismiss the bill with costs"
Andrew r. Sanborn was solicitor for
the Trust and Alexander b. Cooper for
the respondent.
The Steel Trust operated its large
plant at New Castle until 1900. Since
that time the company has removed
much of its machinery to its plants out
side of this State and the city of New
Castle has suffered by a slightly in
creased tax rate. Dobbinsville. at one
time a prosperous tuburb, which was
the home of all the tube mill workers
became deserted. and today presents
many roofless houses, totally without
value to their owners. This condition
was another factor i'm increasing the
assessment Now that the Trust must
pay taxes for 1908. 1905 and 1906 on
their property. residents of New Castle
feel that it will have the effect of re-
ducing the city assessment there.
Evening journal., 1905-12-14

4 representative OF the journal was
informed by tho d. p. Jones Mercantile
Agency that the Wilmington Loan
Company was a b-anch of a Chicago
company, that it had offices in Chester
and many other cities with Eastern
headquarters in Philadelphia at No
ll1G Chestnut street. and branches
throughout that city.
New York once Centro.
New York city for a time was the
center Of these money sharks but a
rigid law passed by the State Assembly
made Il impossible for than to do busi-
ness as is their custom and after a
few Of them We're fined $1,000 each and
Others sent 60 jail and the rate of in.
terest reduced to per cent. they
moved their headquarters to more
lucrative and less strict a field
In states where a law was passed
against them and an exception mado
I'm favo- of trust companies, they have
sought to evade the pena ties pre-
Iscr,bed by the act by Incorporating un-
der the namo of a trust company.
CONTINUED on Page TWo.e
Evening journal., 1905-12-14
STILL HAZING AT
NAVAL ACADEMY
Jerome P. KimbOugh, Of
Tennessee, is Found Un-
conscious in His Room
By Publlshers' Press.

By Publishers Press.
Washington, Dec. 14.-There seems
little question but that hazlng. the real
old thing Is just as prevalent as ever
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Two cases reached the navy depart
ment today IN which midshlpmen have
been suspended by Admiral Sands. SUI
perintendent of the academy, for haz-
ing. Midshpmen Tremore Coffin, Jr.,
third class, is under suspension for
having hazed Midshipman Jerome p.
Kmbough, of Germantown. Tenn. Tho
latter was found unconcious in his
room in Bancroft Hall several days
ago. He had been forced to crouch
and straighten himself rapidly. for
some ten minutes. finally falling eS-
hausted from the violence Of the eIer-
else.