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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
BLUE JACKETS
QUELl MUT|NY
DRUNKEN SOLDIERS SHOOT
UP AN HONDURAS TOWN
Half Hundred Soldiers Fill Up On
Liquor and Proceed 10 Roughhousc
Hunerto Cortcs-American Consul
Takes Life in Own Hands-NIarines
Land from Warship and Bring Men
TO Senses.

New Orleans, La, Dec. ia let
ter published by the Picayune from
Hunerto Cortes, in Spanish Honduras,
tells of mutiny by drunken soldiers
last week. when a boatload of blue
Jackets from the United States gun
boat Dubuke had to go ashore to pro-
tect the interests of American resi-
dents.
The letter states that half a hun
dred soldiers started to shoot up the
town. American Consul Brickwood,
jr.. took his life in his hands when
he went among the mutiAeers and
warned them that any violence to
Americans would bring swift VEN
geance, from the war vessels in the
harbor.
II finally required the appearance
of landing party to bring the disor-
derly troops to their senses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
Meeting Well Attended.
RUFF WILL RECEIVE
HIS SENTENCE THURSDAY

San Francisco, Dec. 19.-Judge
Iawlor today postponed until Thurs
day the sentencing of Ruef, convicted
of bribing Supervisor Furey. The
court has announced that Ruef's at
torney must take definite action in
the meantime as no further post
ponement will be allowed.
Attorney Dozier. representing Ruef.
made a hard fight to have the case
continued. He said the transcript Of
record was unfinished and 1t would be
difficult to find the parties needed
for affidavits.
The court brushed all arguments
aside and Dozler was told that next
Thursday he must be ready with a
motion for new trial, or motion for
arrest Of judgment by the proper
showing, otherwise Ruef will be un-
able to- dodge the impending sentence
for his crime.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
Mrs. Isabella Martin Will
Spend Remainder of Her
Life Behind Prison Bars.
"BABY JOHN" USED BY
HER TO DO DYNAMITING
son Caught Trying TO Poison Citizens
OF Entire Town and Makes Confess
sion Insisted Thar Mother Held
Him Under Her Evil Influence
Sentenced for Trying 10 Dynamite
"a Judge.

Oakland, Calf. Dec, 19.-Mrs. Isa-
bella Martin convicted Of dynamiting
the home of Judge Ogden of this city,
was sentenced to life Imprisonment to-
day by Judge Wells.
The woman did not place the dyna-
mite under the porch of the judges
home but instructed her son, "Baby
John" Martin. to put it there. The
lad testified that his mother held
him under her influence and compell-
ed him to commit other outrages in
which explosives were used.
The dynamiting was mystery un-
til Johnny was caught trying to poison
the people OF Weaverville California,
when the boy confessed all.
The grievance against Judge Ogden
dated from the time she was interest
ed in a lawsuit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
ERB MURDER TRIAL.
One of the Most Sensational Ever Held
i'm State of Pennsylvania.

Media, Pa, Dec. 19.-What will
probably be one of the most sensa-
tional murder trials in the criminal
annals of Pennsylvania is scheduled
to begin Monday. the defendants be-
ing two women Mrs. NJ. Florence
Erb and her sister, Mrs. Catherine
Beisel, who are charged with the mur-
der of the formers husband, Capt ].
Clayton Erb, at Red Gables, near VIII
lage Green, on October 6, The wo-
men are charged with murder, volun-
tary and involuntary manslaughter.
1t is thought that the trial will con-
tinue more than a week, and may be
concluded in less time. Mrs. Erb is
at liberty on bail pending the trial, but
Mrs. Beisel has been confined to the
Media Jail. When arraigned recently
both women appeared in court clad
in deep mourning for the man whom
they are charged with staying
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
BELLINGHAM MERCHANTS
ARE NICTIMIZED

Bellingham, Wash, Dec. 19.-That
there are still Easy Marks" left in
Bellingham, is evidenced by the sue
cess of a well-dressed man I'M passing
Confederate currency at several
places in this city. The victims, most
of them mrchants. tried to keep the
story from the newspapers but the
secret service men, failing to locate
the stranger. let the news leak out.
The man passed his first $40 Con-
federate bill at a dairy station, re-
ceiving his change in good money. He
bought a loaf f bread with another
and received 1895 change. Then he
returned to the bakery and passed a
$40 Confederate bill.
The bills bear the stamp of the
Bank of Georgia of date, 1900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
ON
TOUR IN AUTO
NEBRASKA TERRORIZED
BY DESPERATE GANG
Three Banks Believed to Have Been
Robbed by Same Men Within a
Hours and More than Ten Thousand
Dollars i'm Loot Securel-Six Men
Appear at One Place and Three at
Another.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 19-Robbers,
believed to be the automobile des-
peradoes" who are terrorizing the
state, blew the safe of the state bank
at Ceresco, 20 miles north of here
early today and secured $4,000.
If they are the same thieves who
robbed the banks at Keene and Glib
bon, they have secured $4,000 with
in the last "a hours.
Only three robbers were engaged in
looting the Ceresco bank, though six
were seen in the automobile as the
bandits left Gibbon yesterday. The
trio stole livery rig and left the
city
James Boyle, who was passing, was
pulled into the building and tied to
chair, where he was found when the
cashier opened the doors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
Threatens to Shoot Husband.

Baker City, Dec. ia portion of
South Baker was thrown into a state
of intense excitement yesterday after
noon when Mrs. Lizzie Fuller placed
a revolver in her grip and proclaim
ed to neighbors that she was going
down town to kill her husband. She
came down town all right and soon
police officers were shadowing her
to prevent her from carrying out her
threat.
The Fullers have had more or less
trouble in the recent past, it only be-
ing a short time since the same wo-
man made an unsuccessful attempt to
take her own life
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
EUGENE'S CITY COUNCIL
ENJOINED BY CITIZENS

Eugene, Ore, Dec. 19.-Represen-
tative citizens of Eugene today filed
an injunction to restrain the council
from proceeding with a project to
construct a power plant on the Mac
kenze river. Mayor J, d, Matlock is
one of the defendants.
The action follows the rebuke ad-
ministered the council October / by
the voters in defeating the proposed
half million dollar bond issue to fl
nance the proposition. Ritchey creek
municipal gravity water system.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
MEETING Of GREAT IMPORTANCE To
DEVELOPMENT Of CENTRAL OREGON

OF utmost importance in the devel-
opment of the interior of Oregon was
the convention of the Oregon-Idaho
development league just closed at
Vale, according to Judge Stephen A.
Lowell of this city, president of that
body, who was one of the important
figures at the session just closed. The
meeting was one of the best and most
satisfactory in the history of the or
ganization and devoted its sessions to
a practical discussion of the needs
and resources of the great interior
country of the two states.
Delegates were present from eastern
and western Oregon and southern
Idaho, and the discussions ranged
from the need of railroad transporta-
tion to the interior to the need of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
'LUCKY'' BALDWIN DOWN
WITH TYPHOID PNEUMONIA

Los Angeles, December 19.-E. ].
CLucky'D Baldwin is down with a
severe attack of typhoid npeumonia.
Late this afternoon the news reached
Santa Anita Park that the grizzled
old man of Arcadia might not recov-
er Baldwin caught a heavy cold
while watching some of his horses
work on last Wednesday. Later a
fever developed and he repaired to his
home on Baldwin's Ranch, a few
miles from the race track.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR AID OF EDUCATION

New York, Dec. 19r-Dr. Leon FL
bort Landen, director of applied sci
ence and arts at Los Angeles. an
nounced today that a hundred thou
sand dollars had been placed in his
hands by a wealthy New Yorker to be
used at the rate of $4,000 yearly, to
gather reports on the phase of school
work which forms the executive abil-
ity in children rather than fills the
heads with theoretical knowledge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
STEEL TRUST MAN
Is FOR PUBLICITY

Washington, d, c., Dec. 19.-"If
you protect our competitors you will
leave us above protection and I be-
lieve that the United States Steel cor
poration should make public its af-
fairs and submit to government con-
troll" was the remarkable declaration
Of l.. H. Gary chairman Of the board
OF directors of the United States
Steel corporation, at the hearing be-
fore the house ways and means COM
mittee yesterday.
This is radical" he added, but
remember that | am not speaking for
the steel corporation in saying this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
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STEAMSHIP COMPANY
WILL GIRDLE THE WORLD

San Francisco, Dec. 19.-Plans of
the North German Lloyd steamship
company to make their line a world
girdling service received an added i'm
petus today with the unofficial an
nouncement that the companys Off
cials are negotiating with the Western
Pacific railroad for a traffic agree
ment on trans Pacific freight. The
company has announced that the COM
'pletion OF the Panama canal it will
operate steamers from New York to
san Francisco and thence to the ori-
ent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
PULIMAN'S COLLEGE MAY
BE CLOSED; LACK OF FUNDS

Olympia, Wash, Dec. 19.-The su-
preme court today has under advise
ment the petition of a mandate filed
by the regents of the state college at
Pullman to compel the state treasur-
er and auditor to honor orders of the
regents for the amount of money in
excess of the sum appropriated by the
last legislature for the institutions
support. The regents say that unless
the money is obtained to pay the bills
1900 pupils will be dismissed and the
institution will be closed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
GETS BIG
DAMAGES FROM ROAD

Portland, Ore, Dc. 19.-The jury
ir the case of George Light, who sued
the Southern Pacific for $4,000 be-
cause of personal injuries received
several years ago. returned a verdict,
giving him s11,750. He was working
as bridge repairer and was struck
by a projecting timber on a freight
train. The cars cut off leg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
PORTUGAL MAY
HAVE NO MINISTRY

Yisbon, Portugal. Dec. 19.-Pre-
miers Ferrierado and Aamaral today
announced their intention to present
to the cabinet ministry request to
resign tomorrow. They reached this
decision after two days of violent dis
cussion. 1t is believed that this is the
result of the growing belief that the
ministry is responsible for the revolu-
tionary troubles of the kingdom.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19

harbors>on the coast. Irrigation and
stock raising were matters also men,
toned in the course of the conven-
tons deliberations.
over $50 delegates in attendance
embraced many of the strongest and
most prominent men in the develop
ment of the two states and Judge
Lowell feels that the meeting cannot
but bear good fruit in the purpose of
its work.
At Baker City Judge Lowell found
the state irrigation congress quite the
best meeting of that body ever held
during the seven years of its exist
ence. At that meeting the resolu-
tions adopted was one strongly en-
dorsing the proposed water legisla-
tion now being worked out by the
state conservation commission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
Inventor Shoots Broker.

New York, Dec. 19.-Harry b. Sui
dam. a curb broker, of Plainfield. n.
J.. was fatally shot today by a man
giving the name of John c. Lunsden.
inventor. the motive is not known. Ac-
cording to witness. Lunsden engag-
ed the broker in conversation in the
latter's office and shot him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
BAN PLACED ON
CHRISTMAS TREES

New York. Dec. 19.-The board of
fire underwriters of this city. has set
their official face against Christmas
trees and issued a circular stating
that holiday and other decorative
displays will not be approved by the
underwriters" and that if machines
or other inflammables are introduced
into residences and public buildings
where policies are held, the extra
hazard will render the policies void.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
MUST COSGROVE COME
HOME TO QUALIFY?

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 19-The ques-
ton as to whether .Governor-elect
Cosgrove can qualify at Paso Robles,
where he is i'll, will probably be tested
by the supreme court of Washington.
Cosgrove's legal advisers say he can
qualify outside the state. Others say
his presence in Washington is neces-
sary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
CITY MARSHAL STEALS
CITY'S FUNDS; WOULD SUICIDE

Petaluma, Calf, Dec. he. c.
Ward for many years city marshal
and eX-officio city tax collector, is a
self-confessed embezzler of $1,000 of
the city's money Ward has an
nounced his intention of committing
suicide.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
No Nerdict in Libel Case.

Pomeroy Wash, Dec. 1s.-Judge
Garfield discharged the jury in the
Fitzmaurice perjury case yesterday
after reporting their inability to.
agree. a new trial was set for jan
uary 8. Fitzmaurice is out on a $3.50
bond, furnished by w Fl. Leonard
and +. W. Gibson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
GUARANTEED;
MEASLES AND MUNTPS

Port Townsend. Wash, Dec. 10
Forty recruits received at Fort
Worden for assignment to artillery
companies there, are in quarantine
The enlistments were made at Column
bus, Ohio. barracks. On the journey
here there developed several cases of
measles and mumps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
TAFT IS NAMING
HIS CABINET
Senator PhyIander C. Knox Of
Pennsylvania, Will Be Next
Secretary Of State.
MUCH SPECULATION AS
OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Kellog, the "Trust Buster" PrOmin-
emily Mentioned for Attorney Cen
cral-GeOrgc Knight, of California.
Also Mentioned for That Position
William II. Wheeler, of California,
Heads List of Possibilities for Sue
CessOr to Secretary Suaus-Balling-
cr, of Seattle. Also Mentioned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
CHRISTMAS NOTE TO
MOTHER; DIES SUDDENLY

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 19.-Within an
hour after writing a Christmas note
to her mother in Tacoma Ruth Weav-
er, aged eight and a student at Mount
Carmel mission, died suddenly Of con-
gestion of the brain, despite the eff
forts of several physicians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
PRESIDENT CASTRO
PREPARES FOR WAR.

Berlin, Germany, Dec. 10
After receiving a cablegram to-
day announcing that Vice-Pres-
ident Vlncente Gomez had de-
clared himself president Of
Venezuela, President Castro op-
ened negotiations for the pur-
chase OF $4,000 rifles and other
munitions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19

Vancouver. Wash.-John Kriegor.
aged SO years, drank an ounce of car
bolic acid in John Hastings livery
barn loft and was found there in an
unconscious condition by Loren
Clapp. night driver, short time aft
erwards. He was hurried to the hos
pital. where, after hard work, he was
brought back to consciousness
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
PREPARING FOR TAFTS
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

Washington, d. c., Dec. 19.-Vice-
President Fairbanks today announced
a senatorial committee of Senators
Knox. Lodge and Bacon to cooperate
with the house committee in making
preparations for Taft's Inauguration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
Cant. Coombs Dies.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 19.-Captain
J. w. Combs, veteran of Shiloh and
Donelson, died at his home at 1851
West Fifty-elghth street, Ballard, at
1:40 today, aged rs years. He was
born in Clark county. Indiana, No
vember 3, 1888, and leaves a widow
and six children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19

At the annual meeting Of the school
directors of the county held here to-
day County Superintendent Frank X
Welles attacked the present system of
supporting the schools OF the county
His chief criticism was OF the county
school fund which he held to be too
small as compared with the amount
derived from special distrlc, Caxes.
I'm the course of his discussion Mr.
Welles gave many details regarding
the financial side of the Umatilla
county school system. This year the
sum Of $9SS6 was received from the
state school fund; $43,24 fro6m the
county school fund. while the sum of
S71,5SO was raised by special district
taxes.
That the system OF supporting the
schools OF the county largely through
special district taxes is unjust was
held by the county superintendent. To
prove this he cited instances Of dis
tricts where the property valuation
is heavy but the school enumeration
small and of contrasting districts
where the enumeration Is large but
the valuation is low.
In district No S4 at this time there
are is children enumerated and the
property valuation of the district Is
listed at s346,119. In district No. "a
there are II pupils enumerated and
the valuation is but $S9,412.
According to the contention of
Superintendent Welles II would be
more equitable II the county school
levy were made heavier and less
money raised by special district taxes
At the present time the minium
county levy is made.
Superintendent Alderman.
In the course of an address by State
Superintendent ]. H.Ackerman, that
official held that in the apportlonment
of school money the basis Of appor-
tionment should be the number of
teachers employed in a district rather
than the number of pupils enrolled
At this time the money is appropriate
ed according to the number of pupils.
~ ulStilIt HhNlHb SV pupllSi tut III
stance. received more money than
does one with ~ pupils, although in
each case but one teacher is employ
ed
Meeting Well Attended.
The session today was much better
attended than the first annual meet
ing of, the directors of the county.
Representatives were present from
practically every section of the coun-
ty. It is estimated that $50 people !
were in attendance. From one of the !
districts in the east end of the county
all three of the directors and the
school clerk were in attendance.
DR.. C. ]. Smith was present this af-
ternoon as a member of the Pendle-
ton board and engaged in the discus
sion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 19.-BOth
houses adjourned today until January
4. Many representatives and senators
will return home to spend the holi-
days. Others will remain and parti-
cipate i'm the deliberations of the
minor committees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
HOLD CONVENTION
Superintendent WeIIes Attacks
System Of Imposing District
Taxes.
WOULD INCREASE THE
COUNTY SCHOOL TAN

State superintendent Alderman Urges
Change In the System of Apportion-
ing School Money-Would Make
Apporlionment According TO Num-
ber of Teachers EmplOyed-One
Hundred and Fifty Attend Second
Annual Gathering of County School
Directors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
DAILY Is Guilty.

Portland, Ore. Dec. 19.-Harry
DAILY, charged with the murder of
Harry Kenney in a north end saloon
on the night of November is, was last
night convicted Of murder in the first
degree. Days defense was insanity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19

c. w. Mumford and wife returned
last evening to their home at Wal
Iowa, after a pleasant visit with Mr..
Mumford's father. ]. B. Mumford,
and the lady's sister, Mrs. ]. f. Mont
gomery in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
ANOTHER BIC
LAND PROJECT
Spokane Syndicate Said to
Have Acquired Large Hold
ingS Near Barnhart,
WILL DIVIDE BOTTOM
LAND INTO SMALL TRACTS

II. l.. Moody of the Moody Land Com
pany of Spokane is Reported TO be
at the Head of the Syndicate Which
Has Already Entered Into Contract
for the Purchase of Several Hun
dred Acres at Low Price-Water
VIII be Taken From the Umatilla
River for Irrigation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
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HOLLAND WILL :
AID REVOLUTIONIsTS :

: Hague. The Netherland, Dec. :
) 19.--Holland's warships are ply :
) ing Venezuelan waters, ready to :
) aid the revolutiOnists who have I
; risen against President Castro,
whenever the movement prom
ises success. The revolutionary I
movement is growing in south7 4
ern Venezuela.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
Herrick for Treasury.

Augusta, Ga. Dec. 19.-Former
Governor Herrick, of Ohio, is slated
to become secretary of the treasury
in the Taft cabinet, according to the
latest reports.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
SAINT REGISTER OF
YAKIMA LAND OFFICE

Washington, d. c., Dec. 19.-Roose-
welt today appointed Harris Y. Saint,
register of the land office at North
Yakima, Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19

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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Salt Creek-Eliza G. and w. G.
Tomlinson to Liberty J. and Mary
F. Smith, 105 acers. $1100.
Ward-Adolph Wyshamski and
wife to John Podsadoski and wife,
part lot 100. Consideration $245.
Washington-Joseph r. Hoskins
to Jennie Park, 80 acres. Consid-
Grafton $4,000.
Falls-Lena Wolf, Hiram Wolf to
Charles L. Adcock, lots 307, 30S.
Consideration 3,400
Perry-H. M. Critics and wife to
Judson Armstrong, 1.54 acres.
Consideration $3.50.
Salt Creek-Sara f. and John
E. Conner to Maud A. Smith, 80
acres. Consideration $1,000.
Laurel-Charles e. Wharton
and wife to John A. Rish, 1875
acres. Consideration $1050.
Falls-Homer G.. Hansel and
wife to Henry Hansel, lots 46, 80
and 6. Consideration 1895.
Falls-F, NJ. Mckay and wife to
Rudolph F. Rempel, lot 1856. Con-
sideration $4,000
Falls--John w. McBroom and
wife, f.. l.. Nimon and wife, to
Lulu Ada Lehman, lot 1882, Con-
sideration $3.50,
Falls-J. f. r.. Sine and wife to
Nimon and McBroom, lot 1882.
Consideration 1925.