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La Junta tribune., 1907-06-15
China. Insanity Test.

In Laos. an undeveloped region cf
French do-China, there is something
0It OF the way In the shape OF n vii
lage of lunatics. The most common
form of madness there is belief among
the lunatics that buffaloes are inside
them. When these madmen get too
troublesome they are NJ once removed
to the village. But previously they are
hand and foot and thrown into n river.
II they manage to swim. that is n sign
OF their being OF sound mind. If they
sink TO the bottom. ms is most often
the ease. isolation in their village is
the sentence-in the event Of their be-
Ing rescued alive.-South China Post.
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-15
DO o.,r,cb-. Ever p,.,

Nothing is positively known rs to
how long an ostrich will live Some
writer's claim that il will live 100
years. os,riches which are known to
bave been in captivity for forty
years are still breeding and producing
feathers. II is the experience of Arl-
zcna farmers that among the birds
having sood nutritious green feed
deaths seldom Occur except as the re.
suit Of accident. A dog or other small
animal will sometimes frighten os-
,riches and cause them to run into the
fence. which may result in n broken
leg. When this happens the bird may
as we'll he killed, rs few ever recover
from such an Injury. National Gso
graphic Magazine.
La Junta tribune., 1907-06-15

Henry Brightwell. with clipping
from the want nd. columns of morn
ing paper. stepped into tie collection
office OF the Jones & Grab Furniture
company.
II don't know what your job is he
said easily rs the chief collector mo
TONED him to chair and looked him
sver shrewdly. but I'm sober. indus
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
CHANGE HAS ARRIVED.
Plenty of Silver Money for Spokane
DcpoSitors Who Need Small
Change.

Depositors Who Need Small
Change.
In the bottom of an old express
wagon belonging to the Grimmer
truck line, a small fortune in actual
coin was hauled around the city at
noon today and finally dumped in
the vaults of the Old National and
Spokane and Eastern Trust banks.
to which it had been sent from Wash
ington, says the Spokane Chronicle.
Covered by a dirty canvas. the
money attracted no attention. nor
was any attempt made at conceal
ment by the truckmen, who packed
1t into the hanks with as little con-
cern as if il had been so much flour.
The coin received today amount
ed to about $4,000, practically all
in silver dollars. The coin was sent
to redeem five and ten dollar silver
certificates which had been sent to
Washington by the local banks.
Practically all of the banks here
are now having the certificates re-
deemed and getting the actual cash
to facilitate the making of change.
a quantity of small coins was this
morning received by the Exchange
National bank, and a great deal Of
silver was received by other banks
last Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

Joe Wurzer dropped into the Lead
er office yesterday morning, and
emptying a sack, said he had a
Thanksgiving turkey for the editor.
Glad surprise was followed by
amazement as the noble birds body
flopped upon the floor. It proved to
be a monster eagle, with a spread of
six feet eight inches, and measuring
two feet nine inches from tail to
beak. The bird was shot Wednesday
by F. c. Brown at the Wurzer place
on the foothills. It will be taken to
Walla Walla by Mr.. Brown for expert
"stuffing" of a kind seldom used for
Thanksgiving turkeys. - Weston
Leader
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
WATER TURNED
into BIC DITCH
HERMISTON THRILLED BY
SOUND OF RUNNING WATER.
Large Volume of the Desert Revivifi-
er Turned in Main Feed Canal
From Headgate to a Point Within
Five Miles of Big Reservoir
Goes Through Bypass From This
Point on TO Distributing Canal
Ditch Walker Kept Busy Night and
Day.

The thrill Of running water, the
first awakening of the desert, has just
been realized on the government ir-
rigation project at Hermiston, with
the turning of a large volume OF
water through the main feed canal
of the project for a distance of over
20 miles. =
Water has now been successfully
carried through the main canal from
the headgate, a mile and a half east
of Echo, to a point within five miles
of the big reservoir and up to that
point the big canal is now in excel
lent condition and carries the volume
Of water without serious breaks or
hindrance.
At a point about five miles from
the reservoir the head of water is
turned through a bypass from the
main feed canal to a distributing ca
nal The last five miles of the main
feed canal is not yet completed but
work is being rushed upon this last
section.
Ditch walkers are kept on the main
feed canal night and day to watch
for breaks in the canal and to pre-
vent damage to the canal by gophers
which are the bane of ditch building
in a sandy country.
The canal in the neighborhood of
Echo has been completed and prac-
tically all of the force excepting the
ditch walkers has been taken away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
SUPREME COURT IN SESSION.
Delayed Meeting Begins Today and
Attorneys Gather Here.

Today the supreme court has been
I'm session here with Chief Justice
Bean and Judges Moore, Ealsin, King
and Slater all in attendance. II is
the session that would have been held
early In November had not the holi-
days been declared. Some cases are
being taken up and argued as the
attorneys desire.
So far today the following cases
have been argued and submitted.
Martha ]. Jennie ct al versus Will
liam Lentz, appealed from Baker
county. The case for the plaintiffs
was argued by C. P. Murphy and that
Of the defendants by w L. Patter-
son OF Baker City.
s. II. Jackson versus the Sumpter
Valley Railroad company. c. H..
Mccullough argued the case for the
plaintiff and V. w. Tomlinson for the
defendant.
The following are among the law
years here to appear before the
court: Judge Samuel White, Baker
city; " W. Tomllnson, Baker City;
w. L. Patterson, Baker City: Gus
taf Anderson, Baker City; c. H..
Mccullough Baker City; N. H.
Brook. Baker City; G. w. Hayes
ivale; C. II. Finn, La Grande; F. s.
Ivanhoe. La Grande, and C. P. Muir.
ply, Baker City.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

Washington, Dec. 2.-"Will you
hang this woman or bid her go free?
Sometimes a pistol held in the hands
Of tender woman becomes a thun-
derbolt of God to manifest His pow
er. l now leave this woman with
you. As you Judge this woman may
you be judged on that day when the
quick and the dead are summoned
and the final trumpet sounded"
AS far as the attorneys for the de-
fense are concerned, the fate Of Mrs.
Anna Bradley rests with the jury.
The last words have been said the
last plea made. With the above
words of Judge Orlando Powers ring
ing in their ears, the jury awaited
the last procedure in the trial before
retiring.
Judge Powers chief attorney for
the defense, the veteran of over three
score murder trials, made wonder
full appeal to the jury to liberate the
slayer of Senator Brown.
The court room was crowded to
suffocation. Hundreds were turned
away.
This is despite the fact that at the
nations capitol building congress was
assembling for the Goth session.
When you add to the defendants
character the presumption Of her in
nocense and that the government has
not proved its case beyond a reason
able doubt, I say no candid man can
say verdict of guilty is justified"
said Judge PoPwers.
He then referred to the defendants
love for Senator Brown and declar-
ed that she would have made a good
wife if united to the man she loved
Bowers painted a pretty picture
of the woman's love, declaring that
all women, like the defendant, fall
cd to reason when in love.
Powers effort was mastery. His
voice rose and fell with great effect
and at times the defendant and many
in the audience were visably moved.
"The government asks" he cried.
"Why did not she leave Brown? The
government forgets that she had no
other place 10 go except to the latter
who had placed her where she was
Society had turned her out and
locked its doors against her"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

Portland, Dec. 2.-After a spirited
session of the delegates from the
state commercial organizations yes
terday 1t was decided not to ask the
governor to call SPECIAL session OF
the assembly.
Forty delegates were present.
Many asked that the bank holidays
be called off at once, while others
urged that the governor continue the
holidays indefinitely.
Finally resolutions were passed
declaring it specially inadvisable at
this time, but If the holidays were
necessary for another 80 days at
the end Of that time a special session
should be called to relieve the courts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
FOUR MURDERED.
HOUSE BURNED
WORST CRIME IN
HISTORY OF OREGON
Hurst Farm Near Salem Scene of n
Ghastly and Terrible Murder-Per-
petratOr or Deed Burns House TO
Conceal Crime-Aged Woman, SON
Daughter and Hired Man Killed
With Bloody Haichet and Shot
Gun-Werc Wealthy People.

Salem, Dec. 2.-The greatest
crime in the history of Marion coun-
ty was committed last night on the
Hurst Farm near here.
The house was burned down TO
conceal the killing of Mrs Casteel
a widow, her son and daughter, and
a farm foreman named Montgomery.
A bloody hatchet and a shot gun
were found. Sheriff Culver and
Deputy Mimic have gone to the scene
of the murder.
The family came here two months
ago from Myrtle Creek and are re-
puted wealthy.
The house was completely burned.
1t was one of the finest i'm this sec
ton of the country.
The nearest ne ghbor, named Will
son, lived some distance away.
Foreman came from Douglas coun-
ty. Mrs. Casteel was about 60 years
old her son 19, and the daughter
"a.
Sheriff Culver is convinced that
In the burning OF the Casteel home
last night an effort was made to
conceal a terrible crime, one of the
worst in the history Of oregon and
the northwest.
This morning he discovered blood
spattered stocking belonging to Mont
gomery, the foreman. with $50 inside.
The Montgomery gun was found
near by loaded but not shot off.
The sheriff does not believe that
Montgomery had any hand in the
deed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
SK|DMORE TAKEN BY SHERIFF TAYLOR

F. s. Skidmore, alleged bunco
showcase salesman. is now inside the
county Jail and the credit for his cap
ture belongs TO Sheriff Taylor, who in
taking him made one of the cleverest
catches i'm his career as a sleuth. He
arrested Skidmore at Weiser, Idaho,
Saturday evening just as the fugitive
was to board train No. 1.
Learning that Skdmore was In
southern Idaho. Sheriff Taylor went
east on train No. .. Saturday. When
last heard Of Slddmore was Mt on
tario, but the sheriff went on 10 Cald-
well SO rs to completely cover the
field in that section At Caldwell he
caught train No. and when the train
pulled into Weiser he was rewarded
by seeing Skidmore board the train.
He recognized him at once by his de-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Statement From Chamberlain.

Salem, Dec. 2.-Governor Cham
berlain gave out a statement this
morning in regard to the special ses-
sion OF the legislature.
81 am not convinced that the call
ing Of a special session would be pro-
ductive of any particular good at this
time" she said. "and 1t might create
further unrest.
II have great confidence in the peo-
pie than some of the bankers have
and do not believe that any great run
would be started on the banks if I
lifted the lid tomorrow.
Il do not think that there will be
any holiday after January l.
The only need of a special session
Is to relieve the congested condition
of the courts. The attachment law
should be amended at the next ses-
sion of the legislature"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Steamer Alliance Out From
MarShfieId Missing Since
Friday.
PROPELLER BROKEN,
DRIFTS WITH WIND
Carries 21 Passengers Bound for
Portland; Crew of 81 Men-Slght-
ed by Steamer BOveric at Victoria,
But Has Since Been LOst-Tugs
Searching for Missing Boat
Steamer BrealIwater Also Missing
from Coos Bay-Was Due at As
tOrla Yesterday.

Portland, Dec. 2.-No tidings have
been received here of the steamer
Alliance since Thursday afternoon
when the vessel left Marshfield, Ore
gon, with 21 passengers bound for
this port, save a message from the
steamer Baverck at Victoria, which
said that 1t had sighted the Alliance
northwest of Coos Bay Friday with
a broken propeller.
The vessel must be somewhere off
the Oregon coast drifting with the
wind.
The tug Tatoosh of Astoria left
Astoria on a search, but found moth
ing.
The steamer Breakwater from
Coos Bay, due at Astoria yesterday,
has not arrived as yet and 1t is
thought the Breakwater must have
picked up the disabled vessel and is
towing her in.
Besides 21 passengers the crew
consists Of 81 persons; P. w. Olsen
is captain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
QUIET ELECTION.
Interest Conferred in Race for Coun-
CilmCn.

lItCiNNl NClltCIVt III ltaCC lOr OOtn-
cilmCn,
With a vote that promises to fail
far short of that two years ago, the
city election has been passing off
very quietly today Probably the
heaviest votes are in the second and
third wards and at > o'clock this
afternoon only 81 votes had been
cast in the second ward and S4 IN the
third.
Interest in the election today has
centered in the races for council
men, a splendid contest being on in
each ward. Also some little excite
ment has been manifested I'm the
race for treasurer, though It has been
confined merely to a desire on the
part Of friends of each candidate to
see each receive a good vote
This morning hacks were started
out for the purpose of rounding up
slothful voters, but they have done
a very small business, the voting be-
ing confined mostly to the class Of
people who have convictions Of their
own as to whom they wish 10 favor
By their votes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
SAW DINNER, PAINTED.
Man Suffering With Hunger Could
Not Stand Sight of Meal.

New York, Dec. 2.-Weak, emacia-
ted, half-starved, a ragged, tattered
man crept up to the window Of a
residence on Long Island, and after
gazing for a moment into the win
dow fell in a swoon to the ground.
An honr later a policeman found
him, and discovering that he was i'll,
sent him to a hospital. There he
was found to be starving.
He recovered sufficiently to tell
the surgeons that his name was Louis
Fink, and that he had not eaten for
three days. He was a longshoreman,
he said, and left his job when a strike
was declared six months ago. Since
then he had not averaged four meals
week, and for three days he had
not eaten a morsel.
"When I looked in at the dinner"
he said "and saw a family at their
big dinner, must have tainted"
The doctors say that Fink's case is
serious, but he may recover.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

Belle Vernon, Pa, Dec. Bet
ween 25 and 80 miners. possibly
more, are entombed in the Naomi
mine OF the United Coal company,
and there is practically no hope that
any OF them are alive. The impris-
onment is due to an explosion OF
black damp about o'clock last
night, soon after the night force went
to work.
A telephone message from the mine
at II o'clock says that II is now be-
lieved that the entombed miners will
number between 40 and so. and that
all viii probably be lost
The explosion was caused by the
ignition OF fire damp. Pathetic scenes
are being enacted about the en-
trance Of the mine by wives and
children OF the entombed miners who
are believed to be entombed under
tons of earth.
Had the disaster occurred any
other night than Sunday the number
of lives lost would be twice as large.
The mine is OF the shaft type and
had concrete sides which were brok-
en- by the explosion so as to close
the passage for a considerable dis
tanoe.
The gas in this district is so pois-
onous that the human cannot live In
II over n few minutes and for this rea-
son alone all are supposed to be
dead.
The explosion occurred about 5
O'Clock from black damp shortly after
the men went TO work.
II is thought that miner entered
an old shaft working with an open
lamp and caused the explosion. which
shook the buildings OF Fayette CITY
and could be heard for miles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Two Newspaper Announcements.

The announcement has been made
by the Chronicle during the past
week of two important events in
newspaperdom that will mean much
to this section of the country, says
The Dalles Chronicle The editor and
publisher of the Tygh Valley Bee
has purchased the Dufur Dispatch
and another newspaper man is to
publish the North Bank Bulletin at
Cliffs the coming town on the north
bank railroad. The Chronicle well
comes these brethren and extends to
them the glad hand. The localities
in which these newspaper men will
engage in business need live papers
to set forth the resources and to pro-
mote the growth of those commune
ties
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

scription and a moment later had him
under arrest
When taken Skidmorc first claim
cd his name was Collins, but later
admitted his identity. He saws he is
p former telegrapher and that while
I'm the office at Roise he had heard
the message asking for his arrest 80
over the wires. He at once left
Boise, leaving his baggage behind,
and when taken he had an III ne
hotel key I'm his pocket.
According to the story tol1 today
by Skidmore he was intending 10
come back to Pendleton TO strolrhten
matters up ana says he win stand
trial.
But in view of his behavior in try
ing to get away the officers place lit
tie reliance in his tale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
SEATTLE THEATERS OPEN.
Police Present at Thirty-Two Per-
formances and Take Evidence.

Seattle, Dec. 2.-The theaters were
open here yesterday and 32 perform
ancs were given in all.
The police were present and took
evidence which will be laid before
Prosecuting Attorney Macintosh
with the request that complaints be
issued against the managers.
No attempt was made to stop any
performance. The minimum fine for
each offense is $50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Veterinarians Admitted.

At the meeting of the state veter-
nary board held in Portland recent
N S. w. Mcclure, II. L. Pnkerton
and w. II. Lytle, all of Pendleton,
We're admitted to practice in this
state. DR., Lytle is himself a member
of the state board, while Drs. Nc
Clure and Pnkerton are federal men,
the former being in charge of the
quarantine work in tho northwest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
TRAMPS ARE PLENTIFUL.
Idle Men FloclliuG Into Portland SUI
bmbs I'm Great Numbers.


In a dozen suburbs ON tro East
Side today the tramp nuisance s
worrying the housewives, and little
children are today playing in the
kitchen and the garret because they
dare not get out of mothers sight.
Until this winter tramps have
never been a serious nuisance in
Portland, but this year thousands Of
idle men are coming to the city, and
many of them are relapsing into their
old tramp habits that come when
jobs vanish.
ont on the peninsula are crews of
idle men wandering from one job
to another; working a day on the
dredge for the packing plant and an
other with one railroad job and then
another and then for a farmer, and
then camping in an old cabin or n
barn, stealing by night and terrify-
ing the women by day and from their
haunts these chaps journey down in
to the closely settled suburbs during
the middle of the day. when the men
are absent from home and levy trib-
ute on the frightened women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Wheat Stored nj PILOT Rock.

over 100000 sacks OF wheat are
now stored in the warehouses at Pilot
Rock, awaiting shipment, according
to c, II, Beltel. the Pilot Rock hotel
man, who was in town Saturday. It
is expected by the people of the town
that the Umatilla Central will be in
operation shortly so that the wheat
may be shipped out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
TRAINS To Pilot ROCK BY DECEMBER IS

track is complctel, which will be
about the middle of the month.
It is the intention Of the company
TO run train out of this city about
S:15. to arrive Mt Pilot Rock about
9:15, and returning to leave Pilot
Rock about p. m. to connect with
all evening trains in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
II. NJ. ORrlen Won Turkey.

In the guessing contest conducted
by the Teutsch department store last
week, for a large turkey as prize,
mer, took the prize his guess on the
weight of the turkey being is pounds
and 10 ounces, while the exact weight
Of the fowl was Is pounds and II
NnnCeS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
To Mcdonald Funeral.

Attorney Turner Oliver and wife
OF La Grande, Hector Mcdonald of
Wallowa and John Shaw Of Walla
Walla, all passed through the city
Sunday on their way to Walla Walla
to attend the funeral of Mrs. NJ. Nc
Donald, who died at Hot Lake last
Friday The funeral was held at
Walla Walla SUNDAY afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

1t is now thought that train SER
vice will be installed on the Pilot
Rock branch of the o. r. & n. about
December 10. While nothing definite
is yet known, Agent Quinlan has re-
ceived Information that It is the in
tention Of the company to start
trains on the branch as soon as the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Hearing Continued in Warner Case.

Today the preliminary hearing in
the case against the Warmers and
Detective Craddick has been contin-
ued in Justice Parkes court. This
forenoon Warner, himself, was re-
leased from the charge of malicious
ly securing a search warrant. but
the cases of Mrs. Warner and Grad
dick were continued until this after
noon to permit of the arrival of ad-
ditional witnesses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
A STRAIGHT ONE FROM TEDDY
Says He VIII Not Deviatc From His
Previous Announcement.

Washington, Dec. 2.-"I will not
deviate one single point from my
previous announcement" said Roose-
welt today to Representative Hinshaw
OF Illinois, in response to query in
regard to third term.
This is the most direct and positive
statement yet made by the president
on the question.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Ladies' Aid Society.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will meet at the
home of Mrs Lee Drake, Bush
street, north of the river, at $3.50. All
ladies interested are invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Telephone Employees Strike.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-Two thou
sand employees of the Home Tele-
phone company went out on a strike
today because of 25 per cent re-
duction IN wages.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

L. S. Robinson, "Six Shooter Bill, ="
was committed to the asylum Satur-
day, and he has since been taken to
Salem, to the relief of those who had
witnessed his strange behavior with
pistol.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
Big GIFT for John Mitchell.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 2.-As a
freewill offering the mine workers
will give John Mitchell a gift of S1S,-
900 before his retirement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02

Washington, Dec. promptly at
noon today both houses of congress
convened. The senate was in session
4S minutes, adjournment being taxi
en- until tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
RESUME WORK.
Nine Hundred Employees Put to
Work I'm CRANKY Copper Mines.

Spokane Dec. Mine hundred
men will resume work in the CRANKY
consolidated mines at Phoenix, B. c.,
on December 3, after. be ng idle for
three weeks.
The low price of copper closed the
mine originally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-02
BOURNE Is SWORN IN.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Scnator
Bourne, escorted by Senator Fulton,
was sworn I'm today.