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The Washington times., 1907-09-24
Grand jury Lasts Six Months.

The grand jC<y. which IS also selected
by the marshal. Is empaEeled 1or three
months service. but the present grand
jury which is now in session has seen
nearly six months service.
During this long period they have con-
sidered vast deal OF public matter
among which is the case against Mrs.
Anna NJ. Bradley. for the murder Of
former Senator Arthur Brown OF I-tab.
Gaston Philip, for the murder OF William
MScAooy' the Terra Gotta wreck in
curry bucketshop raids. and several
lesser cases The jurymen WIN end
their iaoors with the commencement -
the October term OF court
The marshal's Office. 1t IS understood
VIII serve residents OF Washington WITH
tober l.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
MEN BEING PICKED
FOR JURY SERVICE
Greatest Difficulty Present
ed in Getting Men for
Criminal Court.
Present Grand Jury Has
Considered Many I'm
portant Cases.

For the first time in the fiscal year
Uncle Sans dough bags will receive
an official toeah by the District Supreme
Court. Tuesday of next week. when
jury service in the District win COM
mence. Assistant United States Marshal
Robinson has assistants busily engaged
dipping their hands in the time hon
ored drawing box and selecting the
juries for the various court rooms. AS
usual about thirty men will be selected
as jurors In each court. one-haf Of
whom are either excused permanently
or given temporary respite from ser
vice
For Justices Stafford and Barnard.
Criminal Courts Nos. and ?, the great
est difficulty Is experienced by the mar
shars office in obtaining men All sorts
Of excuses are offered by the taleslran
In the endeavor 10 escape the seYg1oe.
Doctors certificates setting forth the
Jurors ailments. business engage nents.
and other means. are employed IN the
hope Of persuading the presiding justice
Ia lease up
Dislike to Hear Criminal Cases.
Mr.. Robinson stated this reluctance
was caused by the nature Of the trials.
Murders. assault cases. and other Grim
inal offenses usually Terminating in peni-
tertiary sentences for the accused. were
serious problems that the juror entered
upon reluctantly. Notwithstanding II
was his sworn duty to impose the pen
atty OF the law.
In the other courts. however. II is
comparatively easy for counsel to OBJ
tain Jurors. All cases are civil actions
and usually take from one week to
three 10 reach final conclusion. In the
Equity Courts, presided over by Chief
Justice Clabaugh and Justice Gould.
Juries are not used.
Application for jury service IS filed IN
the marshars Office and all names are
put In large box. which at different
times during the year Is tapped and q
certain number OF men subpoenaed. At
a specified time they come into court.
twelve OF whom are selected for the
consideration OF a certain case When
that case is finished they are Usually ex-
cused from jury service for the ensuing
year. Sometimes, however. Il Is the case
that jury is empaneled for a certain
length or time. two months being the
limit.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
IN THE FIRST GRADE.

Now. said the teacaer, who can
tell me VINO it was made the earth?"
John D. Rockefeller" promptly came
chorus of replies.
II didn't ask who owned it: 1 asked
who made it?" said the teacher.
Jack London" came a thin voice on
a back seat
Correct" said the teacher. "Gertie,
for that YOU may lay two nice red ap-
rles on your teachers desk when you
come to school tomorrow morning.
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
THE LAZY WORM.

A youthful worm lay sleeping fast
Within his coy bed,
And as the hour grew late, at last
His mother came and said:
Get Up. my dear. it's very late,
And such a lovely day:
hear clock just striking s;
Get up, at once, I sayI'
] fear the lazy little worm
Unto his mother said.
As he began to writhe and sQuirm,
And wrigZle out Of bed:
i cannot rise till il is late.
Or else, upon my word.
I know that IL would be iry fate
To meet that early birdr'
CONSTANCE n. Lowe, IN Cleveland
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The Washington times., 1907-09-24

by the Federal and the Confederate SOL
diers during the civil war, and carried
oy them 10 every hamlet Of the United
States. II is played on a thousand feIds
ana the game Is admired by thousands
or peoPie. who. every day during the
season, pay an immense sum OF money
10 see the game played
or all the sports, baseball is the
treest from crookedness and gambling
from roWdyism and drunkenness. Case
ball, Ike the Olympic contests Of which
OF life.
Christian life Is a contest. Opuosi-
ton, gsnefalShip. dash. and victory
thrill through It. Some are disabled
some lose heart and head. many brea <
the rules and are put off the asld
Christian living is good team work. A
baseball nire wins out not by the spec-
tacular performance OF one brilliant
player so much as by the combined TN
Outstanding and the sacrificing of one
player to another.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
The Boys of Company 81
With Barrymore Star,
Is Pronounced Success

a curtain call and really smiled his old
time smile. he received an ovation.
Edna Wallace Hopper. the personifica-
ton or all that Is dainty and .ailuring,
plays the town pOstmistress and capti-
waited everybody. Emma Janvier. as &
village gossip, repeated her good work
IN other productions. and Hazel Lorr :
gave as pretty a picture of a devoted
young sweetheart as any man would
want 70 have. Two delightful character
rCies were portrayed by James II. Brad
oury and James c. MaIlOWe Russell
Pincus. clever juvenile. caught the
Ecuse Immediately. and George Parsons,
as the BrOOkheld dude and, incidentally
as the towns Ananias. scored a distinct
bit
The chorus works exceedingly well ara
fills In several pretty pictures.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
Girl Chauffeur
Would Drive Car
To Pacific Coast

CHICAGO. Sept. 24-Miss Katheryn
lockwood. Of Uniontown, Ky, seeks a
position as chauffeur with any one who
wants a machine driven from Chicago
to the Pacific coast and can pay the
salary for one experienced enough to
handle the machine and make all nee
essary repairs en- route.
Before studying automobiling, Miss
Lockwood was a painter in Los Angeles,
but says she realized the opportunity the
automobile offered 70 steady-nerved
woman, and so fitted herself to run a
machine.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
Lie silver Girl, in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Sept. 24.-~The Sill
yer Cir. by Edward Peple, author OF
The Prince Chap" gave lis nreT1ier
performance at the Academy Of Music
last night 70 a crowded house. The
play made decided hit. George Faw-
g u, the star and Edward Peple re-
celVed several curtain calls and respond
ed with speeches. The plav IS f,Iu ~
bright dialogue and human interest. the
situations being original The cast IS
excellent and many Individual hits were
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

Everybody who went to the National
Theater last night was glad that George
Cohan changed mis- mind and deferred
his honeymoon trip In Europe in order
to appear with his latest play Fifty
Miles From Boston" which Is in Wash
ington this week. Additional satisfac-
ton was experienced BY Mr. Cohan's
friends in the fact tina. he has demon
strated. in spite OF ms plea not 70 be
taken seriously as a playwright. thar
lie can at least turn out a homeIy lit
tie drama that holds the interest OF al.
audience from beginning to end-and
that means much.
Fifty Miles From Bos- IN might be
called anything else. II means Brook
neld. Mass, out that too. 5. immaterlal.
The play tells two interesting love
stories, snterminsled with a vein Of real
pathOS. brings IN some village types that
furnish the comedy element with here
and there Conan SONG, and the story
is told.
An audience which AeseS the tbeater
and which included the entire member
snip Of Joe WeOer's Company manifest
" enjoyed every minute OF fifty Miles
From boston The performance moved
with the usual snap and vigor waicn
characterizes the CohaD shows.
In assuming the leading role. George
NJ, Conan chose 10 appear in a part
musical comedy abilities True. he has
several songs, but only oace is there a
chance for COhan To gives his always
popular eccentric dances. He received
an enthusiastic reception. but so anxious
was the audience for Conan, the
comedian. that II absolutely refused 10
take any OF his lines seriously Conan
made a short speech after the second
act. in which he again begged the pub
lie not TO take him seriously as a play
wright OF musician.
The most conspicuous and certainly
the most interesting bit OF work in the
play is done by Fritz Williams in a
heavy role. He plays tbs part OF
man who has stolen fro-i the Govern
ment 10 bet on a Harvard baseball
game and lost. His efforts to get out
of the difficulty in order TO start anew
ana make known his marriage to a
pretty little girl Of the village is the
character OF the role Williams has
long been known as one Of the cleverest
ard foremost light comedians on the
stage. and has done some notable work
IN that line. His appearance in heavy
role gave his old friends a new SEN
sation. but his work resolved itself into
clean cut. artistic performance that
stood out among the entire aggrega-
ton OF characters in the play When
he appeared alone 81 lie stage during
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

ing an uncomfortable five minutes or so
IN jefferson market court, while It was
being explained 90 Mrs Kate O'Neiil
the JanltrsSs OF the Bank street house
In which the Andrews had obtained
quarters for a brief space. that she
could do nothing, and that II her ten
ants wanted TO 60 they could go.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

Democracy's candidate for governor of
Maryland has typhoid. It's hard enough
for the old lady with the umbrella to
fight the wicked Republicans without
having the germs unite against her.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

When the average man thinks what
he spends for his own play he will not
lift his eyebrows quite so high over the
program OF an association which plans
play for all the children In town.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

Now we have Folk on our hands. II
am not a candidate he says. thereby
joining Governor johnson of Minnesota
and Judson Harmon OF Ohio. but not
the Hon. William ]. Bryan, of Ne
bl aska
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

Tonight our milk dealers Will artlessIy
explain the process OF making a --cent
raise by the producer develop into 2
cents by the time the milk reaches the
consumer.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

Isn't it lucky we found out about all
those obstacles TO a cruise Of the p,
cific before the ships were actually
needed round the Horn?
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

events. James Andrews got the money
together. Then he occurred the Bank
street fiat, paying a month in advance.
and stocked the place with all the
splendor the installment house thought
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
CHARACTERISTIC CONAN SHOW
WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL CAST
Cast in Fifty Miles From Boston"

Cast in Fifty Miles From Boston"
Joe Westcott. Harvard 's5-.Geo. N. Cohan
Nathan Westcott. Joe's father........--
Dave Harugan, the BrookaeId dude.
George Parsons
Tim Harrigan, Dawes father jas c. MarIer-e
Moseley, Westcott's man Richard NeSu1ith
EDDIE MoSeley, boy around the barn..
LoTes Grimm
Jed Woods. sadie's brother. Fritz Williams
Bow .......-....... F7rvs,11 Ds---,-
MIS- WeStcott Joe's mother Louise Rial
MIS-. Ifl1ord- every bOdy's fsvori;e 49,.
Emma Janvier
Nellie Harrigan, Tim Harrigsn's daughter
Hazel LOWrv
aunt hate --.------.- Jennie Weathersby
Sadie Woods the Postmistress .-...-......
Edna WaI-4ce Hopper
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
Girl Punctures hubble.

Unfortunately. though. as soon as The
Girl set her eyes on all the gorgeous
ness OF the fat and learned that there
would be another months rent due IN
a week, 70 say nothing OF tie weekly
instpllments on the furniture. she said
James Andrews, give me a pencil"
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

Mr. Marconi now announces a wire
less service 20 Europe. The old-style
cable will do for fashion hints and Ar
rived safe" yet a while.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

X a good investment to permit anyone
20 secure on his salary.
To get The Girl here seems 70 have
been an easy matter. Her aunt came
with her ir D the bargain. and they were
married. ] =. this were only fiction in
stead Of gin police court happening
IL would be : e2sant and IN line with
the be st craoi. -on 20 add and they lived
happy ever at -erward."
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

In connection with the report that
Minister WI may come back. the State
Department is using some Of the ? :?
Itself
The Washington times., 1907-09-24

Maybe the Navy Department can hire
a starter from one Of the numerous race
tracks that are going idle.
The Washington times., 1907-09-24
James Passed Fatal Window.

But all this is getting a trihe ahead OF
the story The important part OF that IS
If anything that the poor do is i'm
portant-that James Andrews, wander
ing about the city in HIS lonesomeness
and planning 20 get the girl as soon az
possible, CHANGED TO pass one Of those
Sixth avenue installment store windows
In which were displayed the marvels in
the house furnishing lire you could get
by a simple so deposit down and s. more
a week until the 500. SO involved was paid
up
A more fasticIous taste might have
taken exception to the garnish green's
and yellows OF the upholstering. Even
the hangings made a brutal assault on
the cultivated eye. But there everything
was in its shiny new varnish, and who
wouldn't forget many other things IN
picturing Che girl IN that roomy easy
chair, with the hrelifht running golden
fingers over her hair2
At any rate that is what. James An
drews admitted he saw. and promptly
set about realizing his picture-or rather
getting the stage set for the picture. IL
you prefer
When Saving Is Easy.
II isn't so hard, even on SO a week.
when your heart il in the cause, II
seems TO get $40 or $50 ahead. You can
get a hall room for two or three dol
lars, and anyone who will can live very
cheaply here when he is alone and is
really living In the future and not giving
200 much thought 70 the present. At al
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26

Walsh, formerly of Medford, Ore,
but now Of this city, is constructing
a separator that Is expected to save
all the grain for the farmers that is
ordinarily wasted in threshing. and
will save thousands of dollars IA year.
The attachment, on which he has
secured patent, was tested last week
and found to be satisfactory. The
new machine is being constructed in
the building by the Electric Mills on
Palouse street, and will be completed
In short time.
The grain saver consists for the
most part of an extra fan which goes
underneath the separator and gets
the straw before 1t goes into the
stack. The straw is shaken up and
the grain siftcd out. and 1t is claimed
that the method is very successful.
The test was made by Mr.. Walsh and
A. r. Olsen last week and straw was
used TINT had stood in the stack since
last fall. The test was surprising to
the inventor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26
SEVERAL YEARS.
TIMBER SUPPLY
IN SIGHT FOR THE NEW
SAWMIIIL AT MEACHAM
Grande Ronde Lumber Company Will
Start Mill There Soon-Five
Miles Of Specially Built Railroad
Brings in the Logs-Branch Line
VIII Be Extended Along the Sum-
init I'm the Future.

Five miles of new railroad track is
now in operation at Meacham and
several hundred thousand feet of saw
loks are in the mill ponds at that
place where the Grande Ronde Lum-
ber company is preparing to start a
large sawmill soon.
The branch road has been built
west and south from Meacham into
good belt of timber and several
years run is now available along the
new line. Logging by train has been
in progress for some time, and the
mill will soon be ready to start. A
large force of men is at work in the
timber and the new plant promises
To furnish employment to about 100
men in all departments when in op-
Grafton.
AS the timber is cut out the branch
line will be extended further along
the summit of the Blue mountains
and an immense lumber industry will
he built up at Meacham, which was
one of the busiest logging and wood
camps in the northwest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26

The spectacle of a town marshal
being arraigned for gambling was
presented in the circuit court here
this morning when Jack: Noble of
Echo pleaded guilty to that offence
and also to the charge of malfeas-
ance in office. He was fined $50 and
costs on each count by Judge Bean.
The cases against Noble developed
as result of the Metcalf shooting
affair which occurred in Echo
week or more ago. While in Echo
for the purpose of inquiring into that
case District Attorney Phelps learned
that Noble had been among those
who patronized the game that Met
calf had been running In a room ee
the Echo hotel. Accordingly infor-
nation was filed against him for
gambling, and also for malfeasance
in office.
In court this morning Noble was
represented by L. A. Esteb, mayor Of
Echo, who pleaded for lenient sem
tence. Among other things he said
1t would be impossible for his town
to secure another marshal should the
present incumbent be imprisoned.
In passing sentence Judge Bean
spoke at length in general way up
on the subject, saying that he took
into consideration the previous con-
ditions at Echo and the fact that
the town had not yet gotten over
some of its interior" ways. Under
the law regarding malfeasance in Of
flee the penalty may be imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for a term
fo from six months to one year; in
the county Jail from three months to
one year, or by fine of not less than
$50. Likewise the offender may be
removed from office. At the con-
clusion of his discourse he imposed
the fine of $50.
Two other residents Of Echo were
also in court this morning upon
gambling charges. They were NJ. H.
Gillette, owner of the Echo hotel,
and Thad Barnes. Two informations
bad been filed against Gillette, both
for permitting gambling within his
hotel, and he was fined $50 upon
each charge. Barnes was also fined
$50 and costs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26

New York, March 26.-The court
this afternoon decided to appoint a
lunacy commission to examine into
Thaw's present mental condition.
Fitzgerald named as the commission
to inquire into Thaw's sanity Hon.
Morgan ]. O'Brien, DR.. Leopold Put
sci and Peter B. Olney.
O'Brien, head of the commission,
was former presiding judge Of the ap-
pellate division of the New York su-
preme court. He resigned eight
months ago and is now practicing. He
is one of the trustees of Ryan's Equi-
table. Olney was former district at
torney of New York county. DR.. Put
eel is famous in his profession as a
scientist. 1t is expected the session
at which the conm;ss' Oh will examine
the witnesses will be public.
Trial Indefinitely Postponed.
The appointment OF the commission
means postponement of the trial in
definitely. When the jury is recon-
vened tomorrow 1t will be excused,
subject to further call.
II the commission finds Thaw in
sane at present, there will be nothing
further for the jury to do. II 1t finds
him sane the jury will be reassembled
and the trial resumed where II was
interrupted Wednesday. The decision
was rendered in chambers, only the
attorneys of both sides and Evelyn
being present. All the attorneys re-
fuse to discuss what transpired, say
ing from the manner in which the de-
cision was rendered that Justice Fitz-
gerald wanted any announcement to
come from himself.
Evelyn was adversely affected by
the decision and needed assistance
when leaving. Thaw was greatly dis
appointed and his lawyers faces show
ed marks of defeat. Evelyn recovered
and hastened to the Tombs to encour-
age her husband.
Evelyn carried the news of the de-
cision to her husband, who took 1t
more calmly than expected and devot-
ed himsclf to cheering up his wife.
His attorneys followed Evelyn to the
Tombs and conference followed.
Through Hartridge, Thaw gave out an
interview saying: II am satisfied with
the decision. l do not fear the COM
mission, as l am confident can prove
myself perfectly sane today"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26
Not Anti-Senlitic.

London, March 26.--The Rouman-
ian government considers the recent
trouble in Moldavia and Wallachia
is the result of. similar disturbance
in adjacent provinces in Russia and
not of anti-Jewish character, is evil
dent from a communication made to
the Associated Press today by Pre-
mier Cantasuezena. The premier
says the troubles do not arise from
any antl-Scmitic feeling, but are well
defined agrarian character. The
peasants are devastating not only
the homes and farms of the Jews,
but also those of the Roumanian
landed propret1rs.
1t is undenidhle, he says. that these
occurrences are in part resultant from
Russian agitation, especially in Bes-
ssrahia.
He concludes by saying the govern
ment is taking enecg ,tic measures TO
restore order and hopes the riotng
may be quickly suppressed Immedi-
ately thereafter the government will
intorduce some agrarian reforms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26
EIGHT IN POLICE COURT.
Plain DrunlSs and Other Drunks Who
Were Not Plain.

Three Finlanders went sailing away
upon had drunk shortly before
evening yesterday and to safely
bring Them to shore required the
combined efforts Of Marshal Cur
dane and Deputy Kearnev. John
Killing, Ed. Peterson and Louis
Swanson are all marooned in the
city Jail today. Swanson will stay
there for 20 days, Peterson for seven.
while Killing, IL all goes will. will es-
cape in two days.
Late in the afternoon yesterday the
three Finlanders became badly intox-
iHated and first sought trouble in Joe
.5ullivan's saloon. They were sudden
ly induced to leave by Bert Wilson
and they then proceeded up the
street. running into the marshal near
the French restaurant. While the
marshal was trying to subdue one of
the gang Swanson tried to assist his
friend by sandhagging the chief with
slin5shot made Out of rock AMI
pocket handkerchief. However,
the blow missed its mark and the
marshal soon had his assailant
down upon the sidewalk. With the
and of Night Officer Kearney he then
conveyed the three FInlanders to the
city bnstlle.
Aside from the above trio there
were five ordinary drunks in the
draft this morning, and with but one
exception. all were unable to make
the s. payment demanded of them
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26
CADETS TO WALLA WALLA.
Encampment April 1s to 90 VIII
Bring 400 Students.

Walla Walla, March 26.-Walla
Walla's invitation to the Washington
state college cadets to hold their an
nual encampment in this city, has
been accepted according to word re-
ceived in this city today. Captain Ed
ward Kimmel, U. S. A. instructor in
military science and tactics at the in
stitution. inspected the site when in the
city several days ago and found 1t
ideal.
The encampment will be held from
April 1S to 20, inclusive, and will be
participated in by seven companies, a
total of 42O men. A special train will
be run from Pullman to Walla Walla
over the o. r. & N. to bring the cadets
and their baggage and camp equip
ment to this city.
During the encampment all sorts
of formations including a big sham
battle will come off, and the citizens
look forward with pleasure to the ca
dets' visit. A number Of the cities bid
for the encampment, but Walla Walla
pulled down the prize.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-26
SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY.
Considerable Sheep Loss Will Be
Sustained In Some Localities.

o. X. & N. trainmen coming in
from the east today say that the
snow vet covers the country from
North Powder east to within few
miles of Huntington and that on the
higher hills it is several inches in
depth.
A dispatch from Baker City to the
Oregon Daily Journal says:
Six inches of snow fell Sunday
night and 1t is feared losses of sheep
and cattle nn the range will be heavy.
Sfrins weather had prevailed here
since in February and stock was ou.
al over shis district. If the snow
gees off Immediately there will be
little danger, as the range has been
fine and stock well fSd. If it turns
colder and the snap lasts even a few
rays the damage will be enormous.