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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

cluh a great success. The next meet
ing will be a ST. Patricks party AMI
will be held March Is at the home OF
Miss Grace Wood.
Maccabees Render Program.-lsland
City tent, 1922 knights OF the Macca-
bees. entertained their friends at Mac
cabees hall Wednesday evening with
a literary and musical program. At
the close of the program refreshments
were served and the remainder OF the
evening spent in dancing. Following
is the program that was gwen:
Piano Solo-ScOtt Leonard.
Recitation-Master Harry W. Davis.
Music-Western Mandolin club.
Violin SolO-Ralph Martin.
Whistling Solo-Miss Edna l.. Burk
hart (pano accompaniment by PROBES
sor BoWlby.)
Reading-Miss Edna Hillstrom.
Music-Western Mandolin club.
Vocal Solo-Miss Alberta BoXman.
Piano Soo-M,ss Edna l.. Blaisdeil
Miss Mae Hotter, pianist.
Second Piano Recita'.-SiSfred Lau
rim. the eminent pianist of AuSustan'
college. will give the second of MS
series of Saturday afternoon piano re-
citals tomorrow afternoon at the cor
lege auditorium. His program is ds
| follows:
POlOnais, op. 40. No. 2...........
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22
Washington Birthday Reception

Mrs Louis SalZmann at her home,
2504 Seventh avenue, yesterday after
noon entertained at Washington
birthday reception. About forty ladies
were the guests. Mrs. SalZmann was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Arthur
SalZmann Jr.. Mrs. l.. Stremmel. Mrs.
G. Nelson. and the Misses Hoffman At
Davenport The decorations were red.
white ana blue. the color scheme being
carried out in the table center piece
and in the three course lunch which
was served. The favors were little
halchets and silk flags. The afte--
noon was spent at cards, siX-handad
euchre being played The first prize
was given to Mrs. Fred Woltmann,
the lone hand prize to Mrs. Charles
Schneider. and the consolation to Mrs
McCOmb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

v. S. History Club Open Meeting
The United States History club held
an open meeting last evening at the
home of Mrs. H. BOudinOt. 2030 Far
nam street, Davenport. The members
of the club and their husbands. to the
number of 50 We're present and at q
o'clock an elaborate course dim r
was served, the table decorations rs
we'll as the decorations in the home
were red, white and blue. festoons ana
flags being effectively used. After
dinner the evening was most pleasant-
ly passed with cards and in general so
ciability.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

Washington Birthday Party NJ.
and Mrs. Fred Coyne gave Washing
ton birthday party yesterday afternoon
at their home. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Hughes, Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Gus Abrahamson and from out
of-tOwn the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
James Mcdowell of East Moline. Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Simons of Oakland
Cal. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Littell of
Clinton Iowa. A o'clock suppe.
was served and in the evening carda
were played
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

Birthday Party.-Miss Florence Nc
Comb entertained party of her gil
friends yesterday afternoon in honor
OF her 14th birthday anniversary at
her home. l411 Fourth avenue. \
birthday repast was served and games
helped pass the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

the l.. V. Cinch club we're entertained
at the home of Mrs. F. A. Riddell. 81
Fourteenth street. yesterday afternoon.
Three tables were played, the prizes
going to Mrs. z. Simmons and Mrs.
NJ. w. Riddell The hostess gift was
piece of Haviland china. After the
games the hostess served lunch. The
next meeting of the club will be held
with Mrs Robert Ralston. 9l6 Four
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

c. D. Y. clnch cIub.-The G. d. Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

Dinner at Outing CIub.-Mr. and Mrs.
IT. J. Stebbins of Davenport entertain
ed Wednesday evening at the Outing
club in honor of the second wedding
Carl of this city the occasion also be
ing the birthday anniversary of their
daughter. Mrs. Carl The affair was
also a farewell courtesy for Mrs. Thorn
as Harper of Davenport, who leaves
soon to make her home in Lincoln,
Neb.. and for George Lindgren of Mo
line. who goes to South Africa for a
three years stay. Covers were laid for
| 20. the table being prettily decorated
| in the national cOlors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

Vio!in-Piano Recital.-A fair sized
audience attended the second of the
series of violin-pianO recitals given ii
the Y NJ c. A. auditorium last even
ing by Christian Oelschlaegel Madam
Anna Noack and her daughters, kath-
rine and Charlotte The program WIS
we'll arranged and each number well
rendered and received. The Misses
| Kathrine and Charlotte NOack show
much musical talent and pleasing
| personality and their numbers showed
careful study and musical feeling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

club a great success. The next meet
ing will be "a ST. Patrick's party and
will be held March Is at the home OF
Miss Grace Wood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-22

r Society news. written or tCIcphoncd
10 the society editor of The Argus. will
u" gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known. to insure rClil-
hilitY. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
Examination Similar To That
In Haywood Trial ard Brings
Like Results.
BEGAN WRITING AUTO
BIOGRAPHY IN 1906
Identifies Letter as One Written b.
Pettibone-Orchard's Letter to His
Wife and Haywood's Letter to Her
Introduced-Cross Examination to
Continue Throughout Today-Wrote
Autobiography for Magazine Be
fore Haywood Trial

Boise, Dec. 13.-After telling OF
his arrest at Caldwell and his con-
fession to MCFARLAND, Harry Orchard,
the chief witness for the state In the
Pettibone trial, was turned over to
the defense for examination.
His examination was much the
same as in the Haywood trial and
brought the same results. He was
shown a letter which he said he re-
ceived in prison and said that Petit
bone sent it. The letter was not in.
troduced at that time.
A letter which Orchard said ne
gave to Marion Moore to mail to his
wife from Alaska was also introduced
as was the letter written 10 Mrs. Or
chard by Haywood in which Haywood
said he understood that Orchard as
in Alaska. The cross examination
will probably continue during the
rest of the day.
Orchard testified that he had be-
gun writing the autobiography. pub
lished In a magazine recently, in
June. 1906, and handed it to the pub
Usher before the Haywood trial
Darrow then went into the details OF
Orchards early life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
Half Cash. Half Checks.

Today was pay day among the shop
hands of the oregon Short Line in
Pocatello, and between $4,000 and
$4,000 was distributed among en-
ployes. The men were paid in half
cash and half Short Line checks. Ru-
NOR became current yesterday that
the pay would be 20 per cent in cash
and so per cent in scrip. Other ru-
mors were heard this morning, be-
fore the banks opened, that only scrip
would be distributed. 1t was with
considerable pleasure, therefore, that
when the men appeared at the Ban
mock National bank with their pay
checks, they were handed half in
good gold coin and the other half in
new form of checks, issued by the
Short Line, which are just as good as
gold under any circumstances. The
checks issued today differ in form
from the usual clearing house certifi-
Gates, to which they are undoubtedly
superior as a circulating medium
Pocatello Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
NARROW GUAGE ROAD.
To Tap Timber Districts from Baker
City to Eagle Valley.

County Judge j. C. Henry and
Commissioner ]. c. Selder Of Union
county, were in Union Wednesday 10
look after a petition recently filed
with the court asking for a right of
way over certain county roads for a
proposed narrow guage railroad to
be built from Union to the timber
districts up Catherine creek, says a
Baker City paper.
The two officials in the company
with Mr.. Davidson made a trip I'D
the creek a distance of - miles. re-
turning in the evening. The proposed
railroad will cross the county road
In three different places. 1t is in
ferred from the opinions given ont
that there will be no objections on
the part of tie county court to the
granting of the petition.
The narrow guage road is not a
part of the Central Railway of Ore
gon but is a separate enterprise that
is being promoted by T. w. Davidson
on the strength of a subsidy of $685.
900 pledged early in the fall by the
citizens Of Union. Mr.. Davidson who
recently returned from the east ex-
poets to enlist eastern capital in the
road. The subsidence of the present
furry" according to Mr.. Davidsons
oeiief' is the only thing in the way
OIL the consummation of the new en-
terprise.
The road is ultimately to reach the
Eagle Valley country, although the
present plans are for Is miles of track
TO reach the immense bodies of tim
Der In the Catherine creek region. The
resulting milling industry at Union is
the mducement which caused the
citizens to pledge such a large SUBJ
sidy for railway outlet for the tim
Der. There are immense bodies of
timber that will with suitable trans
facilities keep a number of
mills in operation at Union for sever
al years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
Summary Removal of District
Attorney ExCiteS Attention
of Politicians.
JUDGE l.. II. WEBSTER BE-
COMES PROMINENT ASPIRANT.
Others Mentioned Are SandersOn
Reed, Harrison Allen and Girls G.
Schuebel-BristOl Has Received
No Formal Notification - Senator
Bourne Leaves District Attorney
Muddle TO Senator Fulton.

Portland, Dec. 13.-The summary
removal of United States Attorney
Bristol has excited general attention
among politicians all over the state
OF oregon, and 1t is said that Senator
Fulton is now attempting to select
his successor.
Among those mentioned for the
position are Sanderson Reed, Harri-
son Allen of Portland, and Chris C..
Schuebel of Oregon City.
Judge l.. r. Webster is a dark
horse candidate for federal district
attorney has suddenly become very
prominent. Heavy pressure is being
brought upon Senator Fulton to ap-
point him as successor to Bristol.
AS yet Bristol has received no for
mai notification of the withdrawal Of
his nomination. Senator Bourne, 1t
is said, is leaving the district attor-
net matter entirely to Senator Full
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
CRACK SHOT AT BOISE.
Harry Suydam of New York's Rifle
Team May Locate in the West.

Harry L. Suydam, formerly of New
York city, and one of the crack rifle
shots Of the world, who has Just been
spending several months in the north
west, at Seattle and recently in south
ern Idaho, has purchased property
near Meadows and will probably To-
cate in Boise, which he considers the
most promising city of the great
northwest, says the Baise Capital
News.
In case he should make Boise his
home, Mr.. Suydam's services will
likely be enlisted in drilling the mi
litiamen Of the third battalion of the
Idaho national guard.
Mr.. Suydam was a member Of the
Seventh regiment of the New York
national guard during his residence
in New York, and was member Of
the American team of shooters that
won the ntional honors in the shoot
with England's best marksmen. Mr..
Suydam holds the record at 1000
yard shooting, having made 10 out of
20 bulls eyes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
o. n. & n. RESUMES WORK.
Tracklayfng and Building Improve
ments at Ia Grande.


The noise of constructing hammer
and saw is heard in the railroad yards
today, says the La Grande Observer.
After two months. practically, of
idleness and inactivity, when the new
coal bin stood uncompleted and the
hosting apparatus, requisite in the
full equipment of the new coal SER
vice stood far from completion, work
was again resumed today N the local
yards.
The bridge gang is at work COM
pleting the coal bins. picking up the
work where il was so unceremonlous-
ly dropped at the time of retrench-
ing orders. A track-laying gang win
be at work at once. There is con-
siderable track to be laid. especially
of the wide gauge type that runs par
allel with the huge coal bin.
The plans decided upon for trans.
porting the coal from the bins to the
engines are practically the same as
those announced last summer, From
the bin, into which coal is dropped
from the elevated tracks, 1t will be
lifted into space again by a travel
ing crane which will run on the ele-
vaed track and lower and hoist a
clam-shaped shovel that grabs up
huge bucketsful automatically.
After II has been hoisted to the
desired height, the crane swings out
SO as to clear the bin. This brings
1t directly above a travelling chute.
The chute lis a substitute for the old
fashioned bunkers that lower the
coal into the tenders from the bins.
1t is movable, running on a nine-foot
track and receives the coal from the
travelling crane pocket, diverting II to
the engine tender without use of
shovel or manual labor.
This does away with "spotting" the
engines. The cranes and chute will
be movable, thus allowing engine
tenders to be filled at any point along
the bin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
WILL NOT TAKE
OFF LOCAL TRAIN
O'RHPEN SAYS REPORT WAS
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
Pendleton- Portland Train VIII BE
Contlnued-General Manager Calls
Attention to Fact That People
Who Asked for Train Decline TO
Patrunize it-Take Through Trains
Instead-Says Story is Hot Air and
That Train VIII Be Continued.

That the o. r. & n company has
no intention Of taking the PendletUn-
Portland aocal train out of service is
declared bg General Manager O'Brien
in an interview in Portland paper
yesterday.
A report that the train would be
taken off at the first OF the year was
started in Portland last week, but
according to Mr.. O'Brfen 1t had no
foundation. However, the railroad
official calls attention to the fact that
people who asked for the train now
decline to patronize 1t but ride on
the through trains instead. Follow
ing is Mr.. o'Bnen's interview on the
subject:
"There is no intention whatever on
our part at the present time, of dis
continuing the Portland-Pendieton To-
CAL" declared Vice President and
General Manager J. p. O'Brien, of the
Hartman lines in Oregon, this after
noon, in commenting on the rumor
from Pendleton, published in a morn
ing paper.
THAT story is all hot air." he con-
tinued, "but ! understand that a
whole lot Of people in eastern Ore
gon who insisted that this train was
an absolute necessity. while ago,
are not patronizing it, but travel ON
the through trains. We shall figure
up the earnings of the train, and
when that has been done We will be
in a better position to say whether
there is to be any change In the SER
vice. We have not as. yet considered
the proposition Of withdrawing the
Pendleton local."
Regarding the situation in southern
Oregon, Mr.. O'Brien declined to make
any statement, saying he would walt
until the Southern Pacific officials
had made some report to his office
as to the situation there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
DALToN's LIFE SPARED.
Governor Mead Commutes Death
Penalty TO Life imprisonment.


Spokane, Dec. 12.-Governor Albert
f.. Mead yesterday commuted the SEN
tence of James Dalton, convicted
murderer of Police officer Henry
Stotko, to life Imprisonment. Dali
ton was convicted by a jury in Judge
Miles Poindexters division Of the
superior court, and after an appeal
to the supreme court, the transcripts
being made up from memory by his
attorney, the verdict was affirmed.
The supreme court afterward refused
to reopen the case.
Dalton was sentenced TO hang Au-
gust 16 by Judge Poindexter, the date
being fixed for October ~. Effort
on the part of the condemned mans
attorney. John f. Blair, secured from
Governor Mead a respite until to-
morrow. During the time Mr..
Blair has succeeded in getting a long
petition signed by many attorneys.
asking that Dalton's sentence be COM
muted, and 1t had its effect.
In addition to Blair's efforts Mrs.
Minnie Lowell, a cousin of Dalton's,
who loves in Ymir, B. c., has spent
money and time in behalf Of her un-
fortunate relative. Mrs. Lowell look
ed on Dalton as younger brother,
and at the times he was not in the
police tolls lived with her and her
husband, the latter being a prosper
uos merchant in Ymir.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
SLUMP IN POTATO PRICES.
North Yakima Growers Are Offered
But $12 Per Ton.

Farmers who have been attempt
ing to market potatoes with local ho-
tel and restaurant men have about
ceased their efforts and the conclu-
sion is that they have got the tubers
in the pit and propose holding until
spring, says the Yakima Republic.
II bought a couple of tons of po-
tatoes at S12 ton," said a local hotel
man, "as thought the figure was
one which I would not encounter
again and that it would be the part or
wisdom to take up the stock while
1t offered. I could buy all the pota-
toes want just now at smaller fig
ure."
Strings of refrigerator cars are held
in waiting in the North Yakima
yards Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. They came in at the end of the
apple traffic and were not wanted
1t was figured that the potato men
would snap them up. but so far they
have failed to do so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13

For hte instruction of the sheep
men OF the state in the campaign
that Is to be waged in January against
the coyotes, booklet is now being
prepared by Dan p. Smythe, secre-
tary of the sheep commission, and
DR.. w. H. Lytle, state sheep Inspector.
The copy for the pamphlet has been
prepared and will be forwarded to the
state printer for publication. As
soon as the book is printed copies Of
the same will be sent to all the
sheepmen with a request that they
observe the suggestions.
In the pamphlet the various meth
DDS of destroying coyotes are treat
ed Of and some good suggestions
from men who have been successful
in poisoning or trapping the preda-
tory animals, are given.
Where poison is used It is neces-
cary that the sheepmen use caution
in placing the same so as not to XIII
dogs or stock. Not long ago the
sheep commission secured a written
opinion of Attorney Charles H. Cart
ter regarding the legal liability OF
those who use poison against wild
animals and this opinion is embodied
in the book that is to be Issued. An
tidotes for dogs or stock, that may
be poisoned through mistake, are al
so given.
There are 1000 sheepmen in this
state and the commission is now try
ing to enlist all of these men in the
war that is to be carried against
coyotes during January. Should the
crusade meet with the success that
is hoped for there will shortly be
some 10000 or $4,000 less coyotes in
the state, thereby greatly reducing
the annual loss to the sheepmen from
that source.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
COLORADO TRIALS MONDAY.
Sensational Land Fraud Cases WIN
he CalIed-Scvcnty Men Indicted.

Denver, Colo. Dec. 13.-One of the
most sensational criminal proceed
ings in the history of Colorado is ex-
pected to be inaugurated next Mon
day. which is the date set for the be-
ginning OF the Colorado land fraud
cases in the United States district
court here. Seventy men were in
dicted last summer for alleged land
frauds and many additions are ex-
pected to be made to the list in the
near future
Many men of prominence are al
legged to have been involved In the
schemes to defraud the government.
Joseph A. Walker, a federal secret
service agent who was sent to Colo
RADIO to investigate the alleged frauds
was recently murdered near Duran
go and It thought to have been the
victim OF the "land grabbers," who
feared that he "knew too much"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13

After more than rs years, Engi-
neer o. w. Moon OF the o. r. & N.
the man who ran one OF the first To-
comotives into Pendleton on the COM
pietion Of the road into this CITY, haf
come back to make Pendleton hit
home and will run the engine on the
Pilot Rock branch.
For almost 20 years Mr.. Moon has
run the engine on Elgin branch OF
the o. r. & N. making the trip OF
A miles each day, except Sunday
winter and summer with but few in
termissions. He has run one OF the
same small engines on the Elgin
branch which were used in the con-
struction Of the road into this city
ana the development of the big en-
glnes on the main line has not trou-
bled Dad" Moon much. He has
had nothing to do with them and
wants nothing to do with them. He
would scarcely run his little engine
on the same sidetrack with one OF
the main line monsters In La Grande,
he dlsifked the big engines so in-
tensely.
One of the first requests DAD
Moon made on coming to Pendleton
to take the Pilot Rock run was that
the acetylene gas headlight be re-
moved from his engine and a COM
mon coal oil headlight put In its
stead. An these new tangled appli-
ances such as electric headlights.
acetylene gas headlights. fancy air
brakes automatic couplings and i'm
proved engine equipment are new TO
DAD" Moon. who has learned to run
an engine 80 years ago.
These troublesome details ana
brain racking appliances have not
yet invaded the Elgin branch en-
gine and Dad" Moon. now about 70
years or age, is not going to be both
cred with them now He want.
Just enough machinery to start ana
stop the engine. keep the bolts ann
braces tight and room enough for
coal and water. He will do the rest
No new tangled appliances go on
the Pilot Rock branch.
However, in making his 30 miles
per day on daylight run. dad"
Moon will have little need for n
headlight on the Pilot Rock branch
ana II the whistle works all right +he
.nrottie opens and shuts easily and
the tires stay on, Dad" Moon win
denver the Pilot Rock trains on
time.
Mr.. Moon is one of the most popu-
Iar railroad men In the west and Is
known to every railroad man who
ever worked on the o. r. & N. He
Is the Oldest man on the division
and comes to the Pilot Rock run be-
cause IT is daylight run and first
choice on the La Grande division.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-13
LUTTENBERGER WILL FIGHT.
PendletOn Physlcion MOI Alarmed n,
Action for Divorce.

The complaint and summons in the
divorce suit filed by Mrs. Henrietta
Luttenberger of st. Louis against DR..
j. G. M. LAttenberger OF this city,
nave just been served by Sheriff
Taylor of this county, upon DR.. Lut-
tenberger, here
The complaint is much tanner
document than that described in the
Associated Press dispatches Of last
week and the only specific charge
made by Mrs. Luttenberger against
her husband is that he has refused
to occUpy a room with her for the
past two years, white living in the
same house and that recently he moy-
ed to Pendleton, Oregon, and that
this act on his part constitutes de-
sertlon.
There is nothing In the complaint
touching the subject OF Or. Lutten-
berger's lecturing career. his trip to
Europe or his education at Mrs.