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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
against the Alton railroad.

! against the Alton railroad.
All through the decision the court
exhibited evidence that the Alton is
equally guilty, and reviewed the way
bills and tariff schedules, showing
that upon the application of the
Standard the Alton had rendered the
trunt's officials statements that the
rate on oil from Whiting, Ind, to
East st. Louis was cents, whereas
the rate to the public was Is cents
This alleged occurrence between the
traffic manager and the rate clerk
Will receive more detailed considera-
ton hereafter, said Landis.
No Immunity I'm Ignorance.
Judge lands said 1t was necessary
to know whether the Standard ac-
cepted the concession knowingly, de-
claring that an honest search by an
honest man would reveal the legal
rate. He added:
"The law does not permit a ship
per to assume that a certain rate is
the legal one; he must know.
"The court is not impressed by the
doleful prediction of the defendants
counsel that the enforcement of this
rule will work hardship on the hon
est shipping public, and construes the
law as not giving the defendant any
immunity from punishment"
Further, Lands said the Standard
has been an old offender
The decision contains $4,000 words
and it took the judge 55 minutes to
read it.
Attorney Starr for the Standard.
objected TO the final entry of the or
der because the defendants attorneys
are not all present. This was over
ruled.
Starr then wanted judgment set
aside because it violates the eighth
amendment of the constitution which
prohibits the infliction of excessive
fines. The court also overruled this
and many other motions.
Sixty days are given the defendant
70 file bill of exceptions.
The case goes to the court Of ap-
peals in January.
Lands is the most talked about man
in Chicago today. All attorneys agree |
the decision has no parallel in Anglo !
Saxon Jurisprudence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS.
State. Organization in Georgia Dis
cuSSeS Methods.


Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 3.-A strong i'm
petus to the warfare against tuber-
culosis will be given by the Georgia
Anti-Tuberculosis league, which be-
gan two-days' convention at the
Piedmont hotel in this city today.
Plans for the prevention of the dis
ease in Georgia and important legis-
lauon providing for the same are to
be thoroughly discussed.
The following were among the pa
pers presented at the opening session
of the conference today: Recent
Experience with Outdoor Treatment
of Consumptives," DIR. C. D. Black
well. of Canton; "Some Observations
Of the Mass Sanitarium for Consump-
tives," DR.. Henry NJ. Slack, Of La
Grange; alcoholism In Relation to
Consumption" DR.. Louis C. Ronzlin,
of Atlanta early Diagnosis of Tu-
berculosis and Results" DR.. R. C.
Lindsey, of Moultrie.
Tomorrow a number OF eminent
physicians and others will discuss the
bill now before the legislature for the
establishment Of state hospital for
consumptives. DR.. w. H. Mayfield,
of st. Louis, secretary OF the United
States Anti-Tuberculosis league, will
be the principal speaker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
SUICIDE AFTER
DOUBLE MURDER
JEALOUSY THE ORIGIN
OF THE TRIPLE TRAGEDY
Malheur Rancher Killed His Wife
and the Man Whom He Believed to
be Her Paramour and Then Fol.
lowed Them by the Same Route
Into the Unlnown-Friendso of the
Parties Hold Differing Theories.

One of the worst domestic trage-
dies in the history of eastern Oregon
took place at Ontario yesterday when
Walter Scott, a well known young
stockman, shot and killed his young
wife and Harry Duncan, of whom
Scott was jealous, and then after rid
Ing 40 miles to the home of relatives
In Jordan valley, shot and killed
himself. A correspondent at On
tario says of the tragedy:
Walter Scott, rancher near here,
shot and killed his wife and Harry
Duncan last night, rode 40 miles to
Jordan Valley, told of his deed and
then committed suicide. Infidelity on
the part of his wife is the alleged
cause of the tragedy. Coroner Far?
ley and District Attorney McCulloch
have started for the scene of the mur-
der.
Mrs. Scott was a daughter of C. C.
kiIburn of this place. The couple
had lived happily until Scott became
suspicious of his wife's relations with
Harry Duncan, who is also we'll
known here. Last night Scott sur
prised his wife and her friend by put
trg In his appearance unexpectedly
ami the tragedy followed without
warning After making sure that his
work had been accomplished Scott
mounted one of his saddle horses and
struck out for Jordan Valley. He
must have made all haste possible
for he reached there this morning at
o'clock, the animal white with froth
and trembling from the 4O-mile' flight
over the sage brush prairie.
Awakening his friends, Scott told
them excitedly that he had avenged
ain awful wrong by killing not only
the wrecker of his home, but also
his wife. He had promised to love
and protect her but she had faitered
under the pressure OF temptation and
so to end It all he killed them both.
Having related the circumstances
Scott raised the gun, fired and fell
dead. The authorities were notified |
as quickly as possible.
truu 10 al,nh
dramatic ever enacted in the history |
OF this country and the entire COM
munity here and along the Snake riv- |
er for many miles where the prlnci-
pals are well known Is shocked be-
cause few, II any, had an inkling of |
anything having come between the !
couple. TWT
Arrangements for the funeral of |
Scott and his victims will not be made
until the investigation has been COM
pleted by the authorities. Nothing
beyond ascertaining the facts as near
ly as possible can be done, however,
since the principals in the bloody ira
gedy are dead.
Friends of the woman are anxious
to have a thorough investigation to
clear her of the accusation of shame
and friends of Harry Duncan concur
therein, while those who were on
close terms with Scott are hopeful to
have 1t shown that he simply enforc-
ed the "unwritten law"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03

AS predicted In this paper several
days ago the Sunday closing law is to
be strictly enforced against the sa-
looms of the city, and IL the orders of
District Attorney Phelps are obeyed
the doors will remain locked all day
long tomorrow.
An edict directing that the Sab
bath closing law be obeyed has gone
forth from the district attorneys Of
flee. and today Mr.. Phelps makes a
public statement giving his attitude
in the matter. The manifesto is as
follows:
THE enforcement of the law is
not and should not be a matter Of
discretion with any public officer.
There Is nothing more important un-
der our form Of government than the
fair but fearless prosecution and
punishment OF those who offend
against the laws, and yet for many
violations the offenders are not prose-
cuted either because of the fact that
such violations are not brought to
the attention Of the district attorney
or on account OF insufficient evil
dence.
"My district covers a large terri
tory, some towns being over $50
miles apart. We transact more
criminal business than any district
in the state outside of Multnomah
county, and 1t will be at once appar-
ent to any fair-minded person that
the district attorney cannot be ex-
pected to attend to his other duties
and keep track of the violations Of
the police laws of the state without
the cooperation of the arresting Of
ficers of the counties and cities in
the district.
THE enforcement of the Sunday
laws stands exactly upon the same
basis as that of any other law. /
have no right, neither has any other
officer, 10 say which laws shall be
enforced and which shall not be en-
forced, and l will not undertake to
do so. II is not a question whether
a law is a law is good law or bad
law. but is il the law? And so far
as my office is concerned we have
and will prosecute all violators of all
laws whenever the fact of such VIOLA
ton is brought to onr attention.
''I personally agree with the opin-
ion expressed by the several grand
juries recently called that 1t is the
duty of the different municipalities
which derive a revenue from the is
suance Of licenses to see that such |
business created by them is conduct
ed in accordance with the police laws
of the state.
1.-THE city has the power to enforce |
these laws without one cent extra ex- |
pense and why should the taxpayers |
of the county at large pay for wit
nesses and court expenses under state |
prosecution for violation of the 'po-
lice laws by persons who do business
only by permission of the city coun-
Gil through license, with the grant,
ing of which the state has nothing
to do? Neither should the amount
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
German Steamer Wrecked

London, Aug. S.-The German
steamer Teutonia, bound for Ham,
burg, has been wrecked in the Red
Sea, according to a report received
here. Sixteen. members of the crew
are said to be missing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Railroad Superintendent McCrea I'm
der Arrest,

New York, Aug. 3.-James Nc
Crea, general superintendent of the
Long Island road, son of President
McCrea of the Pennsylvania road. was
arrested this afternoon on a warrant
holding him partly responsible for
the death of DIR. Edward Gallagher
and fiance, killed at Madigan, when
their auto was struck by a Long
Island train.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
MEANS BRINGS
AN CUSTER SUIT
Action Intended to Vacate the
Office Held by F. 3. Swayze
at Hermiston,
NEXT HEARING OF DISPUTE
WILL BE IN CIRCUIT COURT.

The Last Preceding Stage Was the
Decision by the County Court sus-
tanning Swayze's Contention to Be
Councilman at Hermiston-Papers
Filed Today Aver That Means Al
ways Had Majority of One-The
State Is a Party to the Action
Brought Today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
CORTELYOU MAY RUN.
Should Roosevelt BE a Candidate, He
Will Not,

New York, Aug. S.-The Herald to-
day publishes a report that Cortelyou
will positively be a presidential can
didate unless Roosevelt becomes a
candidate again. Word is being pass
ed to republican leaders controlling
counties not to allow delegates to be
pledged to any candidate because an
other man will take the field. Cor
telyou will run as mo mans candi-
date"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03

"Ffsh Trust" Indicted.

Chicago, Aug. "a federal
: grand jury today returned in
dictments against A. B. Booth
& Co., the so-called fish trust"
and the Lake Shore railroad,
besides number of individuals.
1t is charged that Booth secur-
ed rebates of ~ per cent on all
shipments from the Atlantic
seaboard on all marine products,
using the advantage thus gain
ed to hammer competition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
Drouth In Manchuria.

Toxic, Aug. 3.-The foreign office
reports drouth in northern Manchuria
and failure Of the barley crop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
Railroads License Revoked.

: Montgomery, Ala, Aug. o. :
I Secretary of State Julian has re-
= voked the license Of the South :
Z ern railway to do business in :
; Alabama. for violation of the :
I senate bill which became effec- :
Z tive July 16, preventing for :
+ eign corporations from trans .
= ferring suits against them from :
; the state courts to the federal .
: courts. :
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03

OF the 1853 children OF school age
in Yakima county one-third, or $500,
attend school in the city OF Yakima.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
Grand Jury Ordered.

zone thing remains: 1t must not
he assumed that in this Jurisdiction
these laws may be ignored. If they
are not obeyed voluntarily, they will
be enforced. The plain demands of
justice require the facts disclosed in
this proceeding be submitted to a
grand jury with view to the con-
sidcration of the conduct of other
parties to these transactions. Let an
order be entered for a panel of 60
men returnable at 10 O'Clock on the
morning of August IA. The United
States district attorney is directed to
proceed accordingly"
The grand jury thus ordered will
investigate the charges of rebating
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
CLOSE SA' o.. ,.,,..'.,: s,s = :
ALL OAl SUNDAY |
Edlct by Prosecutor Phelps,
Who Makes Public a State
ment on the Subject.
MANDATORY LAW AND HE
HAS NO CHOICE ABOUT 1T

Requirement Of the Statutes Has
Rrequirement Of the Statutes Has
Been Furnished Him from Private
sources--Dealeis In Liquor I'm PEN
dleton, so Far as Known, VIII
Srupulously Obey the Order-Mr.
Phelps Thinks the City Should
Divide Responsibility.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
The Grain Market.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Wheat opened
81 rs, closed 80 as; corn opened
"a "a, closed 54 rs; oats opened 40,
closed 43 rs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03

Chicago, Aug. "A fine of s29,-
100000 was imposed upon the stand
ard OIL company of Indiana this
morning by Federal Judge Lands.
Concluding his decision, Judge
lands said:
"The law prohibiting preferential
railroad rates was passed 20 years
ago. Its adoption was preceded by
opposition by the beneficiaries Of va
rious vicious practices. Immediate
ly thereafter these persons set about
TO devise plans for it's evasion, and
the DEGREES of the courts and records
of the interstate commerce show the
employment of a large variety of
schemes to accomplish this result.
Finally. in 1903. the Elkins law
was passed. Hope was then enter
tained this law would put an end to
preferential rates; yet, beginning but
few months thereafter, the Stand
ard procured 1900 carloads of prop
erty to be shipped at an unlawful,
secret rate. For this offense the Ell
kns law authorized punishment only
by fine-an obvious defect, remedied,
however, by the present law prescrib-
ing imprisonment for like offenses.
However, it is the business of a
judge to administer law as he finds
II, rather than expatiate upon the
adequacy or inadequacy of the pun
ishment authorized for its infraction.
II is the judgment and sentence of
this court that the defendant, the
Standard oil company, pay a fine of
s29,24O.OOO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
s29,240,000 FINE IMPOSED
UPON STANDARD OIL COMPANY
By Federal Jrdge Lands, Resulting From Companys Con
victim for Illegal Practices.


ard OILS Relations to the saut Interesting
Because Of the Information Exposition Of
Reasons for the Fine MaxmuIandis Or.
ders Another Cognnce of Testimony Now in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03

CONTINUED on page r.,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03

1t never gets hot or cold enough to
affect the excellent bargains offered
by East Oregonian advertisers, and
the people who buy to save read
the evening paper.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-24
Dissolution Notice.

The partnership heretofore exist
ing and known as Bassi & Pietrini, doing
a saloon business at Cherry Creek, Me- ,
vada, has this 18th day of January, 1907,
been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr..
Bassi retiring. -. -.
All bills due the late firm will be col
lected by G. Pietrini, by whom all bills !
will be paid. :.
A. BAssI, '.e.s :. i.
G. PIETRINI.
Cherry Creek, Nevada, January 10Th
1907. Jan-16 80 d p
To keen nosted IN El,, ,n;noc roSH ;.
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NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals to publish all the legal adver-
Using required by White Pine County,
for the year 1907, viii be received by
the Board Of County Commissioners of
said County up to and including the
18th dag Of February, 1907.
Said bids shall specify the amount
for which the bidder will publish such
advertisements per square, (ten lines
solid nonpareiD per issue. The success
full bidder to furnish good and suffici-
ent bond in the sum of 100000 for the
faithful performance of the contract.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids. By Order of the
Board of Commissioners of White Pine
County.
Attest; J. F. MILES, Clerk.
J-15-1 m
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-24
SECRETARY ROOT DELIVERS
AN IMPORTANT ADDRESS

III an address last week before
the Foreign Commerce Commission
in Washington, Secretary of State
Root discussed the foreign and do
nestle policies of the United States
His address is important, not only
as an expression of President
Roosevelt's views, but OF his own,
and for the additional reason that
Mr.. Root ) utterances are not col.
ored by political ambition
Speaking for himself alone the
Secretary Of State said that he ia
vored an elastic tariff, based upon
maximum and minimum rates.
To his view, he said the country
was advancing, and, for that mat
ter, the whole world was advancing.
He said our relations continually
grow more reasonable, more sensi-
bic and kindly with Europe, with
our vigorous ard growing neighbor
to the north, with Our rapidly adj
vancing and developing neighbors
TO the south, and with the nations
that face us upon the other side OF
the Pacific.
Little occasion for controversy,
he said, little cause of irritation
and little incidents of conflicting
interest continue 10 arise as they do
among friends and neighbors i'll
the same town, but the general
trend of internal relations was to-
ward mutual self-respect, mutual
self-respect, mutual consideration
and good understanding.
He said that the attitude of the
United States toward Central Amer
lean countries could be put into
three sentences
First, we don't want to take
them ourselves second, we don It
want any foreign nation to take
them, and third, we want to help
them and we will
There was, he said, much talk
about annexing Cuba but, said
he, never, so long as the people
of Cuba do not themselves give up
the effort to govern themselves. y
Secretary Root told what the
United States bad done to help San
Domingo and its creditors.
1t is refreshing to hear the Ma
ton business discussed in this
way, without the addenda of lingo
ism and flubdub that too frequently
i characterize the utterances of our
public men.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-24
TO AMEND MINING LAWS

Says the Carson Appeal 1t has
been proposed that section 1851
of the compiled laws be amended at
the coming session of the legisla-
ture.
The section as it now stands
reads: IAN action may be brought
by any person i'll possession, by
himself or his tenant, of real pro
perty, against any person who
claims an estate or interest therein
adverse to him, for the purpose of
determining such adverse claim,
estate or interest
The amendment proposed to this
section reads as follows;
An action may be brought by
any person against another who
claims all estate or interest i'll real
property, adverse to him, for the
purpose Of determining such adj
verse claim: provided, however,
that whenever in all action to quiet
title TO, or 10 determine adverse
claims to real property, the validity
of any gift. devise or trust under
any will or instrument purport-
ing to be WILL is admissible in evil
dence, and all questions concerning
the validity of any gift, devise or
trust therein contained, save such
as under the constitution belong en-
clusively to the probate jurisdiction,
shall be finally determined i'll such
action; and provided, however,
that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to deprive party of
the right to trial jury in any case
where by law, such right is now
given.
By this amendment the right is
given to the man out of possession
the same as to the one in possess
ion.
Many times rich corporations and
men of money, vie ct arms have
taken possession of valuable min
ing claims, and held the same with
armed guards from the weaker, al
though the weaker may have had
better right i'll law and equity
Yet under the Nevada law as it
now reads the man out of posses
sion has no right to commence an
equitable action to quiet title.
We hope that some member of
our Legislature will champion the
cause of equal justice to all.
If the party i'll possession of land
has the right to sue under tibet
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-24

statutes the party out of posses
sion, then the party out of posses
sion should equally have the right
to size the party IN possession, and,
if he has the better right, to re.
cover the land.
The law that one should first
bring suit i'll ejectment, and then,
after obtaining possession, bring
action to quiet title to a mining
claim or property right is cumber-
some, and many States i'll the
Union have stricken such rules
from their statutes but such is
the present law of Nevada, as will
be seen by reference TO the section
quoted above. There is no reason
or Justice i'll such law, and with
the suggested amendment many
overt acts and unlawful crimes
would be aVerted, and many and
adverse claims and property rights
might be protected without the ne
cessity for lengthy and vicious law
SuitS
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-24
"LOOEiNG BACKWARD !"

In cottage by the waysidc,
Sits an old man bent with years,
Down his features once so lovely,
Now are falling bitter tears.
0 'er his memory steals vision
Of his love he laid to rest, :.
With her precious little infant
Quietly sleeping on her breast.
To this cottage once he brought her,
When she first became his bride,
There he told her that he loved her,
There his darling after died.
Oft when in the quiet cleaning
He had clasped her to his heart.
Oft he told her that he loved her,
And from her he would not part.
But one day they heard footstep
Breaking in the stillnes there,
And he knew it was deaths angel
Coming for his darling Clare.
Then she told him not to worry,
For he soon would join her too;
And he kissed the wee babe gently,
And his darling love so true.
Once again he seemed to see her,
Once again he seemed to hear:
Dearest Edward, | must leave you,
And my little infant dear
Once again he seemed to see her
Close her loving eyes in sleep,
And he bowed his grey head gently
On the old arm chair to weep.
Dreaming alone in his cottage home,
In the sunset Of his years;
Dreaming Of one he loved dearer tina
life,
His eyes OVERLOOKING with tears;
Dreaming Ct orc long gone to rest,
With her baby on her breast;
Dreaming alone in his cottage home,
The old man sirks to rest.
-IIoNoRA CUoGHLN MCLAUGHLIN
McGill, Nevada.
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