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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
LAW HAD NOT
FORGOTTEN HIM
VIRGIL WADE WILL BE
BROUGHT BACK FOR TRIAL
Many Months Ago Was Charged With
Assaulting Man But Released on
Bail-Failed 90 Return for Trial
Had Been in Mexico and South
wcst-Caught at Heppner.

That it takes a long time for the
writing of an indictment to fade
away has again been proven and the
latest to learn of this truth is Virgil
Wade.
Over year ago Wade was arrested
here for assaulting a man near Pilot
Rock and he was brought to the
county Jail and was subsequently in
dicted for assault and battery. Later
he was released on $3.50 bail and Joe
Sullivan, the ex-saloonman, was his
bondsman. Wade then departed.
When the time for trial arrived
Wade did not appear and he could
not be found by the sheriff until a
few days ago when he was located
at Heppner. BY order of Sheriff
Taylor he was placed under arrest
and he is now being held to await the
arrival of the Umatilla county Off
Ger who left here for Heppner on the
s o'clock train this morning.
Since his disappearance Wade is
said to have been in Mexico and in
several Of the territories of the south
west. He had evidently gone there
to evade the charge that stood against
him> and remained away until he
thought the trouble had blown over
But upon his return he finds that the
indictment against him still stands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Decision to Postpone Reached
in Spite Of The Protests Of
Business Men.
FINANCIAL sTRINGENCY
is THE CAUSE.
Roosevelt COmmends Action In Letter
TO Secretary Root Which Causes
Comment - Is Japan Working
Against WI?

Toxic, Sept. I'm an effort to pla-
cate the business men. and CONNER,
cial bodies of Japan, who threatened
to refrain from participating in the
exposition because 1t had been post
poned, the cabinet today prevailed
upon President Kankee to resign. The
decision to postpone was reached after
n stormy session and over the written
protest OF the Toxic business men.
who fought against the postponement,
The business men threatened to have
an exposition OF their own In 1912.
Financial stringency was given in the
official announcement today as a rea.
son for postponement
Washington, Sept. 2-Diplomats
today are discussing the letter sent
to Secretary of State Root by Presi-
dent Roosevelt commencing the ac-
ton OF the japanese in postponing the
Toxic exposition. and taking occasion
to state that the American people
were friendly toward the japanese
The letter was made public from Oys,
ter Bay tonight, and is considered to
be written for the purpose Of ending
the sensation created last week when
Baron Takahira visited the president
behind closed doors. II is also report
ed that Chinese Minister WI is to be
recalled because Japan does not like
him. After the conference Baron
fakahira sent a long telegram to
Japan. costing Ss6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Veterans In Parade.

Toledo, Sept. 2.-An army of 3O,-
900 boys in blue" some hardly able
to hobble along, paraded today and
were cheered by 10000 people. The
Taft party was given prominent seats
on the reviewing stand. The veterans
applauded the candidates. There will
be a grand electrical display tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Mystery Still UnsOlyed.

Seattle, Sept 2.-Mystery still sur
rounds the discovery of a womau's
Lody yesterday on the shore of Lake
Washington near Juanita. Identified,
ton is impossible on account of the
decomposition. The only marks aro
four gold teeth and hair streaked
with gray.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02

The deceased was 21 years of age
and was born and raised in this vi
cinity. Having attended school here
he had many acquaintances and there
is much regret over his untlmely
death.
The funeral will be held from the
Taylor farm home at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow forenoon. The service will
be conducted by Rev. w. T. Euster,
pastor of the Methodist church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02

Geneva, Switzerland, Sept "A
heavy loss of life and the total de-
struction of several villages in the
Swiss tyrolese is reported as result
of an avalanche and floods caused by
an unexpected thaw in the countalns.
Forty are known to be dead. A par
ty of eight English tourists have been
missing since Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
HIGHWAYMAN RoBs AUTO.
Beats Victim Into Insensibility ana
Takes $500 and Jewelry.

Takes $500 and Jewelry.
Aberdeen, Wash, Sept 1.-P. Nc
Donald and two women and Robert
Kenyon, a chauffeur reported to the
police of Aberdeen and Hoaquim to-
day that while enroute from Aberdeen
to Hoaquim in an automobile this
morning they were held up by three
masked robbers and robbed of $500 in
cash. a gold watch and several dla-
monds.
Mcdonald resisted the demands OF
the hlghwaymen and was beaten into
lnsensiblllty. He is said to have lost
$500 in cash. Mabel Montell lost 5000
IN money anG diamonds and the dri-
yer $50 and a gold watch.
According to the report given the
police Mcdonald and the two women
we're going to Hoaqulm. Kenyon no
tlced small white flag waving in
the road. He took II as a signal of
trouble and stopped the machine The
man who waved the flag was accom-
panied by two others, all wearing
handkerchiefs over their faces. One
of the men pointed a revolver in the
faces OF the occupants of the car and
demanded their money and valuablea.
When Mcdonald resisted he was at
tackled by the men with clubs and
beaten into insensiblity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Cowboy Mayor Claims Victory.

Omaha, Sept. 2.-Mayor Dahlman
of this city today claims a victory
over his opponents, George W. Bergs
and former Congressman Schallen-
berger in yesterdays primaries with
a plurality of 5000 in Douglas county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
IDAHO REPUBLICANS
ARE IN SESSION

Boise, Sept 2.-The second days
session OF the republican state con-
vention opened today with much un-
certainty regarding the nominees for
state offices. A movement to defeat
Congressman French was started last
night. State Senator Hepburn threw
CONSERVATION into the convention by
declaring against the direct primary
and election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Vermont Returns Show Entire
State Ticket Elected by
Over 10000.
ALSO GET SENATE
AND THE HOUSE
Independence League Polls 1000 Votes
on First Appearance-Drew It's
Strength from the Democrats
Great Interest Throughout the
Country In the Size Of the Republi-
can Plurality.

White River Junction, Vermont,
Sept. 2.-The republicans defeated the
democrats in the state election by over
$4,000. Lieutenant Governor George
Prouty of Newport, who led the for
mer ticket, received 41,4S2 votes,
while James f. Burke, of Burllng-
ton, his democratic opponent, had
1885 votes with 23 small towns
missing. These towns in 1904 gave
republican plurality of 1888
The next legislature will stand as
follows:
senate-republicans 29, democrats
House-Republicans 21O, demo-
Gratis 80, independence league 6.
At a late hour tonight Prouty claims
his election over Burke by 10000
votes.
The republican plurality of $4,000
was about 1000 below the average
for the September elections on presi-
Dental years, except in 1888 and in
1892. In those years. when il was
legs than $4,000, the election was fol-
lowed by a democratic national vic
tory. Whether the 1000 or more
votes cast for the independence league
candidates came from democrats or
the republican ranks can only be con-
jectured although last night 1t looked
as if the democrats had been the
sufferers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Loss Of Life ard Property
From Wind and Waters
Will Be Enormous.
ENGLAND AND SWIIZER-
LAND BOTH SUFFER
Sailing SchOoners and Fishing Boats
Go Down-English Tourists Also
MissIng-StOrm Raging Since Mon
day.

London, Sept 2.-Reports today
show one hundred and forty lives
lost in the storm which has been
sweeping the coast of England since
Monday. 1t is feared the number
will be still greater.
A great number of schooners and
fishing boats have been swamped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02

Seattle, Sept. as. A. Kegley pro-
prietor of the Bee Hive store in
Georgetown. suicided early today by
shooting himself in the head. FAM
lily trouble is' supposed to have been
the cause.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
TRAIN STRIKES WORKMEN.
Get in Way While Avoiding Another
Train

Chicago, Sept. 2.-One man was
killed and two fatally hurt today when
q Northwestern elevated train struck
a gang of workmen who stepped in
front Of one train to escape another
John Soshne was hurled so feet in
the air and instantly killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
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} BRYAN WON'T ADMIT
, VERMONT FORECAST.

St. Paul, Sept. Wv. j. Bry- .
0 an said today that he did not .
. know how the republican VIC .
. tory in Vermont yesterday could .
. be considered as a barometer of .
. the coming election. He said: .
. Personally am unable to see .
. how IT has any effect, as the .
. campaign has just opened"
He declined to discuss the .
. showing made by the independ- .
. ence league and left for Sioux .
. City, where he speaks tonight. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
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PITCH FUMES KILL.
FOUR IN BOSTON.

. Boston, Sept. -Four men
. are dead today as a result Of q
. breathing the fumes of burn q
z ing pitch in the forepeak of the .
. Puritan here. The men were {
. sent to the forepeak yesterday .
. to store away salt In the mean {
. time a fire started from spon- 6
. taneous combustion. The men Q
. never came out again.
. .
q .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
WISCONSIN ELECTION RETURNS.
jenkins Defeated by LenrOOt and
Stephenson RenOminatcd.

Stephenson Renominatcd.
Milwaukee, Sept 2.-Partially COM
plete returns indicate that Congress-
man j. j. Jenkins. chairman of the
judiciary committee of the house OF
representatives, is defeated for re-
nomination by Irvine L. Lenroot. for
mer speaker of the state assembly
Returns confirm earliest figures that
state Senator Stephenson received
the endorsement of the republican
party for reelection over three ops
ponents. Governor Davidson receiv-
ed the nomination for reelection.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Death From Heart Failure.

Toxic, Sept. General Marquis
Inouye, one of the foremost of Japa-
nese statesmen, died today in Villa
Okitsu. He was stricken with heart
failure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02

Seattle has cal manufacturing
plants. The number Of wage earners,
1880; annual wages paid, s9,OS6,-
1905 value of products, $51,S13,14S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Superintendent LanderS AS
signs Teachers for Coming
Year.
FIRST TEACHERS MEETING
SATURDAY MORNING AT 10.
Three New Grade Teachers and Five
New Members High School Faculty
No Changes In Principalships-
Superintendent Landers VIII Con-
duct Normal Work in High School
'-JanitOrs Are Also Assigned.

School days" will soon be on in
Pendleton again. The opening of fall
school work is set for next Monday
and at 10 o'clock Saturday forenoon
all the teachers win meet with Super
intendent Landers for discussion and
instruction.
When the schools open Monday
there will be but three new teachers
in grades while the high school fac
ulty will show five new faces. There
are no changes whatever in school
principals this year.
superintendent LAnders has made
the following assignments of teach
ers:
Field School.
Rozene Epple, principal, first
grade.
Edith Epple, second grade.
Alma Harris. third B, fourth B.
Lincoln School.
Celestine Moorhouse, first B. first
A.
Mrs. Augusta Moule, second B, third
B
Mary Quick, principal, fourth B,
fifth B.
Washington School.
Neva Lane, First B. first A.
Mattel Elder, second B. third B.
Stella Marple, third A, fourth B.
Sadie Baum, fifth B, fifth A.
Lulu Keller, sixth B, sixth A.
Flora Walker, seventh B, seventh
Grace Miller, principal, eighth B,
eighth A.
Hawthorne School.
Roberta Rippey, first B, first A.
Hazel Weller, second B, second A,
third B. II
Carrie Sharp, third A, fourth B,
fourth A.
Sarah B. Gray, fifth B, fifth A.
Florence Harris, sixth B, sixth A.
Maude Cooke seventh B. seventh
A.
Viva D. Warren, principal, eighth
2, eighth A.
High School.
Katherine Kahley German and his
ory.
Florence Schroeder, English.
Lucretia Conklin, Latin.
Frank D. Carruth, commercial de-
artment,
E. w. Allen. science
J. b. Potter, assistant science.
A, c. Hampton, principal, mathe-
natics.
J. 5. Landers, superintendent, nor
nal department.
Assignment of Janitors.
Elmer Reager, Field and Lincoln
chools.
Guy Cook, Washington school.
Robert Patton, Hawthorne school.
B. F. Hanlon, high school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-02
Independents Poll 1000.

The independence league appeared
for the first time and polled about
1000 votes, while the prohibition and
socialist vote remained about the
same. An unusually large number of
local candidates for membership of
the legislature. although bringing out
a heavy vote and resulting in demo-
cratic gains in the lower branch of
the legislature, apparently had no
bearing on the gubernatorial fight.
AS Vermont is the first state to vote
during the presidential campaign
there was much interest throughout
the country in the size of the repub-
lican plurality.
The republicans retained complete
control of the legislative and execu-
tive branches of the government of
Vermont, They elected to congress
from the first district, David ]. Fos-
ter of Burlington, for another term,
and from the second district Frank
Plumley of Mortified for the first
time, and elected a majority OF the
state legislature, which will select a
successor to the late Senator Redfield
Proctor
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-02

In full dress, to the dining saloon.
Here a scene of marvellous beauty
burst upon our eyes; but don't ask me
to describe that table. Running the
whole length of the gorgeous saloon
1t was decorated and twined and bla-
zoned with potted plants and vines.
garlands and flags, the whole being
set off by a most ingenious and beau
tiful arrangement of electric lights.
that peeped out from every leaf and
fold and dish as though some fairy
wand had touched them into glittering
wonder. LittleSwiss chalets, set amid
SHOWS of cotton and spangled ice
fields, cleaned with lights in every
tiny window; cascades ran down
through little ice-gorges. lit up with
FREELY CLEANS; the hearts Of Christmas
roses sent out flashes Of beauty, while
at the head of the table was snow
man of life-like size and proportion,
whose smile was as broad as his am
pie form. Truly wonderful sight
And the dinner--well l have eaten
many dinners, and many Christmas
dinners, but this was absolutely
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-02

ner which we ate-each smallest COM
ponent part thereof, from soup to COT
fee-was laid in at Bremen before the
steamer sailed The splendid tree, a
big green fir, had been cut in Japan
and lay strapped to the lower deck,
lest some sudden cataclysm of the ele-
ments might roll it overheard and
cheat US Of what proved to be the
most enjoyable part Of our Christmas
feast
1t was understood before leaving
Hong-Kong that the most important
part of the festivities l. e. the pres
ents. must be purchased there; so q
pool was formed and the presents
having been selected and purchased
were handed up the ships side in
packages on the end of sticks, or
dangling from strings. or in small but
terfiy nets, so that the lottery effect
was maintained and no one could
know what his neighbor held. This
mode of procedure provoked hearty
laughter and much curiosity as to the
ultimate fate Of the gifts, each one be.
ting securely wrapped until the event
full day should appear.
The oath of December dawned-not.
as we should say In America. clear
and cold-but 'muggy" and hot.
Clothing, even of the thinnest sort,
seemed superfluous; exertion, even
the mildest, sent little streams OF
moisture trickling down towards ones
shirt collar. But, never mind. 1t was
Christmas old Christmas eve,
and If we were 5000 miles-more or
less-away from home, we were not
going to have any less pleasure and
happiness out of the occasion. So we
donned our bravest attire and, sum
moned by the bugle. made our way
with the rest Of the passengers, alsc
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-02
NIeHTDREss NO NECESSITY.
Indiana Judge Rules Daughter of Poor
Father Must Go Without.

Laporte, Ind.-A nghtdress may be
a desirable luxury but it is not a
necessity, according to Judge H. Tut
hill of the Laporte county superior
court. A few weeks ago girl of 16,
whose parents are foreign born, was
taken before Judge Tuthill. She was
the oldest of nine children. The ia
Their could not support his daughter in
idleness, he said, and wanted her
placed where she would be well cared
for.
The court turned her over to pro-
baton officer, who found employment
for in the home of prominent
family Her conduct was exemplary.
But the father was not satisfied. He
asked that she contribute her earn
ings to the support of the family. The
girl developed taste for feminine
tinery, and at the end of the first
week spent $l.65 for new dress, CIV
ing the remaining 35 cents to her par
ents.
Another pay day doomed near and
the father learned that his daughter.
as the result of associating with peo-
pie accustomed to such Injuries, con
templated buying nightdress. He
appealed to the court to put check
on the young woman's hifalutin' no
lions.
1 The maid pleaded guilty to the
! charge of coveting nightdress, but
after the father had related the many
needs of the family Judge Tuthill de
cided the article might be foregone
especially in extremely warm weather
! Therefore. providing she heeds the
courts ruling, the girl will have tc
continue to wrap herself in a sheet
or take chances on mosquitoes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-02
CANTON--CHRISTMAS
ABOARD SHIP
MARSHALL p. WILDER
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Copyright, by Joseph b. BoWles.)
Canton, in spite of it's dirt, in spite
of its myriad and insistent smells, is
fascinating. Beside the ordinary
sights of street life that are like q
Kaleidoscope for change and color
there is tall and stately pagoda to
be seen, the "flow-ly" pagoda, your
guide will tell you. Another, known
as the five-story pagoda. built in the
year 1900 stands at the point Of the
citadel, the eliminating point of the
city wall, the ramparts of which are
decorated with grotesque little cannon
of a bygone age. resting In worm
eaten and rotting wooden gun car
riages.
Another sight of Canton is Examina-
ton hall, an institution peculiarly Chi
nese. Here are $500 cells in rows. the
fronts open to the air. They are only
four feet by three. and their only fur
niture a couple Of boards, laid cross
ways, one for seat and the other for
writing desk.
Here the civil service examinations
take place for the whole province.
Students who wish to compete enter
cell, where they remain for three days
and nights, absolutely alone, and
guarded by soldiers to see that they
have no communication with each
other, or with anyone outside.
The examination lasts nine days al
together, in groups of three, with In
tervals Of three days in between,
when the students may go outside. 1t
is exceedingly arduous, for there Is
| not room for comfortable sleep, and
| the tests are very severe.
1t is, however, the ambition OF every
| man to pass this examination II he
can. Some old students have been
| known to go there every three years
for 80 years without passing. Out Of
| perhaps 5000 or 1000 never more
than 800 pass. generally much less.
man who passes is then eligible
for any magisterial office in the pro-
| vincial government, and If he Is still
more ambitious and can pass the eX-
animation at Picking, as well, he Is
eligible for metropolitan offices.
So that in China education Is the
only patent of nobility. In this re-
spect it is one of the most democratic
countries in the world. for man may
rise from the lowest rank to high
position.
Only three castles are prohibited
from competing in the examinations
BARRIERS, actors and chiropodists, who
are prohibited from most things, as
we'll as their descendants for three
generations.
The good ship Prinz Eitel Frteder
ich bore us bravely from Hong Kong
on our way to midas spicy isles, ane
also furnished an experience the like
Of which we had known neither be
fore nor since. l refer to our Christ
mas dinner, which we ate amid sur
roundings 50 truly novel as to seem t.
US now almost as the passing OF
dream.
The Eitel Friedrich was not merel.
good, staunch ship; she was mag
niticently appointed steamer - IL
short, floating palace, and the din
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-02

unique. The cuisine Of the German
steamers Is worldfamed and justly
so. The celebrated P. & o. line
starves you to death in the most
highly genteel manner. The insular
exclusiveness of this ancient institu-
ton, like that of the much overrated
Cunard, has wrung the stomach and
bled the pocket Of the wayfarer for
nearly half a century while the chilly
hauteur Of It's officers has sent many
a passenger to his berth with frigid
you want favor of one of these mag
mates you must stand on your head
before the chief officer and wave your
feet supplicatingly in the air.
The serving Of the Christmas din
ner was truly gorgeous. The process
sion OF walters reached from the din
ing table to the kitchen, and each
course was brought in with as much
pomp as though it were banquet to
Old King Cole as we see it pictured In
the children's holiday books.
The oysters the soup, the fish. each
| turkey-ah. that turkey. borne aloft
on platter, accompanied by all the
+, trimmings" each with separate
bearer; while the gravy!-words fail
me. How shall | describe the gravy
| bearer? A youth with solemn brow
and stately step, who bore aloft upon
one hand the dish of gravy, as though
it were an Offering to royalty. In the
matter of style he certainly was all to
the gravy!
With the dessert and coffee song
and merriment burst forth. Every
: conceivable Christmas glee and carol
not emitting the good old "Tannen-
baum Of the Vaterland which these
German officers rolled forth with q
volume that made the dishes dance
was sung. And then, the tree!
This gorgeous piece Of upholstery
reached from the floor up into the
which lantern. which Is the nautica
name for the open dome which rises
far up almost out Of sight from. the
saloon. Every year the decorations
are brought out from their storing
place and hung upon the tree, anc
most gorgeous are they to behold
glittering with electric lights anl
swaying to and fro with every motor
Of the vessel.
The distribution Of presents was ,
jolly ending to the evenings festivity
Some people got their own presents
that they had bought in contributing
to the pool. but they enjoyed then
Just as much. One of ours was
handsome silver spoon, engraved wit
Chinese characters similar to those o.
the cane which was presented to m
by Mr.. Wei Yuk In Hong Kong, an
which mean long life and happiness.
or something to that effect.
The next day we arrived at Sings
pore, and it was with indescribabl
feelings that l stepped ashore in
glare of tropic sunlight. saying to my
self, christmas day! 1t is impossibl
Il cannot believe it,"
But it was, and smiled as l said t
friend: We'll. we're certainly in fo
a hot old time, all right, If nothin
else!"