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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-09
SENTENCED TO PENlTEETIARY

Ia the circuit court Monday,
Bud Metoalfentered plea Of guilty
TO the larceny of l75 bead of sheep
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-09
nlGH SCHOOL LITERARY NOTES.

At the meeting OF the Literary
Society yesterday afternoon the fol-
lowing persons were elected for the
ensuing term Of office. Leila Egli,
president; Edd slallard, vice presi-
dent; Dolly Garrett, secretary; Ella
sweek, treasurer.
The program for the afternoon
consisted of.
Song by Society Ivy Green
Essay y......,..... Curtis Smith
Reading ...,.,..,.. Alice Sweek
Recitation ....,..W Willie Huffman
Vocal Duet Byrd and Myra King
Song by Society .....,......
Flow Gently Sweet Alton
Debate. Resolved, That the
Law Should Interfere with Class
Distinction. Dorcas Sweek, Madge
Miller and Dolly Garrett were on
the affirmative; Leila Egli, Helene
Swain and Floy Thompson on the
negative.
Ada Neal was appointed critic;
Gertrude Barnes. Ella Sweek and
Frakie King as judges decided in
favor Of the affirmative.
Song by Society Old Black Jo.
The pr silepi appointed Dorcas
SS-ek 4. lln Irving and Mildied
Hurlburt 10 prepare the program
for Friday, February %,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-09

o. Calkins is in the market for
all your hides, horse hair and coy
ote skins. He wants all Of them
and will pay good prices.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-09
NO TREsPAssiNG.

Hunting is forbidden upon my
premises. Trespassers will, be pros
ecuted.
II n svrNa
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-09

Job printing-The Times Herald
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
LATEST ON THE P. 0. LINEUP
Thomas is Sure that He VIII Get In,
While Palmer is Trying Hard
to Hang On.

So far as local sdvices go, there is no
change in the Omaha postoffice situation
in which State Senator Thomas has been
endorsed by the two United States sem
ators to succeed Postmaster Palmer. Mr.
Thomas has been busy the last few days
circulating general petitions asking for
his appointment. He says he has in over
1000 names. with more on the way, to
enable the senators to prove that they
have the sentiment Of the community
back of them.
On the other side, Captain Palmer Is
standing by his guns. His credentials at
Washington have been supplemented by
additional endorsements from the old
soldiers and further letters from past de-
pRrtment commanders of the Grand Army
of the Republic. In fact, Captain Palmer
says he has fled letters now from every
living past department commander except
one. and that one is beyond reach be-
cause out OF the country.
BY way OF Lincoln comes a report that
charges are TO be fled in the postoftice
department against Mr.. Thomas and that
the papers there would all be held up
pending investigation. The source OF
these alleged charges is not disclosed, but
gossip here has 1t that Congressman
Hitchcock, who personally pursued SEN
stor Thomas before a legislative investi-
cation two years ago, has had a hand in
it. Friends of Mr.. Thomas insist that the
promised charges Will not materialize and
that his appointment will be officially
made shortly after congress reconvenes.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
LIFE GIVEN UP FOR CHILDREN
Mother Starves that Her Family
May Live-TOO Proud
to Beg,

NEW YORK, Dec, 2s.-Happy that the
children for whom she has sacrificed every
thing, even the last scraps OF food, had at
last found friends, Mrs. Phyllis Frisco died
at a Brooklyn hospital of starvation. Mrs.
PTiscO's husband has been dead some
months and with four little sons, the eldest
four years, the youngest four months old,
TO care for. she labored day and night
until she was taken i'll. Her pride prevented
her from asking for aid. so she saved
what bits of food she could obtain for her
little ones while she gradually grew weaker
and weaker from the lack of food. The
last bits of crust went for the childrens
Christmas dinner and the next morning
neighbors heard the crying Of the little
ones in the unfurnished room in which
the mother and children lived They en-
tered and found Mrs Frisco dying and the
children weak from the lack of food and
from the cold. The police removed the
mother to a hospital and the children's
society took care of the little ones. When
the physicians found that all hope for the
mother was gone, the little ones were sent
for and Mrs. Frisco was assured that they
would be cared for. The children were
happy again for they had had plenty OF
food and toys. and as the tired mother real
lied that their suferings were over the
mothers heart was stilled and her sacri-
fiee, was complete
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
AROUND GLOBE TWICE A YEAR
Distance Travelled Annually by Every
Regular street Car in
Omaha.

Il have Travelled the distance OF twice
around the world on a street car every
year for the last six years" said John ].
Cobry conductor on the HRrney street
car line. But at that l have Travelled
no further than any other Omaha street
car conductor who has had a regular run
for the same length Of time. Some don't
know how far they have Travelled and
don't care. But the street car company
knows, and its records show that every
regular car I'm the service travels an aver
age of $1,000 miles a year. | have kept
track not only of the distance 1 have
travelled but right here on this sheet Of
paper have complete record. which
includes everything OF interest to me dur
ing my career as conductor
Every night after supper since I made
my first trip for the company / have sat
down and entered up the different items
on this sheet II shows the number Of
transfers l have issued and received the
number OF cash fares have taken in. the
total number of people carried on my car
and lot of other things that no one but
me cares to know. have carried more
people on my little Harney car every year
than live in Douglas county. My biggest
day was October 4, 1906 when turned
In $50 cash. besides several hundred trans
fers. That was during the Ak-Sar- Ben
festivities. Ny smallest day was April
z, when took in So cents; the coldest day
l run was January IL, when the mercury
went to 26 below; the hottest was August
10. when 1t was 9S degrees above. II there
is any other information you want con-
corning the history OF my street car career
just drop around any time I'm not busy
and I'll be glad TO give II to you"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
CLUE TO WoMAN'S IDENTITY
Body Found in Pond Near Harrison,
n. J., May Ne That OF Telc-
phone Operator.

NEWARK, N. T., Dec. &-The mystery
surrounding the death Of the woman whose
body was found in a pond in Harrison
last week appeared to be nearer solution
today. About the only hope the officials
engaged on the case nave thus Tar re-
ceived I'm their attempt to establish the
identity Of the murder victim came today
when the manager of an employment
bureau said she recognized the body as
that Of a woman who had sought work
several weeks ago. Mrs. Margaret Wright.
who has an employment ONCE at Mont
clair. n. j., said she is certain the body
in the morgue is that of a woman who
called at her Office early in December and
gave her name as Annie Nevins. The ap-
plcant nave no address. but said she had
been employed as a housekeeper in Brook
lyn and wanted a similar position In
Newark or Montclair. The Identification by
Mrs. Wright is not accepted as positive by
the police. The hands of the dead woman
had been carefully cared for and showed
no traces Of rough work
An anonymous letter received at New
York police headquarters today said the
writer was certain the murder victim was
a Miss Smith. once employed as telephone
operator at Hotel Girard In New York.
The writer said she was known to have
had trouble with a man in Newark.
A detective who went to the Hotel Girard
with a description of the dead woman was
told that Il answered very closely the ap-
pesrance of the former telephone operator.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
ROADS LINING UP FOB FIGHT
EROrt Evidently to BE made 20 Sc
cure Amendment 80 Anti
Trust Act.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S-The railways and
powerful shipping interests are apparently
uniting in an effort TO obtain a repeal of
the Sherman antitrust act, insofar at least
as II applies to the traffic associations:
This fact is made apparent in a symposium
published in the current issue of the Rail
way Age and participated in by railway
presidents, governors, railway commission
ers and representatives Of large shipping
interests. Nearly every problem that is
troubling the railroads and the shippers
is touched upon. such the effects of the
Hepburn act, the question Of additional
legislation, the problem Of state versus
federal control the effect of recent agita-
ton upon the earning capacity Of railroads;
the disability of the uniform classification
and the substitution Of steam by electricity
as a motive power for roads.
The shippers and railroad men seem TO
agree that the Hepburn act has brought
some great benefits. the chief of which is
the abolition of rebates. but that it is too
soon to make a completa deduction OF the
effect of the act taken as a whole.
All deplore the conflict of state and ma
tional legislation and also agree that the
railroad interests and the shippers are
rapidly getting closer together and real
izing that their interests are closely inter
woven.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
MILITIA is READY TO MOVE
Governor of Oklahoma WtII send Two
Companies to Henryetta ON
Call of Mayor.

GUTHRIE. okl, Dec. Ex-Governor
Haskell states he has most disquieting
reports from Henryetta and that two
companies Of the National guard are be-
ing held in readiness to move to that
town at any moment. He is awaiting a
telegraphio request from the mayor for
help, which a telephone communication
leads him to believe will come at once.
Military companies at Chandler and Okla
homa City are in readiness to move.
Armed guards are patroling Henryetta
streets and couriers are out endsavoring
TO locate an armed body OF negroes who
were last reported four miles from the
town. The governor expects to remain
in his office most Of the night so that
he may be in touch with the situation.
Up TO midnight tonight there had been
no shooting or other evidence Of disorder
at Henryetta. OkL, as the result Of the
lynching OF James Garden, a negro. last
Wednesday, though disquieting rumors con-
tinue 10 emanste from there. A number OF
armI 1 negroes have been arrested by
scouting parties in the vicinity Of Henry
eta and It is believed that all the negroes
will be stopped and disarmed before they
reach the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
MANY ARE LEAVING ARMENIA
Famine in Eastern Turkey So Severe
that Hundreds Start for
United states.

BOSTON. Dec. 8,-Additional advices
from eastern Turkey and Armenia received
today by the American Board OF Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions indicate that
the famine already reported is more severe
than was first anticipated and the tide
u immigration to this country was never so
strong as at present.
Secretary Harry Hicks writes from Har-
poot that upon returning 10 that city re-
Gently he met hundreds of Arabs and Ar
menians going in the direction Of SAMSON
and eventually to America. All these per-
sons were young or middle-aged. able
bodied men, representing the strongest ele-
ment OF the population in that country and
sufficiently well on to make the necessary
gift" to leave Turkey and pay their pas
sage 10 America. II is estimated that 200
families have left the vicinity OF Harpoot
since last April and the tide OF emigration
is continually rising,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
SALARY OF PLAYER is EXEMPT
Justice HOuEh Decides Mrs. Leslie
Carter Payne May Retain
Her Earningu.

NEW YORK. Dec. IA decision which
will prove OF considerable interest to law
yers and theatrical people has been filed
by Justice Hough in the United States dis
trict court in the matter Of the bankruptcy
of Mrs. Leslie Carter Payne. Judge Hough
decides that the ability OF a player is not
an asset that can be touched by creditors
OF a receiver IN bankruptcy. The receiver
took over the scenery and properties Of
lara" and "Du Barry.| in which Mrs
Carter had been appearing, and demanded
a share in the contracts under which she
Is to appear in La Tosca" and Fedora. .,
Judge HouEh orders the return OF the
property taken and rules that the receiver
is not entitled TO any interest in the con
tracts or the salary she obtains for her
Wsrk II Is said the case WIN be sPRealsa
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
PITTSBURG IN GRIP OF GRIPPE
Worst Epidemic since 1850 Has Taken
Hold of PennsIvania
city.

PITTSBURG. Dec. 2s.-What is said 10
be the worst epidemic Of sickness since
1859 Is being experienced In PittsburE and
physicians estimate that thousands OF per-
sons are prostrated By pneumonia. typhoid
fever and especially the grippe. Through
out the city probably every home Is af-
fected IN some manner and a scarcity OF
employees In the large oflce buildings is
seriously felt The Pittsburg Railway CON-
pstny is having difhculty in manning its
cars on account Of conductors and motor
men being laid up with the grippe
City Physician Booth says the present
epidemic Of grippe exceeds in scope and
severity all but that OF lsse and may yet
break that record He believes the germs
may have originated far from here. In
1859 the malady's start was traced back
through Europe 10 Asia and finally located
IN Hong Kong, China.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
MURDER MYSTERY is SOLVED
Body of Woman Found I'm Pond Iden-
tiied and slayer VIII BE
Arrested Soon.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.--The veil of mys-
terry enveloping the tragic death of the
Young woman whose nude body was found
half submerged I'm water and mud In
lonely pond near Harrison. n. j.. Thurs
day is being rapidly lifted. Detectives
working on the case believe that the slayer
of the woman. who was identified today
as Annie O'Keefe. or Annie Nevins, will
soon be run down and taken into custody.
The, Identification of. the dead woman
WAS first made today by Mrs. Margaret
Wright, who conducts an employment
bureau in Mont Clair. N. ], She said that
the woman had called on her earlier in
the month and asked for employment. She
gave the name OF Annie Neyins. but did
not state where she lived. Late this aft
ernoon Yrs. Wright's Identification was
practically corroborated by Detective Ser
geant Draybeu OF Orange, N. j.. who said
the woman's name was Annie OKeefe, and
that he knew her well two years ago. when
she was employed in the home OF Thomas
Nevins, contractor I'm Orange. Since
that time Sergeant Draybell states the
woman was employed III the capacity 81 .
maid In several places In and about
Orange.
The hat worn by the murdered woman
was found this afternoon in the Passaic
IS a sealskin turhan and matched the col
larette and mum that were found near the
hOdy Mrs. Wright's description OF the
clothing worn by Miss O'Keefe when she
applied to her for work corresponds in
every detail with the clothing found near
the dead woman's body.
While Mrs. Wright could give little
further information concerning the
woman. she recalled that Miss O'Keefe
bad told her that she had been acting as
housckecper for two young men in
Brooklyn
The Harrison police have learned much
Of Miss Okeefe's movements Just before
the murder from Thomas FlanaCan. an
elevator man IN a Newark department
store, who. after a visit 10 the morgue
today declared with positiveness that
Miss O'Keefe had been in the store on
Christmas eve and had asked him K a
man had inquired for a woman IN a red
dress. Later, Flanagah said. he saw and
spoke 20 her in Chinese restaurant and
that she told him that she had been un-
able TO md the man. He states that the
woman left the restaurant shortly before
midnight. The police say there Is no
doubt that she mall ynet this man and
after spending Christmas day with him
was lured into the Hackensaek meadows
and murdered.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29

BUSY TIME FOR Mr.. TAFT
His Visit to BostOn Monday Occa-
sion of Numerous En-
RaEements.

WASHINGTON, Dec. &.-secretsry Taft
Is 10 have a busy day during his stay in
Bostoa next Monday. having three engage
ments of a semi-public character. at all OF
which he is expected to make addresses.
Monday morning he win attend the Boston
ministers meeting. In the afternoon at
there Is to be a reception at the Elysium
club. made up of Jewish bankers and mer-
chants. at which Mr.. TAFT win speak
briefly, and in the evening he viii deliver
an address at the banquet OF the Mer-
chants association at the Hotel Somerset
Tuesday Secretary Taft will be at MIL
bury, the former hone OF his mother, and
will return to Washington Tuesday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
DRoUTH FOR IOWA TRAVELLERS
Burlington Issues Orders that No
More Liquor BE sold on
Trains There.

CHICAGO. Dec. ga dispatch TO the
Tribune from Des Moines, Ia. says:
las a result Of the liquor crusade now
going on in Iowa, the Chicago. Burlington
q Quincy railroad has issued orders to
dining car conductors prohibiting the sale
of liquor while its trains are in Iowa
The order went into effect yesterday. II
is understood the other roads will take
similar actor
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
YORK Boy PRESIDENT
Ernest Pendel Elected at State Junior
y. N. C. A. Conference.
SECRETARY, G. sUGARMAN, OMAHA
Delegates, from Various Cities of
Nebraska Attend Convention.
YOUNG MEN VISIT STOCK YARDS
This and Athletic Exercises Form
Reeess in Regular Session.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD TODAY
Religious Department Led by sam
Foster of Lincoln in Morning
and Final session Comes
at Three O'Clock.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD TODAY

President-Ernest Pendel. York.
First Vice President-Claude sntchen.
second Vice President-Clarence King,
Fremont
secretary-George Sugarman. Omaha
Assistant Secretary-w Shelton, Central
City.
Head Usher-walker Sleuman. Hastings.
These officers were elected at the session
Saturday OF the boys conference of the
Young Mems Christian association Of the
state.
Delegates to the number of fifty were
present Saturday at the conference being
held in the boys department Of the Omaha
association.
b. c. Wade, general secretary for Omaha,
opened the morning session with devotional
exercises and a short Bible study was
taken up at 9:S0 Roy Updegraff, chair
man of the Bible study committee of the
local association, led in the discussion of
How to Interest Boys" and w. II. Bah
cock, boys state secretary of Iowa, spoke
on the general topic of interesting boys in
association work.
The visitors were the guests of the boys
department OF the Young Mems Christian
association for lunch, after which they were
taken to South Omaha to visit the South
Omaha packing houses.
A round table discussion was organized
in the afternoon led by E. F. Dennison,
head of the boys department of the
Omaha association, and Judge Sutton ad-
dressed the boys at $3.50. An athletic
program was prepared for the evening
entertainment.
The visiting boys are being entertained,
many OF them in Omaha homes and some
In the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
association. The conference will continue
Sunday. with religious department dis
eussion at 10 a, m, led by Sam Foster of
the boys department at Lincoln. meet
ing will be held at p. m. Sunday. after
which the conference will adjourn.
Personnel of Delegates.
The delegates to the conference are:
Lneoln-W. Martin. c. Clarke, II. Bow.
man. c. Mitchell. II. English. C. Widener.
c. and l.. Mann. L. Barnhart. A Munger.
r. woodring. S. Waugh, J. Hall, S. Doyle,
II. Stults. L. Hyde, r. Funkhouser, B.
widener and Secretary Sam Foster.
Central City,. Deseh. w. Shelton, ].
Traver. G. Lambert. p. Burke.
Hastings-w. sieuman, @. A Nc
Michael
Beatrice-D. McCicery. d. Folsom. F.
Metts
Fremont-H. McDuny. c. King. R.
Rocky.
York;. Pendel
Crete-L. Honing.
Omaha--C. Nagl, r. Updegraff. NJ. Sbn-
llngton. E. Burdick. C. Tungate, L. Rob
erts Dodds. e Wade. E. Kirschbraun. X.
Hunter, w. Massion, r. Tracy. r Budden-
berg. G. Parish. c. Trimble, S. Larmon. c.
Pagels. w. Hamilton, c. Mccullough, Sec
retary E. f. Denison.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
DISORDERS LESS FREQUENT
Negroes Have Left Henryetta to
Avoid TrOubIe-PeODIe Thor
OuRhIy Aroused.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, Dec, &.-A
special from Henryetts. okl, says all is
quiet in that town today, but the people
are in state Of alarm. The few negroes
living there have left. No armed negroes
near the town have been reported, neither
are there fears from other sections. Be
cause Of reported threats by the negroes.
armed guards were stationed about the
place last night
Railroad bridges are Inspected before
trains cross. since several torpedoes have
been placed on the tracks.
No troops have been called for and it is
not believed that they will be needed
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
MANY MORE BODIES LOCATED
Total Taken from Darr Mines Now
Numbers Two Hundred and
Twenty.

JACOBS CREEK, Pa, Dec. &.-Explo-
rations in the Darr mines OF the Pittsburg
Coal company were completed today with
the exceptions Of numerous falls OF slate
A total Of 20 bodies have been recovered
in the main headings and entries The
number OF bodies that will be found under
the slate falls is estimated al al least nifty
Attention was given today 20 the removal
Of the caTcasses OF the dead horses and
mules. The coroner has hxsd January >
as us dAte ef Rs laSgss5 -
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
SUICIDE BEFORE DISGRACE
DR.. WachendOrf shoots Himself at
Sioux Falls Rather Than BE
Taken In Charge.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 8.-(special
Telegram.)-Thi city was this forenoon
the scene of the sensational suicide OF DR..
c. J. Wachendorf, who had been a fugi-
tive from the United States authorities of
the southern district of Iowa since last
February. The suicide of the physician
followed closely his arrest by United States
Marshals Carleton and Lamb. They pro-
ceeded TO the office of the physician in the
business district. When informed of their
errand he glanced at the warrant for his
arrest and then left the officers in the re-
ception room and proceeded TO bed room,
giving the two deputies TO understand that
he would accompany them in a few min
utes, as soon as he could dress He at
tempted to shoot himself through the heart
with a 3S-caliber revolver but missing his
aim. he fired a SECOND shot into his head,
penetrating the brain and causing instant
death.
The particular charge upon which he was
arrested was sending on or about Feb
ruary last from the postoffice at Lid
derdate, la. a threatening letter to Henry
Quodle OF Omaha In the letter he charged
Quodle with having assaulted his (the ply
sician's) wife and demanded a sum OF
money in satisfaction. and says that II II
was not paid he would kill the Omaha
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-29
Ne Re.VIte for GraIn Nam.

CHICAGO, Dee 2a-JudEe Lands ia the
United States district court today denied
tbs application o. STeC-ge 8. McReynoIds
formerly a grain broker Of this city for a
writ OF habeas corpus McReynolds was
recently sentenced 20 the penitentiary on
the charge Of having sold grain covered
By warehouse receipts. He will new be
eOmbellsd y EsKYe his sentence