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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-07
POLICEMAN SAVES
SIX AT FIRE, BUT
DIES HIMSELF
Young Jersey City Patrolman
Smothered by Smoke After
Daring ReScueS.

William Nestor, a policeman attached
to the Communipaw avenue station.
Jersey City. was smothered to death by
smoke to-day In fire at Nos. sls-sl5
Ocean avenue. Jersey City. after rsscu-
ing half dozen persons from death
Nestor. an athletic man or twenty
year ago and was one OF the first men
selected from the civil service list. Civil
service was not pleasing to the police
men OF the old school over in Jersey
and Nestors record Was watched with
a good deal of interest aud some envy
He was often referred to as the dude
policeman or the college boy cop"
Saved Babies First.
Nestor was passing Eckhon * Spar
neht's grocery. at No. Sl3 Ocean avenue,
about I O'Clock this morning, when
burst OF flame shot from the hallway.
he sounded an alarm, and then oolted
through the naming hallway to the
apartments occupied By Louis EcHhoh.
his wife and three children. and awak-
carried the wife and mother TO the
street. Then, ne ran back through the
danes and smoke, and came out with
two OF the children in his arms. Be
mind him was Eckhoff carrying the third
child.
Bernard Whitneyberg. a clerk was on
the fourth floor OF the building, and
was unconscious from smoke when the
young policeman carried him to the
street.
BY this time Nestor was weak from
smoke, and he was seen TO stagger as
ne entered the house. at No. Sl5, four
story apartment building which also
had taken fire.
Aroused the Tenants.
Nestor went from apartment to apart
ment, arousing the sleeping tenants and
sending them scurrying TO the street
on the third floor he found Hugo Muel-
Ter. his wife ana children, beNildered
and weak from smoke. He guided Muel-
Ter and his wife to the street and car
ried one of the children Again he
went back into the building. Some one
mad said one OF the Mueller children
Was missing,
Nestor Was not seen to leave the
building. and after the hre Was under
control the firemeu began a search OF
the house. They found him dead, lie
was MALT stretched on a bed occupied
by the children IL Was evident that
he had been feeling about for the
child he supposed 20 ue no the house,
HAen he .,.. auu Na- sIaI.Lltl l.r
chlld he went "a search OF was carried
10 lie street by lt- father
That C!yil Service man made GOOD"
an old policeman commented as Me-
tors body WAS carried TO the station
house. "llc made TOO good "
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Kennedy for the past 10 days, left
this morning for Condor to visit his
brother, Charles, for few days be-
fore returning to his work at Seat,
tie.
Douglas Johnson, member Of the
1907 graduating class Of the Pendle-
ton academy, has been given posi-
tlon as assistant instructor in the
commercial department Of Whltworth
college, Tacoma, and while engaged
in that work will be enrolled as a
regular student in the freshman class.
Mr. and Mrs. E. c. sklles, who are
camping in Wallowa canyon, came in
yesterday to attend the pink lemon
ade festival, which was held under
the auspices Of Messrs. Barnum G.
Bailey. They report the affair a
grand success, both socially and fl
nancially. Mr.. and Mrs Skiles were
formally presented to the guests and
carefully guarded from accidents by
Mrs. Silverthorn during the festivities
of the day.-La Grande Observer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
COOKE Is IN JAIL.
New York Land Fraud Artist TO An
swer for His Crimes.

New York Land Fraud Artist to An
swer for His Crimes.
A New York dispatch says of the
case Of Henry Cooke, the land fraud
artist recently arrested in Baker City,
on complaint from New York: Held
on $4,000 bail for trial on a charge Of
conspiracy to violate the timber lands
act, Henry Cooke, president of the
Oregon RaSching & Timber company,
with a New York office, who was ar
rested on July II in Baker City, Ore,
was committed to prison today.
Cooke arrived from the Northwest
last night in the custody of Deputy
Marshal Nicholson of the oregon dis
trict, A. G. Marshal, jointly indicted
with Cooke, on July IS, surrendered
to the authorities and was released on
$4,000 bail.
The alleged scheme which resulted
in the indictments against Cooke and
Marshal was the procuring of resi-
dents of this and other states to go
into Burns county, Ore, and there
take up tracts of government timber
land under a guarantee that in three
months thereafter the Oregon Tim
Der & Ranching company would pur-
chase the land at higher rate than
the original cost.
To procure such a transfer of tim
Der land the purchasers would be
obliged to commit perjury, and when
discoveries were made of that ma
ture the federal government acted in
the matter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Read the East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

That the Northerp Pacific railway
will build a magnificent new depot in
North Yakima and that construction
work on the new building will in all
probability begin in the early spring
are the statements made today by Ira
p. Englehart, local attorney for the
Northern Pacific company says the
Yakima Republic.
Mr.. Englehart declares his state
ments are those Of the highest Off
cials Of the road, who have for some
time been considering the building of
new passenger depot in North Yaki-
ma. Attorney Englehart declares the
building will cost not less than $751;
900, and in all probability the cost
will run up to 100000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
City BreUities

All kinds of good dry wood. See
MINIS.
For Sale-Good family milch COW
Inquire this office,
See Minnis for good dry wood tina,
burns Lots of 1t on hand.
Dressed chickens every day. Stark
Poultry House. Phone black 3791.
Unfurnlshed housekeeping rooms
for rent. Enquire at East oregonian
office.
Miss Genevieve Fish, piano Instruc-
ton. 11S Monroe street. phone red
2SC1. E.
All kinds of transfer work done
promptly. stansberry & Milne, phone
Main 8
Fine store and office room for rent.
East oregonlan building. Enquire
this office.
Lost-Small pocket account book
belonging to E. H. Stark. Return for
reward to 314 West Webb.
Hotel Bowman Cafe is now open,
a. m. to 10 p. m, la carte. Straw
berries and ice cream also served.
Annual reduction sale on all seas
enable lines at Goodman Hardware
Co.'S. Refrigerators, freezers, ham,
mocks, churns and many other arti-
cles TO be closed out at cost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

nles have recently put into effect.
Cantaloupe charges have been ad-
vanced Is cents per hundred and in
stead of weighing crates at so pounds
as formerly they are now weighed at
60 pounds. Express charges on
peaches have been advanced from
371s to "a cents and crates are weigh
ed at 20 pounds for 4-inch boxes and
25 for 5-inch instead of IS pounds as
formerly.
The determination of Yakima valley
shippers not to ship to this market
has been responsible for the scarcity
of fruits recently Wenatchee being
depended upon almost entirely.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
BUSINESS COLLEGE OPENS.
Excellent Commercial Education TO
Be Secured in Pendleton in Short

Excellent Commercial Education to
Be Secured in Pendleton in Short
Time.
That Pendleton Business college
will be equipped to furnish a thor
ough business education in a shorter
time than ever before is the state
ment of, Miss NJ. NJ. slattery, pro-
prietress of this well known institu-
tion.
The college year will open early in
September and a large number OF
students are now ready to enroll with
the beginning of the year, All of the
commercial branches are taught in a
thorough manner and under the i'm
proved methods of teaching in which
individual instruction is giver, it is
possible to graduate bookkeepers in
six months, stenographers in four
months and other branches in pro-
portionately short time.
Miss Slattery is now in Spokane,
but will arrive in a short time to
open the school here. Catalogues
may be had by writing to Pendleton
Business college, Pendleton, Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
TAKE ROoSEVELTs TEST.
Officers Go on OO-MiIe Ride Despite
prOteStatiOns.

san Francisco, Aug. IA dis
tinguished detachment of army Off
GERS, forming the second division in
the Roosevelt 9O-mile riding test,
left the Preside today before the sun
broke. The command is under the
personal guidance of Colonel NJ. A.
Simpson.
The Officers took their course in
the hoof tracks of the first division
under Colonel Lunds which rode yes,
terday as far as Palo Alto and re,
turned to Burlingame, where camp
was established. The first detach-
ment will return to this city along
the beach.
The officers leaving today viii
make similar maneuvers, returning
to the city tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

During my absence from the city
during August, payments may be
made to Mrs. George Hamblen, 421
Garfield street.
MRS. GEO. ROBBINS, Recorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
FRUIT RATE EXCESSIVE.
Washington Express Companies Kill
Shipping Business.

4 special from Seattle says of the
excessive express charges on fruit
shipments:
Eastern Washington fruit shippers,
particularly those in the Yakima val
ley, have practically ceased shipping
fruits to this market, owing to a dou-
BILE advance that the express compa-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Astoria business houses were dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 Monday
night. The fire is supposed to have
resulted from improper electric wir-
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
THE PEOPLE ALL
In Chorus Cried, Give Us Newbro's
Herpicide.

In Chorus Cried, Give Us Newbro's
Herpicide.
This word OF late has been in every
ones mouth, and many are wondering
what the word signifies though no one
has yet been found, who will deny that
NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE does the work.
Well, for the information OF thousands OF
people who like to know all about good
thing. we would say that HERPICTDF
means. destroyer or killer of Herpes
Now Herpes" is the family name OF a
disease caused by various vegetable par
asites. A similar microbe causes dan.
drufr itching scalp. and falling hair: this
Is the microbe that NEWBRO'S IIEEpi.
eide promptly destroys; after which thc
hair grows. Sold by leading drugglste
Send l0c in stamps for simple 10 IN,
Herpicide Co., Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes-50 cents and S1.00.
a. G. Koeppen & Bros
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

A millinery item from London says
"you must merely glide along if you
wear a directorie gown" Then why
is the gown cut "for high water and
fences?"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Elks, Attention 7

Pendleton lodge No. 2SS B. P. O..
Elks will meet this evening at 1880,
the regular session. All members are
urged to be present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Otto Bort was drowned while bath
ing in the Payette river Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
WELFARE OF THE CHILD.
The International Congress Held q
Session at the White House-Ad-
dressed by President Roosevelt.

Washington, Mar. 1.-THE White
house was the scene Tuesday of the
formal opening of the first information
al congress on the welfare of the child
which is being held under the auspices
Of the National Mothers congress. The
200 delegates representing all the
states and territories and dozen or
more of the leading, countries OF the
world, were received at the White
House at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday after
noon when President Roosevelt deliv-
cred an address to them in which he
declared that he placed the society
ahead Of the civil war veterans, be-
cause, he said, In the final analysis
II is the mother only who Is better
citizen than the soldier who fights for
his country.
The first session Of the congress was
held Tuesday night at the Metropolis
tan Methodist Episcopal church at
John Marshall place and c street. Ell
mer e. Brown, United States commits
sIoner OF education, who was appoint
ed by President Roosevelt as the Of
flcial representative of the United
States at the congress, spoke on "Chil
dren in the United States"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
nal.h powara for conareaa.

Lexington, KY, Mar lis. M. Will
son Of this city, and Judge ]. G. Sims
OF Bowling Green, of Caleb Powers
counsel, decided Tuesday at Powers
request to appeal to Gov Wilson at
once to pass on the petitions forwarded
to him for Powers pardon. It iS un-
derstood that fully 100000 names have
been signed to the petitions. Powers
idea in wanting the petitions acted on
now 10 said to be that II he 10 pardoned
he wants to know 1t 80 that he can
take steps toward prosecuting his can
didacy for congress In the Eleventh
district where the convention has been
called for June 8.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
ORCHARD PLEADS GUILTY
Is Charged with Murder Of Former
Gov. Steunenberg.
judge Asked II He Understood Full
Consequences Of His Act and
He Said He Did.

Caldwell, Ida, Mar. Hilary Or
chard Tuesday morning before Judge
Fremont Wood In the district court
was allowed to withdraw his former
plea Of not guilty entered at his first
arraignment by order of the court
when he stood mute and entered an
other plea Of guilty to the charge OF
murder in the first degree as charged
in the Indictment. Judge Wood will
sentence Orchard on March Is.
Orchard pleaded guilty to having
killed former Gov, Steunenberg by the
explosion of a dynamite bomb at the
side gate OF his residence here early
in the evening Of December 30, 1905.
He was arrested for the crime on
January 2 and in February confessed
that he was hired to kill Steunenberg
by William D. Haywood, secretary;
Charles H. Meyer, president, and
George A. Pettibone, honorary member
Of the Western Federation of Miners.
Haywood and Pettibone were tried in
Boise and set free.
The case against Meyer was dis
missed.
Judge Wood questioned Orchard as
to whether he fully understood the
status of the case, what 1t meant for
him to plead guilty and II he under
stood that to plead guilty to the
charges in the Indictment meant plead.
ing guilty to the charge of first degree
murder.
Perfectly calm with no indication OF
any emotion in face or voice, Orchard
answered that he had gone over the
matter thoroughly with his attorney
and had made up his mind definitely.
Judge Wood allowed the plea to be
changed and set date for sentence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
THE RECORDS PILING UP
Secretary cortelyOu Wants a Build.
Ing Erected to Hold Them.
At Present Uncurrent Files Are Scat.
tered All Over Washlngton-costs
$4,000 Per Year Rental.

Washington, Mar. 11.-Secretary OF
the Treasury Cortelyou Tuesday trans.
mitted to congress Recommendation
for an appropriation for the erection
Of q hall of records In Washington I'm
which the uncurrent files Of the vari-
GUS executive departments and other
branches OF the government may be
stored"
The secretary called attention to the
fact that the erection Of such q build
ing has been agitated for many years
and that site has been secured by
the government In this city.
1.-THE necessity for some structure OF
the character described occurs con-
SANITY" said the secretary. IAN in.
vestigation made in 1905 showed that
the files then on hand in all the build
ings under control Of the treasury de-
partment in Washington and In spaces
rented exclusively therefor, occupied
over one million cubic feet Of space
and that the iles were accommodating
at the rate Of $4,000 cubical feet per
annum. The condition Of these incur
rent files is precarious in the ex-
treme. In many instances they are
unprotected In any way from depreda-
ton. Some of them are stored in rent
ed buildings, which are not fire proof.
All the available space in the build
ings under the control Of the depart
ment is now occupied, as well as much
space in other buildings for which an
annual rental Of $4,000 is paid. In
most instances these flles pertain to
questions Of great importance, and
they have been accommodating since the
organization Of the government"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Pittsburg, Mar, l1.-With $500 per
sons actively participating, half OF
that number being delegates from all
parts Of the world, the tlrst interna-
tIonal convention Of the Young Peo-
Piles Missionary movement convened
here Tuesday in the music hall Of the
Pittsburg exposition, The convention
represents 100000 persons and is
one Of the largest gatherings OF the
kind ever held Judging from the
sessions Tuesday It viii also be one
Of the most successful.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
w,nt . prao.lcal Printer Named.

Washington, Mar. Thames M.
Lynch, president Of the International
Typographical union and T. G. Per.
sons, president Of the local Typogra-
phical union, conferred with President
Roosevelt at the White House Tuesday
regarding the appointment Of public
printer. The presidents callers did
not recommend any one in particular.
but told him they would appreciate it
If he would select practical printer
for the place. 1t was pointed out that
in, the appointment Of some one who
has had practical experience in such
work, considerable money would be
saved to the government and also
there would be less friction in the Of
fee. The president did not indicate
to his visitors what he would do.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
GOmUarded swedish Royal Castle.

Chrlstiania, Mar. liza Swede, ap-
parently insane, fusillAded the royal
castle here with q rife at noon Tues
day. He fred altogether q dozen bull
let's, several Of which crashed through
the windows and embedded themselves
in the interior walls OF the castle.
The man was promptly seized by the
police and disarmed. At the police
station he declared that 1t was his
intention to kill King HaalZon. He still
had 40 or so cartridges In his pockets.
King Haakon and Queen Maud were
absent from the castle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

San Diego, Cal, Mar. 1.-THE Al
bany brought with her the trophy won
At Magdalena bay for the highest tar
get practice record ever made by a
vessel Of the American navy. With .
target 12x21 feet and placed at dis
lance Of 1900 yards, the cruiser steam
ing 10 knots per hour, scored s. out
Of the first ee shots made, and regis
tered the majority of them in the bulls
ewes. This was done with hve-ineh
guns. Speed was q record breaking
feature. The shots were fired in sets
Of six. the fastest six being made in
25 seconds, and the slowest in 30
seconds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
A Crank Entered an Omaha Institu'
ton and Demanded $4,000
Of the Vice President.
SAID NE WOULDBLOW HIMUF
BY Goodness and Strategy the offiela
EntIced Him Out to q Restau.
rant Where He Was
Arrested.

Tuesday morning an unknown an
archist entered the Merchants Ma
tional bank Of this city and demanded
q large sum Of money, at the same
time displaying q bottle Of what Ii
thought to be nitro-glycerin and threat
eining to blow up the bank II his re
quest was not complied with. The mar
entered soon after the doors OF the
bank were thrown open and asked
to see Vice President Luther Drake in
his private office. Drake seated him
self opposite the man. who began talk
ing in rambling manner about hav
ing had $4,000 in the National Bank
Of Commerce In Kansas City when
that bank failed.
"And since all you fellows are In
together, you had Just better hand
me over my money or I'll blow you and
this bank and all of us to hell" sud
denly said the fellow, producing .
three-ounce bottle Of thick yellow
liquid. Don't you make move. This
10 filled with nitro-glycerin. II you
move you are q dead man."
"You don't want to die yourself, dc
you?" cody asked Drake.
"Oh, yes, / came in here ready to
die" responded the stranger, but
when die, I'll take everybody in this
building with me-"
well I'll 60 and get you the money
said Drake, raising from his chair.
"Sit down." said the anarchist. III
you get up again without permission
LII Just drop this bottle. You know
what will happen"
Drake sat down. Drake then told
the man he would talk 1t over with
him and the stranger accepted, all the
time keeping the bottle Of nltro-gly'
cerln in his hand and within sight
Noticing that the man seemed thin and
plnched, Drake asked him II he wasn't
hungry.
II have been studying over this mat
ter for several days and have not eat
en- thing for 4S hours" answered
the man with the bottle. well, lets
60 have breakfast and talk this over"
proposed Drake.
"All right but don't try any monkey
business or you are q dead man." re
piled the anarchist.
President Hamilton Of the bank en-
tered the next room during the con
versation and heard enough Of 1t tc
enable him to know what was going
on. As Drake and the stranger left
the room together Hamilton tele
phoned the police station for plain
clothes men and followed the two mer
to a nearby restaurant Drake ant
the man were on opposite sides Of the
table when three detectives, accompa
MED by Hamilton, entered the room
Slipping up behind the stranger, thu
detectives pInioned his arms and re
lleved him Of his dangerous bottle be
fore he knew what was up. He wal
then taken to the police station wher'
he has refused to talk. The bottl'
has been sent to chemist for an
alysis.
At the police station the robber CAV
his name as l.. L. Fee and said that b
came from Rockford, ILL.,, last October
Since then he has lived in Omaha AM
has been out Of work. He is plumbe
by trade and has been drawing nv
dollars a month from the plumber
union while out of work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
Smoke and Red Fire for Schools.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Mar 11.--Chatles
M. Nicholson, chief of the Council
Bluffs FIRE department, is preparing to
use smoke and red fire in connection
with future fire drills in the Council
Bluffs public schools, in order to give
a resemblance Of actual FIRE. The pu-
pills will be warned of the innovation,
but it is believed familiarity with such
conditions will render them less likely
to become panic-stricken should fire
occur,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Fly New Mar. liza Japanese was
arrested at Rlepe.oWn Monday night
Alter A hard struggle IN which he Al
most cheved Oh two fingers Of q man
named Clinton. Clinton, Who - .
dnurhtsman. vas approached b. tns
Iannnese. Who askea lin Il ~ would
:, ia Nm % San FIancl1co ana 81
irnulnrs a lAa lcra1e4ilona t..i..
cnrl.n inaIfnsnil7 r(f1roa 40 ne'a
-, ~ E.r,nele unin pAreIl e.
ira
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
sill Hold the Tatsu Maru.

Hongkong, Mar. lin an interview
Wednesday the Japanese consul
laughed at the naval activity in con.
nection with the seizure of the Japan
ese steamer Tatsu Maru. He believes
that the Tatsu will be released in .
day or two. A mass meeting has been
called at Canton to protest against the
release of the vessel The viceroy or
Canton shares in the general indigna-
ton. The witnesses Of the seizure OF
the Tatsu have been sent to Pekin.
The Tatsu Is still held at Whampoa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
aelIeva Aaroplanes PoasIbIe.

Paris, Mar. I'm. Archdeaconr
Santos Dumont and Henry Farman,
have posted q bet Of $1,000 against
S2,4OO posted by M, Charron. that an
aeroplane will be constructed within a
year capable Of carrying two persons
one OF the persons TO weigh not less
than so kilos (132 pounds a distance
Of one kilometer.