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little Doubt But That He
Would Have Been Shot or
Lynched If Not Promptly
Arrested.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
is THE PRESENT CHARGE
Prosecutor Jessup Is Investi-
eating and a Worse Charge
May Be Filed ---Green Has
Confessed His Guilt.

A charge of assault and battery has
been filed in the circuit court against
Bernard Green, the young colored man
who last Saturday committed vile Of
tense against Hazel Harris the three
year-oId daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Harris. Prosecutor Jessup is
Investigating the case and it is proba-
Bile that when he concludes this inves-
tigation he will place more serious
. charge against Green. 1t appears
that Green did not actually commit a
criminal assault on little Hazel Harris
but his actions with her are too vile to
be mentioned
Green is badly frightened. This
morning Attorney Henry U. Johnson,
who has been retained to defend him,
called on the young negro at the city
Jail, but found him in such a nervous
condition that no Ineligible state
ment could be secured from him.
Had it not II for the prompt &C
tion Of Sergeant McManus in arresting
Green after the news of the assault
spread about the north end of town.
there is no doubt but that the negro
would have been shot or lynched by
the enraged neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris When Hazel Harris told her
mother what Green had done she called
in several of the neighbors, told them
the childs tale and then summoned
her husband home from the railroad
shops. One man carrying rifle
searched around for Mr.. Harris to give
him the gun that he could kill Green
Sergeant McManus arrived on the
scene before this man could locate Mr.
Harris. Other. neighbors searched
about the neighborhood for the young
negro. On all sides there were
threats of lynching.
Confesses His Guilt.
McManus entered the Green home
and while inquiring for Bernard Green
the young negro suddenly entered the
room. He was promptly siezed by
McManus. At first Green denied any
knowledge Of the crime. McManus
left the house with him and entered
the Harris home. There he found
Mr.. Harris and several neighbors. Nc
I.-anus told the men that if any at
tempt was made against Green that he
would do everything in his power to
defend him. Little Hazel Harris was
then brought before Green and she
identified him as the man who had
committed the assault upon her.
At police headquarters Green broke
down and told the police everything
about the crime. He said that little
Hazel entered his home and that he en-
ticed her to his bedroom. When he
released the child she ran to her home
and in sobs told her mother of the
crime. Her disarranged clothing was
the evidence to her story. In the city
Jail Sergeant McManus said to Green
who was that other girl you commit
ted this crime against:" Green told
him that he had never been guilty of
such a crime before. Don't lie to
me. If you do, you'll get soaked all
the worse" said the sergeant. In ter
ror Green admitted that he had at
tempted a criminal assault on another
little white girl. but said that he could
not remember her name
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-14

New York. Oct. 1.-THE New York
local of the Commercial Telegraphers'
union at a meeting Sunday voted unan-
imously to continue the strike against
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies.
The vote was taken upon the sug-
messages to subordinate officers point
ed out the inability of the general as
sembly to further finance the strike
and recommended that locals in the
various cities vote upon the advisable
ity of the men returning to work.
The meeting was characterized by
bitter exchanges between President
Small and the other speakers. The
latter charged the national leader with
inconsistency in first claiming that the
strike would be successfully financed
and yesterday admitting that the gen.
eral assembly was without funds and
half-hearted dilatory manner. Small
tried to explain his position, but was
frequently interrupted by Kisses.
When he suddenly left the hall in the
midst of the speech making, cries of
resign" followed him.
SvaIrs Statement.
Small issued a statement in which
he said he was willing to continue the
strike If the men insisted.
When the meeting opened, Presi-
dent Small was given the floor and
said:
Il am not here to make an argu-
ment for or against continuing the
strike, but merely to explain why I
called for a vote of the locals on the
proposition. Saturday Commissioner
Neill informed me that President
Clowry had told him that further nego-
tiations were futile. / believe what
they say. Our funds are quite exhaus-
ted. AS you know. we were unable to
make a payment TO you yesterday.
the facts, you can do as you will"
Percy Thomas, former national de-
putty, followed Small, saying that the
latter had said when the strike began
| that he could raise 100000 to sup
port it. Small, he said, had asked
him thirty days ago To send out the
word NO funds" but the speaker re-
fused he continued
Charged With Neglect.
President Small has utterly neg
! lected to properly approach the sub
! ject of raising money, and now he
comes before YOU and tells you that
we hare no more money. This strike
cannot be lost if we have a leader a
national president with any ability"
| There were cheers fer Thomas and,
as Small rose to reply, shouts of re
sign, greeted him.
In his statement President Small
says that in his recent recommends
| ton he merely wished the locals TO
| intelligentIy understand the situation.
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JOCKEY MILLER MAKES
A MARVELLOUS RECORD
Rides 468 Winning Horses in
One Year.
WILL NOW GET A REST.

New York. Oct. 14.-Jockey, Mar
velous Miller, has ridden 312 winning
horses this year. Last year he rode
46S; the worlds record. but has no
chance of coming to that figure this
season, as his managers. Tom WEIGH
and Doc Rowell, have decided on Civ
ing the jockey a rest
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BARN NEAR MILLV|LLE
BURNS; LOSS $1,000
Daniel Wantz Suffered a Mis-
fortune Sunday Morning.

Millville, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE large
barn of Daniel Wantz. south of town,
was burned to the ground Sunday
morning. Five head of horses and
some hay burned and several COWS
were injured. The loss is $1,000; in
surance $500.
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STRIKERS IN DEMONSTRATION.
Chicago Operators Parade Street.
Shouting, "Stick. StIck!"

Chicago, Oct. 14.-National Presi-
dent Small, of the Commercial Tele-
graphers' union and his suggestion
that vote be taken On the question
of calling off the strike were repudi-
ated BY members of the Chicago local
union. A resolution that the strike be
continued was unanimously adopted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-14
Society Greatly Interested in Farquhar Divorce Suit


New York society is greatly inter-
ested in the suit for divorce brought
by Mrs. Lillian Mund-Farquhar, in
which she names Mrs. Leicester
Holme, as correspondent. Mr.. Farqu
har is private secretary TO Mrs. Holmt
The picture shows Farquhar at thu
left, and Mrs. and Judge Holme
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-14
STAY OUT AT BALTIMORE.
Will Continue Strike Nine Weeks Nor.
If Necessary.

Baltimore, Oct 1.-THE striking
telegraphers held a meeting at which
1t was voted to continue the strike
nine weeks more, If necessary. Presi-
dent Samuel Small of the union, was
sent notice to this effect.
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SOCIAL AT SCHOOL HOUSE.

There will be an ice cream and
basket social at School No. 13. known
as the zimmerman school, east of Ell.
liott's Mills, Friday, October Is, at
7:30 u. N.
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MEETING OF THE MINISTER'S.

At the meeting of the Ministerial as
sociation a paper giving a review of
Deuteronomy was presented by the
Rev. o. S. Harrison. 1t was followed
by discussion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-14

There was .91 inches of rainfall
Four days were clear and three partly
cloudy.
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SPOKE IN EARLHAM CHAPEL.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Crossfield oil
London gave very interesting address
es in Earlham chapel this morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-14
FAILURE ON WALL STREET
Butler and Johnson Forced
Out of Business.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE failure is an
nounced at the Consolidated Stock ex-
change of Butler and Johnson, 40 Wall
street. The firm did q large business
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-14
BECOMES AN ADVANCE MAN

Granvel Harris has left for Blue
River. Wis. where he will take po-
sition as advance man for "The Bank
er's Child"
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RECORD FOR PAST WEEK
Temperature Ranged From
Thirty to Seventy-five.

Following is the record for the past
week as kept by Walter Vossler, Off
cial weather observer at the water
works pumping station:
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Fourth Time in rs Months He
Was Arraigned for VioIat-
ing Liquor Law.
CASE OF JAMES KiDWELL.
EFFORT TO GET HIM TO CONFESS
TO STEALING WHiSkEY WAS
NOT ESSFUL-CASE WAS
APPEALED TO CIRCUIT COURT.

For the fourth time in twenty-five
months Daniei Tanning was arraigned
in the city court this morning, charg-
ed with a violation of the Nicholson
liquor law. Tanning was charged with
giving a half pint OF whiskey to James
Kidwell on Sunday morning. Tanning
entered a plea of not guilty and his
defense was that Kidwell stole the
liquor. Kidweil, on the witness stand
stated that his principal occupation
was cleaning cuspidors in the Fee and
Tanning saloons He stated that Fan
ming gave him the whiskey. Henry
u. Johnson was FaLring's attorney
and he tried to throw suspicion of the
theft of the whiskey on Kidwell in
cross examining him. Johnson tried
to get Kidwell to admit that he was
a hard drinker but the old man refus-
ed to make this admission. KidWell
admitted that he had served time in
the penitentiary for stealing a ban
ket. In making his argument before
Judge Converse, Prosecutor Jessup
stated that inasmuch that this was the
fourth time Tanning mad been arrest
ed for a violation of the liquor laws,
he should not only be fined but given
a Jail sentence for good measure.
Judge Converse ignored the demand
of the states attorney for a Jail SEN
tence and only assessed Tanning fine
of $25 and costs. Mr.. Johnson then
appealed the case and Tanning was
released on $500 bond.
Remmert's Testimony.
Sunday morning, Patrol Driver Rem
inert stated on the witness stand, he
saw Kidwe;l come down an alley in
the rear of the city building and enter
the Tanning saloon. Remmert report
ed this to Sergeant McManus and
| McManus ordered Remmert and Off
Ger Vogelsong to lay for Kidwell.
When he came out of the saloon these
officers pounced upon him, took him
to headquarters and Sergeant McMan-
us searched him, finding a half pint of
| whiskey.
On the witness stand Tanning testi-
fled that while Kidwell was in the sa.
loon cleaning up the cuspidors, Fan
ming left the saloon for a short time
Tanning intimated that during his alb
sence Kidwell took the whiskey. Kid
we'll stated that he did not take the
| liquor and that all the time he had
been working for Tanning he had nev.
er noticed any bottled whiskey on the
| Sideboard of the bar.
! Harry Fee, custodian of the city
building under the Zimmerman regime
and now a saloon keeper and close
friend of Tanning, testified that Kid
we'll was an inveterate drinker and
that he got drunk nearly every night
Prosecutor Jessup put Sergeant Nc
Manus on the stand to testify in re-
gard to Fees character. In making
his argument Prosecutor Jessup stated
that he would believe old man Kid
well before he would Fee or Tanning
stating that these two men used the
broken down ex-convict for a tool.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
Lop LIMBS OVER SIDEWALKS.
They Must Not Hang Lower Than
Eight Feet Above.

Under a city ordinance property
owners are required to keep limbs
and branches of trees cleared away
to height OF eight feet above side
walks, and today Street Commission
er Fletcher has been engaged in
warning many who have been negli-
gent in this matter.
All over the city there are places
where the limbs hang down to with
in four or five feet of the walks and
during wet weather they make travel
disagreeable. The rain yesterday fur
nished a sample of the inconvenience
that may be looked for this fall If the
trees are not properly trimmed.
Under the ordinances anyone who
allows limbs or branches OF trees to
hang lower than distance Of eight
feet above a sidewalk becomes liable
to a fine of from 81 to 325.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
Design for County Fair.

A design or coat of arms for the
Umatilla- Morrow county fair letter.
heads and envelopes has just been
drawn by Lee d. Drake, advertising
manager of the East oregonian, and
will hereafter appear on all the print
ed matter issued by the fair manage
ment. The design consists of circu-
lar figure with bright sunset in the
mountains In the distance with a field
of grain in the foreground. collections
OF fruits and vegetables in the border
and the head of COW and a sheep in
the outer circle. 1t is a very attrac-
tive and appropriate design and the
management will use 1t extensively in
all their advertising matter and sta
tionery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09

Bingham Springs Summer Resort
excursion tickets from Pendleton
$2.75 for round trip-stage fare in
cluded. James Cornfield, manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
Have Pleasant Camp.

The camp at the mouth of Birch
creek is an ideal one in many re-
spects. 1t is located upon the gravel
bed Just at the north end of the
bridge, and Is well located from a
sanitary standpoint. The entire
equipment Of tents, cooking utensils
and tableware is new and the men
are well fed and otherwise cared for.
The work now is all being done by the
o. R. & N. company itself, the con-
tracing firms that were engaged up
on the grading work having finished
and left the field.
The ties for use upon the Pilot
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
CITY BREVIrIES

All kinds of good dry wood. See
Minnis.
Want to buy fresh milch COW at
once. w. A. Leathers.
All the news all the time in the
East oregonian.
Good milch COW for sale. Enquire
of Daniels, at Fergy's.
See Minnis for good, dry wood that
burns. Lots OF It on hand.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent. Enquire at this office.
For sale-Fox terrier pups. In
qulre Ross Carney, 500 Cosbie street
Household furniture for sale. In
aulre at the East oregonian office.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent in the East Oregonian build
ing.
Electric Sad Irons" Sold by
Goodman Hardware company. Get
our prices.
We guarantee Chrysolite enameled
ware. Goodman Hardware company,
agents.
Modern five-room cottage for sale
or rent. 710 Lilleth street. Enquire
Bowman Photo Studio.
Fresh country butter sweet and
clean, per roll, soc. The Peoples
Warehouse. where It pays to trade.
Lost-Pair of gold eyeglasses; small
gold hair pin and chain attached.
Finder please return to Mrs. Rose
Campbell.
Stage for Lehman Springs leaves
every morning from the Alta House
at o'clock. See Lehman Springs
display ad.
Fresh stock shot gun shells at
Goodman Hardware company's Com
plete stock guns and ammunition at
attractive prices.
Stage for Hidaway Springs leaves
every morning from the Alta House
at o'clock. Hee Hidaway Springs
display ad.
New bowling alleys, billiard and
pool tables, cigars, confectionery and
cool drinks. Every thing new and
first class at the Pastime Parlors,
Pendleton's coolest resort.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
TAXATION JANCLE
YAKIMA ASSESSOR AND
RAILROADS DISAGREE
Northern Pacific Tax Commissioner
Insists a Certain Building Is Worth
$500; the Assessor Listed it at 60
Per Cent Of S20,O00-Other valua-
tions Are Equally as Much at Va
riance-Litigation May Follow.

That the Northern Pacific Railway
company and County Assessor Sindall
hold very different views concerning
the value of the company's improve
ments on its right-of-way in this
county was demonstrated at the
meeting of the board of equalization
this morning, says the Yakima Re-
public.
A day is to be fixed for Assistant
Tax Commissioner Sedgewick of the
Northern Pacific company, to have
hearing before the board and it
will be arranged that State Tax Com
missioner Frost will be here on the
occasion to assist the board with his
advice.
The board this morning had a
statement of the situation laid before
It by the county assessor, who pro-
duced the letter of Mr.. Sedgewick
written in reply to a request from
the assessor for a valuation Of the
improvements.
Mr.. Sedgewick does not think these
improvements, including the depots,
section houses, water tanks and
freight sheds, are worth very much.
For instance he values the new freight
house in this city at $500.
Mr.. Sindall said he had talked with
some local contractors and builders
and these all agreed that the build
ing could not have been erected for
less than $4,000 and most Of them
put the value at $4,000. Mr.. SIN
dali said he assessed the building at
60 per cent of the lowest price, name
ly, 100000.
About the same discrepancy is
found in respect Of the other build
ings on the right-of-way. The wa
ter tanks are valued by Mr.. Sedge-
wick at 800, but it appears that they
cost the railroad company $500
each. These tanks are situated at
Mabton, Alfalfa, wapato, Toppenish,
Yakima City and here.
The station houses or depots at
these points also come very low in
Mr.. Sedgewick's estimation, being
valued by him at from $3.50 to 5000,
Section houses appear to be worth
only $50 each and the ice house in
this city is valued at $500.
Mr.. Sedgewlck considers the depot
here to be worth s110O and the Sec
ton house $3.50. But Mr.. Sindall
looked into all these matters and has
valued the property on the basis Of
common sense. For instance, the ice
house, valued at $500, according to
Mr.. Sedgewick, will have to pay tax
es on valuation of 1880, being a
low estimate of the amount of ice
which II holds at $3.50 per ton.
The company values its new i'm
provements on the Sunnyslde road
at $1,000; the assessor makes the
amount $3.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
Left for Milwaukee.

James A. Devlin, the well-known
cigar manufacturer of this city, has
started east to visit hs parents in his
old home at Milwaukee, Wis, and be-
fore returning In September he will
also visit Chicago. Denver and other
places. Mrs. Devlin, who is now Wis
iting in Ashland, Wis, will accom-
pany him home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
RIFLE TEAM GOES EAST.
Eighteen Sharpshooters Start to Per-
ry, Ohio, Sunday,

@SAe'ssSAa NsAstA p1hhootNhS W
ry, Ohio, Sunday.
Fully determined that Oregon shall
be listed among the winners at the
National Rifle competition, to be held
at Camp Perry, Ohio, commencing
August 10, sharpshooters of the Ore
gon national guard, IS strong, will
leave in a special car over the o. R.
& N. next Sunday evening destined
for the east, says the Oregon Daily
Journal.
Following the competitive state
shoot which was recently held at
Roseburg to determine who should
represent the Beaver state at the
Ohio meet, Acknowledgement. FINER
yesterday announced the personnel Of
the team. Those selected to COM
pete with the crack shots of the
United States, England and Canada,
arc:
Captain F. B. Hamlin, Captain r.
o. Scott, Captain w. M. Denny, First
Lieutenant G. r Houck (team coach) +,
Sergeant v. s. Howard, Sergeant A.
A. Schwartz. Sergeant F. G.. Stewart,
Sergeant A. @. Johnson, Sergeant H.
II. Pctrie, Corporal G. E. Upton, Cor
poral r. L. Perdew, Corporal II.
Dickle, Private B. F, Fields and Pri-
vate Ferguson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
Notice.

All real property owners in the city
of Pendleton are required to cut off
and remove from the streets, alley
and all, bushes and limbs of trees
which extend over or upon any side
walk adjacent to his real property,
for q distance of at least eight feet
above n sidewalk.
r. w. FLETCHER,
Street Commissioner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09
Raining ut Walla Walla.

C. A. Smith. travelling correspon-
dent for the Spokesman Review, came
down from Walla Walla on the o. R.
& n. morning train and reports hard
rains all over the wheat belt of walla
Walla and oteher eastern Washington
counties. However, If 1t stops raining
today 1t is thought but little damage
will be done to the ripening wheat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09

MENTION

WILL 4SIN
L. s. Wilbur, the cattleman of
Duncan, is in the city today after
supplies.
T. ]. Kirk, the pioneer wheat rails
er of Athena, is in the city today on
business.
Abe Miller, the justice of the
peace of Jilot Rock, is in the city
today on business.
r. r. Johnson, the well known far
mer of Briggson, is in the city today
on a trading trip.
Louis Scholl, jr., the real estate
dealer at Echo, is in the city today
on a business trip.
w. ]. Furnish came down from his
mountain home near Bingham
Springs, yesterday
r. E. Bryson of Meacham, is here
today after supplies for his wood
camps in the Blue mountains.
j. II. O'Neill, travelling passenger
agent for the Q. R. G. N, has been in
town upon short business visit.
George Steunenberg of Moscow,
Idaho, passed through the city last
evening on his way to Boise City.
Mrs. H. A. Brandon and little son
came down from Meacham yesterday
after having lived there during the
hot weather.
Mrs. E. r. Ganahl and children re-
turned this morning from Wallace,
Idaho, where they have been for sev-
eral weeks on a visit.
Mrs. Bert Huffman and children,
who have been at Kamela for the
past week, returned home this after
noon on the delayed tram.
w. A. Storie and family who have
been at Kamela all week, returned
home this morning after an enjoyable
recreation in the mountains.
Will wyrick, George Strand and
Allie Knight are in the city today
from the reservation, the rain having
stopped harvest operations for the
day.
T. F. Boylen, president Of the state
sheep commission, and Dan P.
Smythe, secretary, left last evening
for Portland, where a commission
meeting will be held Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crawford re-
turned home this morning from Ka-
mela, where they have been camping
for week. The rain is driving many
campers home from the mountains
Roy Saxton, one of the surveyors on
the reclamation service at Hermiston,
passed through the city last evening
on his way to Madison, Wis, where
he will remain a few weeks visiting
his parents.
Attorney r. ]. Slater and family
are over from Pendleton on a visit.
They expect to remain several days
and trip or two to the mountains
is contemplated as a part of their
holiday diversion.-La Grande OBJ
server.
]. NJ. Mckinney of Washington, d.
c., was in the city today on his way
from Echo and Hermiston, where he
had been looking over the East Una
tilla project. He is connected with
the reclamation force in Washing
ton, and was the guest of Attorney
Oliver p. Morton while at Echo.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Skiles will
leave this evening for Wallowa cam
yon, Wallowa county, where they
will Join Mr.. and Mrs. e. C. Skiles,
who have been in camp there for
some time. 1t is a delightful place
for a summer outing and the party
will remain there during the month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-09

In commenting on the work of Mr..
Sedgewick this morning, Assessor
Sindall remarked that he considered
the schedule of values sent him by
that official ian insult to a mans
intelligence"