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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-22

Pending the appeals to the supreme
court, no attempt will be made to en-
force the sentences for a week.
Evidence of "Deliberate Guilt"
Judge Mcpherson In delivering the
sentence reviewed each case in detail.
dwelling particularly upon the man
ner in which the rebate" were paid n,
currency by messenger, or in plain en-
velopes how the firms receiving
them did not enter them upon their
books. "All concerned, by their Sc
crecy, practically confessed knowl-
edge of deliberate guilt"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-22
FERNS IN JAIL AND HEAVY
FINES FOR THE REBATERS
Railroads and Packing Houses Soaked" $4,000 Each
Other Offenders Less.

Millionaire
Small Fry Observation-Disclosures Appeal and
of Week-Ineeting Review
Evidences of "Deilerate Guilt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-22
Appeals Have Been Taken.

court overruled all motions for new
trials.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-22

There is something in store for
you in every advertisement in the
East Oregonlan. Don't fail to
read every line.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
GREATER LOS ANGELES

That the consolidation oe Los An
geles and its surrounding towns into
one large city is am inevitable event Of
the very near future is generally ad-
mitted, The arguments for it are so
strong and so many that since it was
first suggested hardly dissenting
voice has been raised against IT, Des-
tiny demands il; nature itself has SO
shaped the very contour of the earth
that a great urban community is
formed by the hills and valleys; busi-
ness prosperity is dependent upon the
change; economical results are con-
tingent upon it and the future great
ness not only Of Los Angeles but Of her
neighbors as well rests upon it.
Very gratifying it Is. therefore, TO see
the plans for the accomplishment OF
this great scheme moving forward so
steadily and smoothly The meeting of
the joint committee yesterday gave
form and fact TO the project, and in the
weeks OF discussion to come every de-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05

tail Will be so gone over and debated
that when action comes It Will be prac-
tcally unanimous.
on certain features there is already a
fixed opinion. The boundaries Of tho
great city are practically settled ma
ture has set them, and they are there.
That borough or pueblo system will
be introduced, giving the several civic
divisions q certain Individuality. au-
tonomy and self-government is also GER
tain. That the united governing bodies
viii constitute the central power in the
greater city is expected. That on
lighting. water, police, sewerage and
other such affairs the city will admins
ter as a whole is desirable. Beyond
these, all things are merely n matter
Of detail easily solved.
Los Angeles is looked upon as a city
peculiarly advanced in civics. an ex-
ambple for most others. In this step
she is acting without precedent. but is
meeting a condition confronting many
municipalities elsewhere. Let her do
her part carefully and well and she
will again announce herself as the
most progressive, enlightened and
modern city on the globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
IN THH SUNSHINE couNTRY

Southern Californians may read with
compIacence the accounts of the bliz-
yards and deep SHOWS prevailing in
the central west and north. It merely
causes shivor Of remembrance, an
icicle Of recollection, to creep down
their backs, followed by a spasm Of
pity for the friends and relatives who
are compelled by circumstances to live
in such strenuous communities as those
Of ST laul and Chicago.
Here in Los Angeles the warm sun
shine daily prevails. At night cool
breeze from off the snow-capped Sierra
Madre mountains renders a light over
coat comfortable; but the daylight,
with it's crisp, electrical air and bright
ness, invites the world to out Of doors.
Roses in bloom, poinsettias everywhere,
the hibiscus flaming its red in rivalry
OF the roses; green grass covering the
hilltops. lawns and dooryards the
palms waving their giant fronds
Strawberries and spring vegetables
daily in the market; oranges and lem
ons at the height Of the shipping season
all this eternal beauty for less money
than men pay for the privilege of bliz-
yards and snowstorms and intense
cold.
Does anybody wonder that Los An
gcles grows? Does anybody question
the belief that here, in this country Of
sunshine and warmth, is developing
a settlement that will be the greatest
city in the world?
With plenty of water for present
needs and an abundance of water COM
ing from owens river for future neces-
stiles, there is every reason why Los
Angeles is adding 10000 to 10000 to its
every year and growing so
fast that the ingenuity of civic officials
is taxed to keep up with its progress.
Los Angeles doesn't need a worlds
fair 10 attest its greatness or its pos
sibiities. Every person who comes
here is transformed at once into an
q gent of Southern California, devoting
his spare time to letters back east"
that keep the streams of settlers COM
ing this way.
So. when he reads of blizzards and
snowstorms in other states, the An
geleno smiles knowing full well that
such incidents at once swell the vol
ume of travel to this beautiful land of
sunshine
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
FATHER FIGHTS
BITTERLY SONS RELEASE
WOULD HAVE HIS BOY REMAIN
IN PRISON
Remarkable Case That Will Come Be-
fore the Iowa Legislature This
Winter-Even Children Opposed to
Release of Their Sire

Special to The Herald
SPENCER, Ia, Jan. 4.-The Iowa
state legislature, which meets in Jan
uary, will be confronted by the re-
markable spectacle of a father plead
ing with the assembly not to pardon
his son. This situation arises in the
case of William Toole, wife mur-
derer in Sac county, who is serving a
life sentence at the Anamosa prison.
Letters are on file in the office of the
governor and will be transmitted to the
legislature with the applications of
fourteen life convicts who ask for
freedom. in which the fact is disclosed
that the father of Toole hopes he will
not be pardoned, believing that he
richly deserves the punishment he is
now undergoing. Moreover, the father
asserts that the two children of the
convict are opposed to his pardon.
When TOole was sent to prison for
life in 1895 at the age of As years, his
father adopted the two children whose
mother his son had killed. They are
a boy and a girl. The father has rep
resented that he and the children feel
that the sons and fathers sentence is
no more than just; that the convict has
no means of support; that the old man
has barely enough to maintain him
self and support the grandchildren
without further burdens; that if the
convict is pardoned the children will
be compelled to leave Sac City and
go among strangers to live and, there
fore, they hope that the incarcerated
man will not be pardoned.
Judge Opposes Pardon
Judze u. A. Church. who sentenced
Toole, has been importuned to join i'm
seeking the mans release, and always
has refused TO do so. The Judge will
strenuously oppose it if called before
the committee of the legislature
Toole came close to a pardon in 1900.
special committee went to see him
in prison. 1t reported to the legisla-
ture that he was dying of consump-
ton and should be pardoned but that
he had no means of support. 1t was
decided that he would he given better
care within the prison than he would
out in the cold, cold world in view of
his sickness, and as a mercy to him
the pardon was not granted
Toole and his wife had trouble be-
cause she was talked about" lie
becar1e converted and wanted her to
go TO church with him, but she would
not. One day he asked her to go on
a special occasion ana she laughed him
to scorn. lie started alone, but re-
turned to cXpostulate with her. The
next day the neighbors found her body
in the house with her skull split with
AN AK. Toole was convicted promptly,
but has always maintained his inno-
cence. lie declared that it was an
accident
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
LONGWORTH LOVED BEFORE
Great Belle, Now Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson
BY Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 4.-NichOlas
Longworth, the wealthy Ohio congress
man and fiancee of Miss Alice Roose-
welt, daughter of the president, is well
known in Richmond, where he fire.
quently has been a visitor in years
past. When Miss Irene Langhorne
who is now Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson
of New York, was one Of the bellies of
the old dominion, Mr. LongWorth, who
was an ardent admirer of the beautiful
girl, used to spend IL portion of his
time here paying her marked attention
1t was generally supposed for a long
time that they were engaged. They
rode and drove together, and the hand
some young man was often seen in the
Langhorne home at Adams and Grace
streets. No secret was made of the
fact that Mr.. LOngWorth was deeply
in love with the Virginia girl, for
indeed, Miss Langhorne's beauty and
that of her sisters was so marked that
all men knelt at her shrine.
1t is not known just when the at
tachmcnt between the young people was
broken but when Miss Langhorne be-
came Mrs. Gibson the visits of Mr.
LongWorth to Virginia became less and
less frequent, until the fact of the
pretty romance of other years had al
most passed ont of mind. II was not
until his engagement to the daughter Of
the president was announced that the
romance was resurrected.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
PLAN COMMISSION FOR
GREATER LOS ANGELES
County and City Governments, With Civic organ-
izatiOns, Will Name Fifteen Men Who Will
Work Out Details of Consolidation

Decisive steps for Greater Los An
geles' were taken yesterday when
plans for = permanent organization to
take fun charge Of the affair were per-
fectcd at a meeting of representatives.
Of tho city and county governments and
the civic bodies held at the chamber of
commerce.
The city council and the board of
supervisors were each asked to appoint
five members of u permanent commits
sion, and the chamber Of commerce.
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation and the Munici1al league, act
ing as unit to name another five.
These names must al be submitted to
Secretary GurleY before January is. at
which date u meeting o. the commits
sioners will be held. BY this action the
citizens committee of fifteen closed its
official career yesterday and all ques-
tions relating to a consolidation of the
city and county governments will here
after be in the hands of the commits
sion.
Contention over Number
The number and distribution of the
commissioners was a bone of conten-
tion that elected discussion from every
member present. The argument was
advanced that the city council and the
civic bodies would naturally appoint
residents of Los Angeles as their rep
resentatives, and as the district of one
of the supervisors was entirely in the
city this would give Los Angeles eleven
representatives., while the county at
large would have but four. The super
visors were the ones that raised this
point, and the justice of it was
acknowledged until Supervisor Alex
ander told what he regarded as the
true sentiment in the county
"There is considerable rivalry be-
tween the smaller towns throughout
the county," said Mr.. Alexander, land
OH that account I believe the county at
large would prefer to leave it's cause in
the hands Of the city than to each other.
If an effort Were made to increase the
committee and take representatives
from some of the larger places jealousy
would be engendered that would work
more harm than good to the plan of
consolidation If a representative were
chosen from San Pedro. Long Beach
and Wilmington would feel badly. If
one was selected from Glendale, Ver-
dugo would be Jealous. If one from
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
THE MAYORS "IF"
sunshine

When Mayor McAleer said, at g
meeting of the board of fire commits
sioners, that attempts had been made
to bribe every member of the board
and that he had himself been shown
where he could receive $SO,0OO as a
startled They had no idea that such
a furious flow of graft had pentrated
beyond the portals of their city hall
And they were even more astonished
when the mayor proceeded to init
mate that this had been the portion
of former mayors and former members
of the board of fire commissioners.
These remarks were three-days'
wonder to Los Angeles. Men wagged
their heads at one another and said:
Always knew it was rotten" Others
said, We'll, l suspected something,
but didn't think it was quite so bad"
And thus it went. For three whole
days the city of Los Angeles, for the
i'll shame of its graft.
But there came a sudden call for
particulars. People demanded the
names of those guilty. District At
torney Fredericks asked the mayor
for information on which he might
proceed criminally. And then fol-
lowed a lull of dead silence The
mayor evidently forgot where he had
left off. The thread of his discourse
was broken and he could not resume
the lurid conversation he had started.
The district attorney persisted.
Former Mayor Snyder demanded the
facts in order that he might be freed
from aspersion.
Finally the mayor and the district
attorney got together and had little
chat at luncheon, followed by public
statement from Mr.. Fredercks to the
effect that Mayor McAleer had no
facts on which criminal prosecution
could be based, and that the mayor had
only been shown by friends, in casual
conversation, how he might have
made $SOOOO If"
From Shakespeare's time your IF"
has saved many n man from the con-
sequences of talking too much. Touch
stone said to Jaques: Il knew when
seven justices could not take up a
quarrel, but when the parties We're
met themselves, one of them thought
but of an If, as, If you said so, then
/ said so; and they shook hands and
sWore brothers. Your If is the only
peacemaker; much virtue in IT,"
If Mayor McAleer had said, at the
meeting of his board of fire commits
sioners: 81 have been shown where
l could have made $4,000 If" then
the public would not have been startled
out of years growth. The next
time the mayor insists upon saying
things he should remember the
Shakespearean virtue there is in r..
Otherwise he should be more consid-
crate of his public utterancos.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
GIVING THE DEVIL HIS DUE
From Law Notes.

From Law Notes.
A nice legal question has been raised
in Detroit recently through the erection
by Herman Menu of statue of Satan
in front of his home. Certain citizens
who objected to having this unpleas-
ant reminder constantly forced upon
their attention applied to the corpora
ton counsel for relief, and he has dug
up the following statute which is be-
leVed to bear on the case: IF any
person shall wilfully blaspheme the
holy name of God by cursing or con
tumeliously reproachng God, he shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the
county Jail not more than six months,
or by fine not exceeding $50" 1t is
claimed that the statue constitutes
basphemy, but it is somewhat difficult
to figure out how such a contention can
be sustained. The devil is certainly n
well-known public character and con-
stitutes a material, even essential, ele-
ment of the Christian religion. He has
long been deemed fair mark for the
sings and arrows of clergy and laity
alike and If this statue Is at all like
most of those to be found in public
places, il is calculated To make his sa-
tanic majesty squirm in a very meet
and pleasing fashion
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
PERSONAL

u. r. Arthur of Yokohama, Japan,
accompanied by his wife was at the
Angelus yesterday on his way to Chi
cago. Mr.. Arthur is prominent mer-
chant, having two stores in Kobe and
one in Yokohama, and is connected
with a house in London, England, be-
ing in the fine arts commission bust
ness. He left Japan December and
expects to return on the Magnolia from
San Francisco, February .. Speaking
of the feeling of the Japanese toward
America, he said that it is of the
friendliest nature. He laughed at the
recent telegraphic dispatch sent out
from Seattle that there had been an
attempt to dynamite the United
States transport Thomas. He is of the
opinion that he rumor thus circulated
and said to have originated with one
of the passengers of the Thomas is
nothing but Il fabrication.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hoffman arrived
in Los Angeles yesterday from New
York city and are guests at the Angelus
hotel. They are congratuating them
selves that they did not start west
three weeks ago as was their original
plan, for it was their intention to stop
at the Broadway Van Nuys and they
would have been guests there at the
time OF the fire.
S. l.. Illwood of lie Noble, ILL.,, is
registered at the Van Nuys hotel. Mr..
Fillwood is a multi-millionaire and has
large realty holdings.
Charles Hail. assistant general
freight agent for the Frisco system
with headquarters at st. Louis, is in
Los Angeles on business trip.
Charles Jewett, passenger agent for
the Salt Lake at San Diego, called on
various railroad officials in Los An
eeles Yesterday
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
TROLLEY CAR AMAZES
THE PARDONED WOMAN
IN PRISON 35 YEARS, SHE NEVER
SAW ONE
Is Spirited to SecIusion-To Avoid
Publicity Her Friends Have Her
Taken From the Penitentiary in
Secret in a Cab at Night
Special to The Herald.


TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 4.--Libbie
Garrabrant, who was pardOned from
the penitentiary yesterday after serv-
ing nearly thirty-tive years for murder
and was spirited away by friends last
night is still in secusion
When she was taken away from the
prison last night she was driven
through back streets and unfrequented
roads to one of the Catholic inStitu-
tions just outside the limits of the city.
Since then no trace of her has been
found. The flight from the prison was
carefully concealed. A closed carriage
was used The driver was sworn to
secrecy, and the only other person ac-
companying the woman was Miss Mary
Philbrook, a Newark lawyer. Miss
Philbrook refused today to say what
she did with the woman, and at all
the institutions hereabouts the attend
ants say they know nothing of her
whereabouts.
1t is generally understood that Iibbie
Garrablant Is to remain in Seclusion
for several days, and then she will go
TO the home Of her brother-in-Iaw
Thomas Dougherty, in Paterson. She
insists that she wishes to drop COM
pletely from public notice and to be al
lowed to live in absolute privacy for
the rest of her days.
Her first glimpse of freedom last
night was an interesting one, even
though it was yelled by darkness and
mad TO be taken from the window of
a rapidly moving carriage. once she
passed a trolley car and it amused her
she could hardly understand the source
OF ITS motive power She was equally
surprised at the streets in the vicinity
of the prison, for when she last passed
through them they We're country roads.
Now they are paved and bordered on
either side by Well-built houses
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
BLAME IT ON JAPAN

From the st. Louis Republic.
A consular report holds Japan respon-
sibe for half the trouble that is now
worrying the hide and leather market
When she went to war with Russia she
had to shoe with leather half "A mil
lion men who had been accustomed
TO wear straw sandals. In doing this
she drew heavily on the worlds supply
of tanned hides, and the effects Of this
drain are still felt in the leather mar
kets. If the Japs continue the habit
thus acquired of wearing leather boots.
the situation is not likely to improve
right away unless the Japs also take
ia raisinP cattle
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05
SCHOOL SITES
NOW ARE COSTLY
BUILDING COMMITTEE FACES
PROBLEM
Members Of Board Of Education Inves.
tiaate Conditions in the Wards, to
Determine How to Spend
Bond Money

Tho building committee of the
board Of education began an investl-
cation of the needs of the public
schools yesterday afternoon with a
view to revising the recommendations
for disposal of the school bond money
made at the time Of the bond election.
Since the bonds were voted, condi-
tions in the schools have changed and
each school will he visited before it is
definitely decided where new build
ings will be erected and rooms added
The committee, with W. j. WASH
burn the president Of the board and
some Of the other members, made an
auto tour of the Sixth and Seventh
wards yesterday afternoon, visiting
Fortieth avenue, West Vernon, Me-
Kinley avenue, East Vernon, Main
street, Boyd street, Ninth street,
Twentieth street, San Pedro street and
Fourteenth street schools
1--WE found conditions much as we
expected they would be-" said w. j..
Washburn. last evening. Until we
have gone to all the schools we will
not be able to determine just which
ones arc i'm the greatest need. We will
make another trip Saturday and then
be able to know more about it.
THE work requires much time as
there are many important questions
to consider. Land has increased in value
and we will not be able to make the
money go as far as it would have
gone, had we secured it at the time
the election was held
"tn addition to visiting the schools
we looked at several pieces of prop
erty which may be bought for school
sites"
The report will be made at the meet
ing Monday night and as soon as pos
sible after that time the advertise.
ment for bids will be prepared.
j. NJ. Quinn, H. w. Frank ana e. II.
Wilson members of the committee are
in charge of the investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05

The board of education should re-
member that the proposition voted
upon by the taxpayers for the issuance
of school bonds was accompanied by
a detailed list OF buildings to be con-
structed and the places where located
This does not leave the board much
discretion. The buildings must of ne
cessity be Of the same number ana at
least in proximity TO the locations
named in the proposition.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-05

/ Santa Monica. Ocean Park would feel
it had a grievance.
County Towns Jealous
"'This is largely tho sentiment
throughout the county and any effort
to increase the size of the commission
without taking in every little town and
village and hamlet would result in
heart burnings to some other place"
on this representation an effort was
made to- have the county divided into
fifteen districts, and one representative
chosen from each district and the
bodies naming the commissioners will
try to follow this plan as closely as
possible
one feature brought out at the meet
ing that gave promise of success to the
project was that all five county super
Visors were present and every one ex-
pressed himself rs heartily favoring the
plan of consolidation. They also de-
clared their constituents would show
but little opposition
"All the opposition I can find" said
Supervisor Frazier, "is the method of
consolidation. My constituents have
declared a willingness to come into the
consolidation if they can have enough
government to control the saloon
question and other purely local ques-
tions"
Boundaries Depend on Water
1.-THE supervisors were especially
anxious to learn what territory it was
proposed to embrace in the consolida-
ton 1t was declared this would de-
pend on the amount of territory the
owens river could take care of when
il was brought into the city.
This question of territory is one of
the most difficult to handle" said
Oscar Mueller, chairman of the meet
ing. 81 think the best plan will be for
the commission to hear from every part
of the county and learn the sentiment.
We must must find out who are willing
to come in with us and who are op.
posed to the plan, and act accordingly.
This question will be harder to solve
than any legal phase we will have to
deal with"
The position of commissioner will be-
no sinecure, according to the plans out
lined yesterday afternoon. 1t is eS
pected that every member appointed
will devote practically his entire time
to this project. and for this reason it is
believed it will not be easy to secure
the men most wanted for the purpose.