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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-01
Seventy.lfth Anniversary.

An interesting and graceful affair
of the week was the anniversary
dinner given by Mrs. T. A. Ledbet-
ter in honor OF the seventy-ffth
birthday OF her husband. This
worthy couple have been residents
of our city a number of years and
Mr.. Ledbetter Is in fine health. and
as active with his mind and heart
as young and strong as at fifty.
The home on A street, Northwest,
was put In gala attire with autumn
decorations.
The dinner was served at o'clock,
and there was a goodly gathering
OF children, grand children, relatives
and a few very close friends.
Mr. Ledbetter is deservedly proud
of his sons and daughters, ten there
are in number, Hon. w. A. Ledbet
ter, being the eldest OF the family
who has not only done much toward
the building OF Ardmore, but figured
consplcuously in bringing in our new
state. Other children who were
present were: II. A. Guy, and Slth
Mrs. John Teer and Mrs. Cox, al
/ residing In this town.
Shaped collars are to be worn an
are much higher in the back Som
beautiful buckles are worn with IN
new crushed girdles. and thos
forred from old caroes are the hanC
soonest Of all.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-01

CONTINUED on Page III.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
WASHINGTON STOCK DYING.
Many Herds of Horses Starving on
the Nespellm.

That northern Washington is ex-
periencing a severe winter is shown
by letters received from Billy Joe, the
well known Umatilla Indian who is
now at Nespelim and who writes to
friends on the Umatilla reservation
concerning the weather in that Sec
ton of the state. Billy Joe is now
near the former home of Joseph on
the Nespelim and writes that the
snow is three feet deep and crusted
in places and hundreds of range
horses are perishing.
The Indians and whites are both
working hard to rescue a number of
large herds from the high hills where
they are starving to death but so far
little progress has been made owing
to the weakened condition OF the stock
when found.
In many instances the horses have
eaten off each others tails and names
and have paved into the frozen
ground to the bottom of the grass
roots.
Little feed is prepared in that por-
tlon of northern Washington and the
suffering among stock will be more
intense on this account.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
LOSSES WILL Be
OVER 100000
TO o. II. & n. BY SLIDES
AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
During the Past Ten Days-Immense
Immediate Expense Supplemented
by Almost Total Cessation of Busi-
ncss-Expcct Serious Congestion
Latcr-Littlc Trouble in the Blue
Mountains.

a half million dollars will not cover
the losses sustained by the o. r. e
n. railroad during the blockade of
traffic of the past 10 days, according
to the estimates of officials.
Aside from the enormous expense
Of opening the line there has been
practically no income for several
days, all freight and passenger trains
having been tied up and the passen-
gers kept at the company's expense.
The officials dread to think of the
rush Of business and the congestion
which will follow the opening of the
blockade. Every terminal point is
filled to overflowing with loaded cars
for which shippers are loudly clam
oring. The ordinary supply of motive
power will be inadequate to move the
volume of accumulated traffic. and
the line will be almost as badly
blockaded with trains as 1t is now
with slides and washouts.
1t Is the intention of the company
to open the main line completely and
place 1t in excellent condition so
trains of all kinds may be kept NOV
ing before devoting much attention to
branch lines, and It is estimated that
1t will be fully week before the
Pendleton-Walla Walla branch is
ready for use.
General Superintendent NJ. ]. Buck
ley and General Manager ]. P. O'Brien
were in the city last evening looking
over the situation here, and left on
the night train for points east.
The work of clearing the track west
of Hood River is progressing rapidly
and 1t is hoped to keep 1t open. Sew
eral washouts east of The Dalles are
now causing trouble, but so far they
are not serious.
The Blue mountains have given the
company no trouble this winter, the
mountain division being about the
only section OF the road which has
been operated without interruption.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Frozen I'm Open Boats.
Drowned In Their Staterooms.

Newport. r. l., Feb. PA tele-
phone from Block island this after
noon says every effort was made to
save the passengers from the Larch-
mont, but she went down rapidly.
Evidently a hole was knocked in her
hull below the water line. Scores pre-
sumably drowned in their state rooms
and the bodies will probably never be
recovered. Many awakened by the
collision rushed thinly clad to the
decks. Many swooned from fright as
soon as the lights went out and the
dynamo was flooded.
The boats were launched in good
order and many passengers placed in
them. Two boats got ashore, IA being
dead when the land was reached.
The weather was so rough no tug
would put to the wreck, being 80
miles away. 1t seems certain a num-
ber of boatloads were swamped.
Captain Jack o'Neil, a tug solicitor,
and one of the hardest marines of the
Atlantic, was too cautious to attempt
to sail to the rescue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

New York, Feb, 12.-That million
lol!ar defense of Thaw has a screw
loose somewhere. Thaw is worried,
hts attorneys are worried and his
friends all join In the worry. After
a week Of hard work the Thaw de-
Tense has gotten nowhere-not even
showed 1t is on the way. Delmas
and his aides upon entering court
this morning showed the strain they
are under.
This morning the pleas, entreaties
and looks all indicated certain radical
action is to. come. All are on ;he
uui vive except Jerome, who is daily
proving himself the real article.
There is no telling from his counte-
nance his state Of mind.
To date the one telling point of the
defense is Evelyn's story. Upon this
alone the public thinks likely the
Jury will disagree or acquit upon
grounds of justification, but the de-
tense must prove something excusable
and acceptable under the laws, which
they have not done so far-have not
even created 2 reasonable doubt Of
Thaw's sanity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

The doctor sal d he observed what
caused him to leave the room, but
being warned not to 90 into any con-
versation tfLat occurred he said he
could not, describe what happened.
undor me limitations. Jerome held
the Witness under his thumb and the
court ruled that at the time no con-
vzrsation was admissible. The wit
,tcss was not allowed the slightest
leeway by the prosecution. This
stumpcd the defense, and the witness
said, 81 cannot say, then. Thaw left
the room abruptly and shortly after
l departed"
The attorneys then wrangleG until
Delmas was goaded into denouncing
Jerome's tactics as chair splitting
and quihbling." Practically he plead
ed tc the court for mercy.
The proceedings were dry and Thaw
was bored. He slipped down in his
chair, but aroused occasionally to
smile when his attorney caught him
yawning.
The witness told of another visit,
the examination consisting of ques-
tions and answers which were not all
lowed.
Evans, Alicnist. on the Stand.
Dr. Evans, alienist, was the first
witness called this afternoon.
jerome objected to Delmas' first
question and was sustained.
Evans was then asked to state his
! observations made in visit to Thaw
| in August. He said he noticed a pc
culiar facial expression, glare of eye,
and unnatural suspicion of everyone
about. The witness said Thaw had
exaggerated ideas of his Importance
and believed himself the victim of a
| persecution that placed him in the
role of a martyr.
Evans delivered a number of lee
lures on Exaggerated Ego" and %Ex-
plosive Tendencies" observed in Thaw
and announced that Thaw refused to
accede to his argument and stuck to
the opinion he had before the doctor
examined him. He declared Thaw
was so insane as to try to tell the
doctor how to conduct the examina-
ton.
Thaw could not restrain his laugh
ter at the testimony, grabbed a law
book and buried his face in 1t. The
attorneys got into a squabble lasting
an hour.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

New York, Feb. 12.-Last evening
Charles Wagner of Ringhamptoh, n.
Y, was called to the stand.
The defense started to build a legal
base, which the court ruled must be
laid down before they start to work
on the insanity plea.
The witness testified he had served
as house surgeon in the New York
Presbyterian hospital, as assistant
physician in the New York insane
asylum at Utica for seven years. and
now as assistant physician in the asy-
lum at Binghampton. He has visited
many asylums in this country and
abroad. He said the study of insanity
ana the insane has been his occupa-
ton for years. He professed famil-
iarity with the literature on the sub
ject and said he had testified as an
expert in several trials. After quail
flying as an expert he testified to
knowing Thaw.
The witness said he saw Thaw last
on October s. 1906, when he examin-
ed him. He said he had made six
visits to the Tombs between June 26
and October s.
Delmas asked Wagner what he OBJ
served about the condition of the pris-
oner when he examined him.
"On the first visit" said the doc
tor, 81 talked with Thaw in a general
way: did not make a thorough ex-
animation. I observed that he was
suspicious OF me and very apprehen-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
TEACHERS EXAMINATION TOMORROW

Tomorrow is the date set for the
commencing of the teachers examn-
alton, and because of the lack of train
service great hardship will be worked
upon the women who are compelled
to take the test, The examination is
for those whose papers have expired
or will do so in the near future. In
this class there are between 40 and
so in the county, and consequently it
is obligatory upon most of them to
attend. They are from all sections of
the county.
There are about 20 young ladies'
from Weston who must take the ex-
animation, and they have already ar
ranged to drive down from that place
so as to reach here this evening. Sew
eral will also have to come from Mil
ton and other portions Of the east end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
TAXPAY|NG To
BEGIN MONDAY
THE TAN ROLLS ARE NOW
PRACTICALLY COMPLETE.
Attention is Called to the Statutory
Requirements, Including Dates and
Other Conditions, Such as Rebates
and Penalties-Levy on Personal
Property May Be Made After May
1.

The taxpayers of Umatilla county
may now commence loosening the
strings to their pocketbooks for the
collection of taxes will begin at the
sheriff's office Monday The tax
rolls are now practically completed
and will be turned over to the sheriff
within a day or two. Since the first
OF the year when the tax levy made
by the county court, R. T. Brown,
chief deputy in the clerks office, has
been busy night and day upon the
working until late at night in order
to have them completed in time.
The following are the rules regard
ing the payments of taxes under the
present laws
l. If you pay your taxes on or be-
fore March Is you will be allowed a
rebate of 8 per cent.
2. If you pay your taxes between
March Is and up to and including the
first Monday in April, there will not
be any rebate allowed and neither
will there be any penalty or interest
added. EEST
8. If your taxes are not paid on or
before the first Monday in April, they
will become delinquent. when there
will be added penalty of 10 per cent
and the tax will also draw interest at
the rate of Il per cent per annum in
addition to the penalty.
4. If you pay one-half of your taxes
on or before the first Monday in
April then the remaining half may
run up to and including the first
Monday of October following, but IL
the last half of tax due is not paid by
the first Monday of October. it be-
comes delinquent, and there will be
added to such balance a penalty of 10
per cent, and in addition, such bal
ance will bear interest at the rate of
10 per cent per annum from the first
Monday in April until paid.
s. on all personal property taxes.
If one-half is not paid on or before
the first Monday of April the law
compels the sheriff to levy upon and
collect the same after May 1; hence,
to prevent a levy upon personal prop
erty after May it will be necessary
for one-half to be paid as above
stated.
6, The law compels the sheriff to
sell all lands on which taxes have
not been paid. and that such sale not
be held later than March l of the
year succeeding the year in which the
tax levy was made.
I, The property will be sold to the
person bidding the lowest rate of in
terest, and certificates will be issued
therefore. and deeds given to such
property sold, unless redeemed with
in three years from the date of such
sale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Buys New Wrecl>ing Cranes.

Charles E. Weeks, expert machin-
list for the Union Pacific, left this
afternoon for Bay City. Mich, where
he will inspect powerful new
wrecking crane bought by the Union
Pacific and just completed at that
place. The crane will be examined for
defects and tested as to its power.
says the Cheyenne Tribune. The
Union Pacific has purchased three oc
these new wreckers to replace those
now in use. The present wreckers
have a lifting capacity of so tons,
while the new ones will have 100 tons
capacity. The old wreckers are not
powerful enough to handle the mons
ter locomotives now in service on the
road.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

Salem, Feb. 12.-(Special.) Late
this evening the senate had not voted
upon the Chaplin railroad commission
bill, but it is believed that it will
pass that body by a narrow margin.
1t is said that friends of the bill as
now amended have IA votes pledged
in the senate. If it passes in its pres
ont form, in which the governor is
deprived of the appointing power, it
is believed that the governor will veto
it and that it will then go to the
people by the referendum,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

All of the Echo teachers will be pres
ent, but as the trains are now running
between here and that place they
will not be inconvenienced, except by
the delayed trains.
As the circuit court room is still in
use owing to the flood damage suit,
it has been necessary for Superinten-
dent Welles to secure other quarters
for the examination this year. The
banquet room in the Eagles hail has
been selected and the work will be
carried on there.
The examination will be conducted
by the county examining board, which
is now composed of the following:
Prof. w. II. Bleakney, chairman; Pro-
fessor Henry NJ. Armstrong of the
Weston normal, and Superintendent
Welles. The work will commence at
8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Commission Bill Passed.

Salem, Feb. 12.-(Special) when
the Chaplin railroad commission bill
came up as a special order at $3.50
yesterday afternoon it was passed by
the house after a spirited debate and
exciting exchange of sarcasm on part
of leaders of the house.
A division occurred in the house
committee when the manner of cre-
ating the board was brought up.
Jones of Polk and Lincoln, Holt Of
Linn, and King of Harney and NAL
heur, reported for the majority in
favor of appointing the commission
by the state board, one commissioner
to serve two and two commissioners
four years.
A minority report was made by
Chairman Coffey of Multnomah. and
Edwards of Lane, favoring the ap-
pointment of the commission by the
governor. one for two and the other
two for four years.
The question involved was purely
political and Speaker Davey took the
side of the majority of the house
committee.
In the committee of the whole the
bill passed the house by vote of 80
to % and afterward upon final pas
sage. was adopted unanimously.
To Locate State Institutions.
The bill by Senator Smith of Una
tilla county, providing for a cdnstitu-
tional amendment to permit the To-
cation of state institutions away from
the state capital, has passed both
houses much to the surprise of mem
bers in close touch with the move
ment. This means, II adopted by the
people, that state institutions may be
located anywhere in the state by the
legislature and is thought to mean the
establishment of a permanent normal
school at some central point in eastern
Oregon and also the location of a
branch insane asylum in the eastern
part of the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Thermometer Below Zero.

Block Island, r. l., Feb. 12.-News
OF the Larchmont's loss was first
known when boat came ashore con-
tanning eight living men and four
frozen corpses. The survivors say
the Larchmont went to the bottom il
few minutes after the collision.
which occurred at o'clock last night.
The sea was rough, but the sky clear
and the thermometer below zero.
The captain ordered out the boats,
but most were capsized as they hit the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

1t is now known by the members Of
the county court that thousands Of
dollars in damages were inflicted on
the roads and small bridges of the
county by the recent freshets, and
that it will be many weeks before the
highways can be placed in proper re-
pair.
During the thaw and Immediately
afterwards numerous reports were re-
ceived by the court of damages in
different sections However, since
that time fuller details of the injuries
have been brought In by supervisors.
and every day the. story has been that
of additional trouble.
According to Judge Gilliland and
Commissioner Horace Walker, the
damage has been mostly with small
bridges and washed out grades. All
over the county where the roads
have been in canyons, whether dry.
or with running water, the roads have
been terribly cut and in many places
are, nowimpassable. On Wild Horse
creek the water Saturday was higher
by three feet than ever known before.
AS a result there is hardly a bridge
left between here and Adams.
Recently Mr.. Walker started upon
an inspecting tour and after getting
but five miles out returned to town
fully satisfied that a balloon was the
proper conveyance between here and
Walla Walla. The bridge at Peter
Tachella's place, the one at Havana
and the Shaw bridge are all washed
out, while in many places the grades
have been cut to pieces. During the
flood the water covered the piece Of
macadam road recently built by the
government engineers.
In other directions the condition is
the same. The Lee street grade is
badly cut, while the Nelson grade
below the Walters mill is so badly
cut that the traffic is now through
| the fields.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

Smallpox Closes School.

Portland Feb. ia case of small
pox caused the closing of the Portland
academy this morning. The $50 pu-
pills were sent home and told not to
return until they had been vaccinated.
This order caused indignation among
certain of the scholars, and there was
considerable talk of resisting 1t. The
victim Of the spotted terror Is Cicil
jefferson Espy, whose parents reside
at Oysterville, Wash. Espy was
taken sick at school Friday and ex-
cused.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Estes Was Buried.

This afterncn the funeral of Bob
Estes, who was shot dead Saturday
evening by John P. McManus, was
held from the Baker & Folsom under
taking parlor on Cottonwood street.
The funeral was largely attended by
the friends of the dead man and nu-
merous buggies and carriages went to
the cemetery. During the funeral
the saloons, or at least many of them,
were closed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

wtaer. The survivors say few could
have escaped.
Most of the passengers were in their
tain McVeagh, commanding the
struck. The ship sank so quickly
there was no time even to reach the
deck. Captain Healy and a crew of
seven from the Knowlton, reached the
beach in safety.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Boston, Feb. l2.-~CRulletin.)- )-One
hundred and thirty perished in the
wreck Of the I.archmont
Caused by q Collision.

Newport, r. l., Feb. 12.-The Joy
line steamer Larchmont collided last
night off Rlock island with the
schooner Knowton. Both sank. The
schooner crew is believed to have es-
capped in boats 1t is reported is
bodies were washed ashore on Block
island.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Drowned Were on the I.archmont.

Watch Hill, p. l., Feb. 12.-About
10C passengers were on the Larch-
mont and only six or seven were saved.
Frozen I'm Open Boats.
The schooner sunk in 20 feet of
water at the shores edge. The steam
er disappeared within Is minutes in
reep water. The schooner is safe
ashore at Watch Hill.
Two boats of passengers from the
Larchmont reached here, all but
seven of the occupants being dead,
presumably frozen to death.
A gale blowing at the time of the
collision is the supposed cause.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Manual Training Instructor.

Prof. C. Il. Tredway, recently cho-
sen as instructor in manual training
at the Weston normal school. has
been in the city today while on his
way to Weston to assume his new du-
ties. He will leave for Weston tomor-
row by team. Prof. Tredway is a
Kansas man, but has been in Port
land until recently.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
130 DROWN orr
BLOCK ISLAND
Disaster on Long Island Sound
Caused by Collision of the
Lai Chmont and KnOWlton.
NEAR ALL LOST WERE
ABOARD THE LARCHMONT.

Only Few Saved Off That Steamer
The Knowlton Reached Shore
and Then Sank I'm 90 Feet of Water,
All Aboard Being Saved - The
Larchmcnt Went Down I'm Deep
Water--Many Were Frozen TO Death
In open Boats After the Collision
Wreck Was Caused by Heavy
Gale, Under Clear Sky.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Captain Survived.

Boston, Feb. 12.-The wife of Cap
tain MceVay, commanding the
Larchmont, received a telegram an
nouncing his safety. The local agent
says $50 We're aboard, the crew num-
oering 80. In charge of Chiat Engi-
neer Robert Gay, of Bridgeport, Conn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
Lessons of the Flood.

According to the members of the
court the freshet has fully proved
several things regarding road work
in this county. One of them, accord
ing to Commissioner Walker, is that
it was blunder to construct the roads
along the creek bottoms and gulches.
From the nature of the country. he
says, it is impossible to build a road
that can stand up under some of the
torrents that rush down at times.
Also, 1t is held that if bridges are
to stand the strain of such floods as
the recent one, they must be built
with concrete abutments and the
bridges of steel. With concrete abut-
ments, properly placed, and steel
bridges, little damage could be done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12
NO PROGRESS IN
THAW'S DEFENSE
The million Dollar Defense"
Has Proven a Fiasco in the
Public's Judgment.
EyELYN's STORY THE ONLY
RTDEEMING FEATURE OF 1T.

Attorneys ard All Others Connected
With the Defense Are Described as
Being on the Anxious Seat and Not
Being Able 10 Conceal the Fact
Much Testimony Excluded Which 1t
Was Intended to Adduce by the Ex-
animation of an Expert-Surmised
That Radical Steps Will BE Taken
by the Defense.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

Thomas E. Huston of Scranton, Pa,
retains the title of national bill
lard champion, having defeated Ed
win Dawson of st. Louis in the three
evenings play concluded tonight. To-
tai, 600 to 3S5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-12

A man named McMurray was
drowned while crossing Satas creek,
between Yakima and Goldendale. on
horseback. His horse fell with him.
He was drowned In sight of his wife
and children.