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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-13

rhe Leader Is a member Of the Asso-
ated Dcess and receives the day tels-
rrdph report OF that great ncws organ-
cifion for exclusive aftern, en- publication
Guthrie and 30 miles radius.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-13
Ole LEADER

Published everv afternoon from The
leader building, 1O7 wesl Harrison ave-
rae. and entored at the Guthrie rost-
lriee AZ second Class Matter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-13
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey

: stinulant and tonic, it builds up the nerve
o the brain, strength and elasticity to the
iFl iato action al the vital forces, it makes
lm the food sou CT all the nourishment It
i.ien, delicate women and siclsly children,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
THREE PER CENT
REBATE EXPIRES
TWO-THIRDS TOTAL TAX
COUNTY HAS BEEN PAID.
Total Levy for the County This Year
Is 2SO,OOO-About $4,000 Has
Been Rcmitted by Mail-Rebates to
Those Paying Taxes Prior to This
Date Equal About S5i0O-Busy
Clerical Force.

This is the last day on which the
payment of taxes and at the sheriff's
office the entire force has been kept
busy by belated property owners.
During the past few weeks nearly
two-thirds the total amount due for
taxes this year has been paid. The
total amount of the tax is $3.50, 900 and
1t is estimated that by this evening
about $1S0,OOO will have been receiv-
ed. OF this sum $4,000 has been paid
in in the regular manner, and official
receipts given at the time, while the
remaining 100000 has not yet been
written up. The payments not yet
written up are for the most part re-
mittances that were made by mail
and which are being held until after
the close of payments this evening.
In the rush of the past few weeks
the entire clerical force has been kept
busy receiving payments from those
who have called in person. AS soon
as the rush is over today the deputies
will commence writing up the mail
payments.
OF those who have not paid by this
time and received the per cent dis
count the greater portion are intending
to take advantage of the half pay
ment provision of the law. BY the
terms of that provision one may pay
half his taxes by the first Monday in
April, and the remaining half by the
first Monday in October, without be-
coming subject to the penalty. How
ever, he will receive no rebate, A
total of about $54OO in rebates has
been granted to those who have paid
their taxes early this year.
The work of receiving tax collections
this year has been done by A. C. Funk,
office deputy, and George Bachant,
special deputy, with the assistance of
and under the direction of Sheriff
Taylor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

Pittsburg, March 15.-The city is
divided into districts for the relief
OF flood sufferers. Seven thousand
lodves of bread and great supplies of
ham and coffee and two thousand
bushels of coal were ordered this
morning.
Twenty-three men and 1875 women
and children were taken this morn
ing from second story windows by
police, the homes being in danger of
collapse.
The flood reached the crest at 6
o'clock this morning and is falling an
inch an hour.
1t is reported that Policeman
Whitman's skiff capsized drowning
him while he was attempting a res
cue. When The water began to re-
cede at this morning II had reached
the highest stage ever known. One
hundred thousand are temporarily
out femployment and ten square
miles of the down town district are
submerged and Ice threatens the
bridge.
The great flood is not past Wheel
ing vet. There has been 100000
damage done there and 10000 are
homeless.
1t Is believed that Pittsburg and
environs have suffered $4,000, 900
loss. The most important district is
submerged. Streets ordinarily
thronged arteries of traffic are piled
by only few skiffs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

Washington, March 1.-THE rail-
road magnates, McCrea, Newman,
Mellen, Hughitt, ct al, are struggling
between pride and fear, hoping the
president will call conference at
the White House before the bears
claw the stocks to pieces in Wall
street.
The president is Indifferent to the
situation and is reported tc have
said:
81 do not care what happens to
the stock market. NY course will
not be influenced one way or the
other by these fluctuations in railway
shares"
The magnates want a conference,
but do not want to humble them
selves to ask for an interview.
The president says, an see any,
body who wants to see me, IL he has
business to transact, railroad presi-
dent or hcd carrier"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
NO MORE POLL TAX.
Act Abolishing Oregon Poll Tax Of 81
Goes Into Effect May rs.

Act Abolishing Oregon Poll Tax of 81
Goes Into Effect May 25.
Salem, March 15.-Attorney General
Crawford rendered an opinion on the
validity of the poll tax collection yes
terday by request of District Attor-
ney John II. McNary. House bill 1926
which passed the last legislature, re-
pealed sections 3O41 and 3142 of Bel
linger & Cotton's Code, which abol-
ishes the 81 poll tax law of 1854, and
amended in 1870, to exempt firemen
from the poll tax roll.
The act Of 1885 and subsequent
amendatory acts providing for the
state revenue cover the entire ground
of the section enacted in 1854, provid
ing that state revenues shall be 8
mills on the dollar of all taxable prop
erty, and in addition to the 81 poll
tax.
The attorney general holds that
after the repeating act goes into effect
on May 25, that the poll tax cannot
be legally collected, that the assess
ment would not have the validity of a
Judgment until they are entered on
the roll. and as the roll would not be
made up before the act takes effect,
the assessor would have no further
authority to collect the tax or make
up the roll, and that there is no auth
ority In future for sheriffs to collect
the same for the above reasons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

Rev. II. B. Knight, who for the
past eight months has been connect
ed with Pendleton academy in the
capacity of field secretary and fl
nancial agent, last evening rendered
his resignation to the executive COM
mittee of the academy and left to-
day for his home in Tacoma, by way
of Portland, his work for the acad-
emy having been completed.
Rev. Knight has become a familiar
figure in Pendleton and eastern Ore
gon during his connection with PEN
dleton academy and through his
tireless work in the interest of that
institution, assisted by Pendleton
Commercial association, has placed
II upon a solid financial basis.
1t was through his labors that tho
gift of Koontz hall and the gift of
10000 for boys dormitcry from
w. w. Brown of Crook courty were
brought to ;l,r acadcmv. He has de-
voted his time exclusively to the up
DullullS Oh llle llndHCldl COnultlOn OF
the academy and that he has splen-
didly succeeded is shown by the re-
suits.
He is a competent and experienced
school man and his labors for PEN
dleton academy has done very much
to advance the educational interests
of the city.
The academy now owns Koontz
hall, a girls dormitory valued at
$4,000, the $4,000 fund from w. w.
Brown is available for a boys dormi-
tory and n fund nf $4,000 for sus-
tenation has been practically raised.
making the assets of the academy
s25,000 more than at the close of
school last year.
Work on the boys dormitory will
begin soon, plans now being in prep
aration. A survey of the grounds
will be made in a short time and the
stone wall begun by w. F. Matlock
on his property north of the river
will be continued across the south
side of the academy property and
when the work now in contempla-
tion is completed, that will be one of
the finest educational institutions in
Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Fourteen Lives Lost.

Pittsburg, March 15.-With business
paralyzed, all the large industrial
plants along the river closed, traffic
ebtween Pittsburg and Allegheny and
on all the local railroads almost at a
standstill and with nearly 100000 men
temporarily idle, Pittsburg is suffering
from the worst flood in her history.
At o'clock last night stage of 33.3
feet was registered, with the expec-
tation that "a feet would be reached
this afternoon. This will be the high
est in IS years.
Fourteen deaths have been re-
ported as a result, and already the loss
from the closing Of mills and manu-
featuring plants and damage to prop
erty is estimated at more than ST.
000, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
HoRsEsTEALING CHARGED.
Defendant Indians VIII Be Tried I'm
Federal Court.

Johnson Chapman and Tycona, two
Indians of the reservation, were ar
rested last night by the Indian po-
lice for alleged horse stealing, and
they are now lodged in the county
Jail awaiting a preliminary examina-
tion before Commissioner John HALEY,
jr. They are accused of stealing a
horse belonging to Albert Barnhart,
and of having sold the animal in
town. At the time of the alleged
theft the horse was running in pas
ture belonging to Allen Padawah, and
the two young Indians under arrest
are said to have taken him from the
pasture without the knowledge or
consent of the owner.
AS the crime was committed on the
reservation, the case is one for the
federal courts, and the prisoners will
shortly be given an examination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

New York, March 15.-Dr. Austin
B. Flint took the stand at the opening
of the Thaw trial, but was excused
temporarily, and DR.. VIM. Hirsch
qualified as an expert. He testified
that the person described in the hy-
pothetical question had no new ma
ture and quality of act when he slew
another named in the question.
Delmas objected to this line Of tes-
timony and a long wrangle followed.
Jerome cited case given by Evans
as authority and Hirsch said the cases
were no more alike than cases of
smallpox and broken limb.
Jerome attacked DR.. Evans, who ad-
vanced the brain storm" theory for
Thaw. He asked Hirsch what scien-
tific men understood by brain
| Storm" The witness said, Among
scientific men there is no such thing
as brain Storm"
fendorf, all testified that Thaw was
sane when he shot White. They were
not cross-examined.
DR.. Matson was called and testified
the same. Hartridge then began q,
cross-examination of Matson. Hart
ridge asked him, considering all the
testimony If he thought Thaw was
insane when White was shot. Je-
rome's objection was sustained and
Hartridge then xtemporaneously
formed a hypothetical question. The
question involved Thaw's childhood
diseases and Evelyn's testimony as to
a
He again asked Matson IL Thaw was
insane when he killed White. Jerome
objected and objection was sustained.
Adjournment was taken until to per-
init Hartridge to reframe his ques-
ton.
At $3.50 Evelyn was called to the
stand.
At the opening of the afternoon
session Hartridge announced the
withdrawal of the hypothetical ques-
tion and Jerome said the defense
must show that Evelyn was Hum
mel's client.
Evelyn was called. She looked
sad and seemed worried. The thread
of the case was taken up where it
was dropped when the state began
the introduction of experts. It now
reverted to the introduction of the
affidavit Evelyn made at Hummel's
dictation.
There was much quibbling between
Jerome and Delmas over the ques-
tions to be asked Evelyn, and was
finally ended by the court ruling in
favor of Delmas. Evelyn then testi-
fled Hummel was acting as her attor--
ney.
Hummel was then recalled and the
court ruled that Evelyn in testifying
in regard to her conference with Hum
mel involuntarily waived her privil-
ege and could not now interpose II.
Delmas fought every inch with OBJ
jections to Jerome's question asking
Hummel If Evelyn told him that
Thaw begged her to swear to docu-
ments charging White with betraying
her. but was overruled, and Hummel
answered the girl had in effect, so
told him.
Hummel contradicted Evelyn. who
said she never made an affidavit
testified that he gave her
the original copy and said 1t was re-
turned to him with two signatures
The latter testimony was ruled out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

the fruit was found to be infected
and was forbidden In the markets of
the county by Mr.. Evans.
Upon being deprived of the sale
of the fruit they had purchased by
reason of the fact that the fruit was
infected, Stewart and TorgenHon de-
manded payment for 1t from Rags
dale and brought the matter before
the district attorney who insisted
that inasmuch as the amount in
volved was not large, that the mat
ter be settled out of court and an
agreement was reached in this city
whereby the purchasers ware reim-
bursed by Ragadale for the infected
fruit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

Combine Against Hartman.

+ New York, March 15.-Late
+ this afternoon it was reported
+ in Wall street that Morgan has
+ secured control of Union Paci-
T fic and that the Standard inter-
+ ests have turned on Hartman
= to crush him. About the same
+ time it was rumored that Hill
: had gobbled Southern Pacific
= and was riding on top of the
! wave resulting from the turn of
+ the tides. These reports caus-
! ed a furry and lively scramble
! for information. 1t seems GER
, tain, however, that some big
I coup in Union Pacific has been
, effected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
RUMORED THAT EDWARDS MAY RESIGN

That Agent o. c. Edwards is intend
ing to resign his position here in the
near future has been persistently ru-
mored for several days past, and there
are many who look for him to take
that action provided he is not first
removed or transferred by the depart
ment. To various friends about the
city Edwards is known to have ex-
pressed a desire to be freed from his
troublesome position. and 1t is posi-
bic the testimony given against him
during the investigation that has been
made by Inspector Davis has increas-
ed his longing to leave.
AT the sessions held at the agency
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Fire I'm Midst OF Flood.

Pittsburg. March 15.-Fire at
Mount Washington this morning
Seven business houses and four
dwellings were destroyed by $3.50
On account OF the flood there is no
water pressure. and the firemcn were
unable to compete with the fire. At
a:45 dynamite was used In efforts to
stop the spread OF flames and several
houses were blown up. No water is
available from any source. and wells
and cisterns are exhausted.
The fire was under control by
noon. Loss, nearly 100000
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
OPEN RIVER ASSURED.
Washington Legislature Passed $685.
900 Appropriation.

Olympia, March 15.-With but seven
dissenting votes yesterday afternoon,
the open river bill appropriating
sI25,G00 70. the improvement of the
Columbia aEi Snake rivers passed the
senate ard it is now uo to the gov-r-
nor to sign the measure to make it
a law.
The appropriation, together with
the one that the national government
has made, will be used within the next
two years to open the Snake and CO.
lumbia rivers to navigation, and will
result eventually in an open water
way from Cello to Lewiston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Drowned at GAINESVILLE.

GAINESVILLE, o., March 15.-Three
Hungarians were drowned here as the
result of the flood this morning. A
score of foreigners were living in
house that was surrounded by the
Muskingum river, which overflowed
during the night When they started
10 wade to land three were caught In
the current and swept out into the
river.
Flood conditions through Muskin-
gum county are unprecedented and
growing worse hourly. The Mus
kingum and Licking rivers are out
of bounds in this city and more than
100 homes have been invaded by the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
RAILROAD KINGS
ARE SQU|RM|NG
Hoping and Praying Roosevelt
Will Call a Conference with
Their MajestiesD
ALLEE SAME "HOD CARRIER
OR RAILROAD PRESIDENT

So Far rs Roosevelt Is Concerned:
Both are Welcome to Call and Dis
cuss Busincss-Wall Street Sltua-
ton Has Put the Magnates OH the
Anxious Seat and They Would
Have Roosevelt Open Negotiations
Leading to Permission to Have
Their Own Way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

for the purpose of taking Indian tes-
timony, many very startling things
were told Inspector Davis by the In
dians. Some of the witnesses were
from the Umatilla agency and told of
misconduct on the part of Edwards
here, while others were Yakima Indi-
ans, or else had been at Yakima when
Edwards got into trouble with the
sheriff there last summer.
At the conclusion of the Indian
testimony Edwards was given an op-
portunity to refute the evidence given
against him. However, he failed OF
offer anything in his defense, and
this fact has given ground to the the
ory that he is intending to resign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
INFECTED APPLE CASE.
4. l.. Ragsdale Paid Back sum Col
lcctcd for Apples Which Were
WOrmy

An infected apple case which was
brought before District Attorney
Phelps by H. H. Stewart and S. Tor
genson of Freewater was settled out
Of court today, by the repayment by
T. =. Ragsdalc of the sum of $3.50
which sum he had received from
Stewart and Torgenson for apples
which were found to be infected and
which were condemned by Fruit In
spector Howard Evans of Milton.
Stewart and Torgenson are ped
dlers and purchased the apples from
Ragsdale with the intention of ped
ding the fruit in different parts of
umetllla county Upon investigation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Planning to Beil the Cat.

New York. March 15.-A confer
ence is being held at an uptown
hotel between Newman, McCrea,
Hughitt and Mellen to formulate
plans arranged for by Morgan before
sailing for Europe for these men to
meet the president and talk railroads.
Have been in session since l o'clock
this morning. A statement is expect
ed this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
PACK JUMPS ONTO
HARTMAN 5 BACK
Bulls and Bears Transmitted
Into Wolves With a Com
mon Purpose.
COMBINATION AGAINST
"NAPOLEoN OF FINANCE"

Opinion of All Glasses Is That Wall
Street Row Is erich Mems Panic"
and That the Effects VIII Not Per-
wade the Country at Large-Reac-
ton i'm London Has Become Serious
Three Failures OccmTing-Not Be-
lieved That American Failures VIII
Result From Disturbance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
ENIPoUNDED STOCK SOLD.
Said to Have Belonded to Father of
Tom Myers.

At a public auction held at the
court house today c. R. Nicholson,
deputy L. S. marshal, sold a band of
Is cows and one horse from the
pound on the reservation. The entire
band was purchased by Walter Ad-
ans for $40. that bid being the
highest one received.
The stock in question is said to
have belonged to old man Myers,
father of Tom Myers, killed last fall
by A. D. Rhonimus. They were
placed in the reservation pound after
being found running at large on the
reservation. and were sold to defray
expenses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
First I'm Forty Years.

Mobile, Ala, March 15.-Barring
executive Intervention, Mobile county
today is to have its first legal execu-
ton of a white man that has taken
place here in over 40 years. The con-
demned man is Andrew Thomas, who
shot his wife to death on the morning
of April 80, 1906.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Entire Village Swept Away.

Wheeling, W. Va, March 15.-The
town of Majorsville, Marshall county,
a community of so houses, was entire
ly swept away by the waters of Big
wheeling creek. The people fled to
higher ground. Viola, another town,
was partly destroyed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
REV. H. B. KNIGHT
HAS RESIGNED
WORK FOR PENDLETON
ACADEMY is COMPLETED

For the Past Eight Months Rev.
Knight Has Been Field Secretary
and Financial Agent of the Acad-
emy-To His Labor Is Due the
Gift of KOontz Hall and $4,000
from w. w. Brown for Boys Dor
mitory-Academy Has S25,OOO
More Assets Now Than at the Close
of School Last Year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
NO SUCH THING
is BRAIN STORM
Is the Opinion of Experts Who
Rebut the Testimony for
the Defense.
NONE OF THESE WITNESSES
CONSTRAINED BY. .DELMAS.

Hartridge Attempts Cross-Examina-
ton of One Witness for the State,
Starting With Hypothetical Ques-
don, the First Framing Up Of Which
Was Ruled Out-Late in the After
noon Evelyn Thaw Was Called to
the Stand-Thaw's Childhood Dis
eases Again in Evidence. !
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

I Goldfield. New, March i5.-
+ Every mine, bank store and
: other place of business in the
+ Goldfield district was closed at
+ noon today and will remain
+ closed until the miners of this
+ district accomplish a divorce
+ from the Industrial Workers of
I the World. Not a member of.
I or sympathizer with the Indus
I trial Workers of the World will
+ ever obtain employment again
I in any class of labor in the dis
+ trict. Employers declare this
+ and say their stand will be back
! ed to the last ditch with pow
Z der and lead If necessary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Exposition Park Damaged.

Pittsburg. Pa. March 15.-Prob-
ably the greatest damage to one
point is done to the exposition park,
where the National league games are
played. The grounds are under ten
feet of water.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Entire Town DESTROYED.

Columbus, o., March 15.-The
town of Derwentes, with a popula-
tion of 200, is practically destroyed
and the inhabitants have fled to the
hills.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Extremely High Water at Gloucester.

Gloucester, O., March 15.-'The
river is eight feet higher than any
previous records. There is no gas
or electricity. A man and boy
were drowned today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Four Were Drowned.

Parkensburg, Va, March 15.-
VIM. Francis, wife and daughter.
Esther, aged is, and son, John, aged
9, fleeing from the flood in a skiff
which capsized, were all drowned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Chicnro Wheaf Market.

Chicago. March 15.-Wheat opened
II 3-S. closed IS; corn opened 46 Ia,
closed As; oats opened 40 rs, closed
40 Ia
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Rcnort Saws Dakota Eloated.

Seattle, March 15.-An unofficial
report today says the steamship Da-
kota, which went on the rocks off the
Japanese coast, has been floated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Third Failure i'm London.

London, March 15.-A third failure
was announced this afternoon. Lon
don closed weak, with a threatened
bear effect.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Standard Confronts Proof.

Chicago, March 15.-It was :
} sweeping victory for the gov :
; ernment when Federal Judge I
; Landis decided this afternoon I
the contentious of the Standard I
; company are no good and the I
company must stand trial on
; the merits of the case. It is Z
; stated that all that remains for
) the government to do is to offer
: the perfunctory proof that the
: Standard accepted rebates for
, lower than the legal rate. 1t Is
even rumored that the Standard
; company may yet confess judg
, ment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15
Thomas Maloney Dead,

Ogden, March 15.-Thomas Malo-
ney, formerly private secretary 20
President Andrew Jackson, died this
morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

w' ar. 1t is believed that 900 fami-
, will be homeless here by tomor-
So
oSo high waters have crossed West
lin street to depth of four feet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-15

tan, off Unalaska, is in active erup-
ton.