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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
BAKER CITY BOY
PLACED IN JAIL
ARTHUR LACK TRIES
TO IMPERSONATE OFFICER
Represents Himself 10 BE Percy G..
Olmstead Former Schoolmate, and
Now I'm Charge of Navy Recruiting
Station at Los Angeles and Forges
Brothers Name 90 Checks.

Arthus Lack, a Baker City bo,
whose family is well known and high.
ly respected there. is in Jail in Salt
Lake City for impersonating an Off
Ger of the United States army in Los
Angeles. While on his way from Los
Angeles to Salt Lake City young Lack
impersonated Lieutenant Command
er Percy G Olmstead formerly of
Baker City and one of his old school,
mates, now in command of the navy
recruiting station at Los Angeles. and
with whom young Lack visited while
in Los Angeles.
1t is said that he secured numerous
favors on the way between Salt Lake
and Los Angeles by impersonating
Lieutenant Olmstead and that he also
forged the name of his brother. Fred
Lack, formerly a prominent mining
man of Baker City, to checks.
He also issued bogus United States
treasury certificates, and will perhaps
be charged with all three Of these
serious crimes, according to dispatch
es from Los Angeles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Pope Disbands Guard.

Rome, Aug. ia threatened mu-
tiny in the Palatine guard of the
popes soldiers is said to have led the
pope today to order the guard dis
banded. 1t is known there has been
much discomfort among the soldiers
on account of the alleged unfairness
in the system of promotion. 1t is
charged that some men were advance
ed through favoritism. The report
is general that the discontented ones
had planned to mutiny.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 13.-Chop
ping off the heads Of his son, Fred
his daughter, Mrs. Ada Lacomb, at
! tempting to kill his wife with a biz
cleaver slashing his own throat with
suicidal intent and savagely attacking
Policeman Coe, NJ. ]. Duffy an aged
capitalist, ran amuck today.
He was captured and taken to the
hospital, where he is expected to re-
cover. He committed the crimes dur
ing sudden attack of epileptic in
sanity.
Duffy was about to plunge the blade
of a knife into Goes heart, when
another policeman came to his res
sue.
Duffy lived with his son and mur-
dered him while he was sleeping in
bed.
Making sure that his son was dead,
he ran from the house, with the same
axe in his hand, to the home of his
daughter, who was seated beside her
sewing machine. He chopped her
head off with one blow and hacked
the body with the axe as it fell to
the flor His wife rushed in, when
she was struck with the blade of the
axe, but not fatally wounded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Auckland, Aug. 13.-The Auckland
rifle team today defeated the Ameri
can marksmen from the fleet by g
margin of 65 points,
In order that the Americans might
compete, the law against permitting
armed bodies of foreigners to land
on British soil on the ground that il
constitutes technical invasion was
suspended.
The American team was presented
with a handsomely engraved silver
cup as a consolation prize.
Today is Jackles' day here, the Of
ficers of the fleet being still at Botu-
rua and no street car company is
accepting money from them.
They are admitted free to all thea
ters and other places of amusement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
PENDLETON SOLDIERS HOME FROM CAMP

They received an introduction to
the real game of war in the sham bat
ties which were fought and in the
charges, ambuscades, long marches
double quick movements and pulling
skirmishes, they learned of the work
of the soldier from actual experience
over 5000 militiamen and regulars
were encamped at American lake. and
it is one of the largest and most prof
liable encampments ever held in the
Northwest.
The members of the company re-
naming behind are visiting at Seat
tie, Tacoma and Portland and ex-
pect to arrive home for work next
Monday morning, after a delightful
outing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
SILVER CUP is
PRESENTED TO SHIP.

Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Aug. 13.
d T. Ham, first vice-president OF
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce;
G, D, Duff, of General Kings camp,
Spanish-American veterans, and
others, presented the cruiser Tennes-
see with a silver trophy cup, given
for the highest final record of merit
for turret gun craftsmanship. The
Spokane men will be in Seattle to,
night, having left today to attend the
opening of the Spokane Portland
Seattle railway at Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Burglars Get 800.

j. B. Mines cigar store at Corval-
lis was entered by burglars and a
hammer used to break the safe, which
was robbed of 500 The burglars
entered the back door from the alley,
and the safe. in which Mr.. Milne
kept his money and papers, was near
the front entrance. Fearless in their
operations, they hammered off the
lock and with a chisel
gained entrance to the inner safe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Baller City Gets a Creamery.

Baker City, Ore, Aug. 13.-It is
settled now that this city is to have
a creamery. The Business Mems asso-
citation has pledged proper support to
d. Severance, who has promised to
erect a modern plant here. Mr.. Sew
erance owns creameries at Rock creek
and Pine valley in this county and one
at Canyon City. 1t is probable that
when the Baker plant is in operation
skimming stations will be established
at other points in the county This
city is the only one in the state of
any size that has not a creamery in
operation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

| No damage will be done by the
rain, but the work is delayed, as the
combined harvesters can not be sue
cessfully operated again until a few
hours sunshine dries out the wheat
heads.
Farmers are well pleased with the
result of the harvest and will finish
harvesting in a few days after they
resume work again after the rain.
1t has been an ideal harvest season
and many farmers have finished their
work without a moments delay on
account Of the weather
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
TWELVE: V|CTORS
RETURN HOME
GREETED BY GREAT
CROWDS IN NEW YORK.
American Athletes Returning from
Olympic Games Are Given Royal
Welcome to HOmeland-J. O. Car
penter Denies Charge of FouIing
Made Against Him.

New York, Aug 13.-Twelve of the
American athletes participating in
the Olympic games arrived here to-
day. Great crowds met them and
they win be given big reception.
]. C. Carpenter, who was disquali-
fled in the 4OO-meter race on the
charge of fouling, is the most not
able in the party. He denied the
charge, saying it is best to accept the
decision of the judges and stop con-
troversy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
AFTER HORSE THIEVES.
Eight Washington Counties Terror
lied by q Bold Gang.


lied by Bold Gang.
A dispatch from Seattle says: Ar
organized gang of horse thieves is al
work in Whatcom, Pierce, Skagit
King, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania and
Clark counties, on the west side of the
| Cascades, and several counties on the
east side, according to a report made
to Sheriff L. c. Smith by Deputy Joe
Hill, who returned today from a trip
through Western Washington.
He declares that they are making a
business of running fine stock across
the northern and southern borders of
the state. a band of stolen horses
will be taken south to Oregon on the
west side and north into British Co.
lumbia on the east side Hill says
the thieves work together, and while
the authorities have rounded up many
of the best animals, hundreds have
been driven off.
Hill took the trail again tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Woman Killed by Tree.

Newport, Ore, Aug. 13.-Early
this morning Mrs. S. Bemis, said to
be of Portland, was killed in her
cabin on the Siletz by the large limb
of tree falling on the cabin. The
body was carried three miles through
the timber to road and taken to
the Slletz agency for burial. Mrs.
Bemis was on her claim and had a
man working for her, who was not in
the cabin at the time, or both would
probably have been killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Nineteen members of Company L
of this city returned home this morn
ing from the annual encampment at
American lake, and the remainder
of the company, 20 in number, will
arrive between now and next Sunday
evening
Those returning home this morning
were Second Lieutenant Roland Oil
yer. in charge, Sergeant vlnier, Cor
porals Lyman and Baker, Musician
Porter and 16 privates.
All Of the members of the company
express themselves as delighted with
the encampment, although they were
subjected to hard drilling and night
and manoeuvers, severe dis
,ipline and regulation army life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Home stoclxmcn Interested.
LIGHT RAIN STOPS 200 HARVEsTERs

A gentle rain, falling like a bene-
diction upon the dusty earth this
morning stopped the wheels of at
least 200 combined harvesters in
Umatllla county and temporarily de-
layed the harvest, which is now 10
per cent completed.
AS result of light rain all over
the county practically all harvest op-
erations were stopped and this city
has been thronged today with idle
harvest hands, who came in for the
first time since the wheels were start
ed three weeks ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

II the recommendation Of County
Superintendent Frank X. Welles II
needed by the school board Of Una
tilla county, Friday October will
be a holiday for the school children
OF the county. The district fair COM
mission has Just requested that a
holiday be recommended In order
that the school children of the coun-
ty may be the guests of the commits
sion at the fair on that date.
School Children's Day" will be a
feature of the district fair hereafter
and everything will be done to in
duce the country districts as we'll as
the towns of the county to attend in
large numbers on that event. Dur
ing the two previous fairs the school
children Of the city and also of the
Umatilla Indian school have attended
the fair on School Children's Day."
but 1t is the desire Of the commission
to have this event include every dis
trict of the county and make this one
of the greatest days of the fair.
As the fair belongs to the people
OF Umatilla and Morrow counties and
as It's object is education. enlighten-
ment, closer association and better
understanding among the farming
communities, 1t is hoped that the
country districts will take advantage
OF this event and see that every child |
visits the fair to be the guest of the |
commission on school Children's
Day" October 2, 1908.
Last year about 500 children from
the schools of this city and the res
ervation attended the fair on school
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Skull FRACTURED.

Roy, the 4-year-old son of Roy
Reynolds, baggage master at the
Northern Pacific depot at Missoula,
Mont, was kicked on the head by
a horse Sunday night and his condi-
ton is very serious, as it Is feared
he has sustained fracture of the
skull
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Montana Pioneers.

Pioneers of Montana will gather il
annual convention at Lewiston or
September "a, 25 and 26, and accord
ing to present indications and the
preparations for their reception which
are going on in Lewiston the coming
meeting of the old timers will be one
of the best and most interesting ever
held since the early settlers have or
ganized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
+ + + + + + + 4 + + + +++++.
+ TRAINNIEN INJURED .
: WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE. .

. Seattle, Aug. 13. - w. A. I
+ Coomber, fireman, was killed, I
+ and William o'Brien, engineer, =
+ and William Kennedy, brake I
+ man, were seriously injured in +
+ the collision Of two construc- 4
4 ton trains on the st. Paul roads =
+ right Of way at Rock Creek. =
+ o'Brien may not live. Ken 4
+ nedy's right leg was severed at +
+ the knee. +
+ + + + + + + 4 + + +++++++ +
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Plot SuItan's Overthrow.

Constantinople, Aug. 13.-The po.
lice are looking for the headquarters
Of a group of young Turks who are
plotting to overthrow the sultan, al
leging his efforts at reform are in
sincere.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Rain Drives Campers Home

Many campers who have been in
the mountains for the past few weeks
will return tonight and tomorrow on
account of the rain. The rain which
visited this city today is general all
over eastern Oregon and an espec-
tally hard shower fell on the noun.
tains at Kamela and Meacham this
forenoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Wreck at Kennewick.

At Kennewick, Wash, Tuesday
morning a freight train ran into an
open switch and the engine telescoped
a car loaded with hay. The switch
was left open by switching crew.
The hay car was demolished and the
engine was badly damaged. No one
was injured
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Inspecting Navy Yard.

Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Aug. 1S,
Rear Admiral w, l.. Capps, chief
of the bureau of construction and re-
pair, has arrived here to inspect the
yards and make a report to the sec
retary of the navy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
AMERICAN IS
HERO IN PARIS
Wilbur Wright'S Achievements
Furnish Theme for News
paper Stories.
GREAT AEROPLANE IN
ITS FIRST ACCIDENT

Worried by Great Crowds, He At
temps Aerial Flight in Early Morn
ing, and in Making False Manoeu.
YER Big Ship Strikes the Ground
Wright Is Hero Of the Hour In
Paris and Interviewed by the Re-
pOrters on Everything, Including
the Weather.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

City Marshal Henry Williams OF
Grangeville, Idaho, who was shot by
Joseph Sorrow Monday night, died
Tuesday from the effects of the
wounds. Sorrow will be charged with
murder in the first degree.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
FOR STEEL CARS.
Hartman Orders Seven Million Dol,
lars Worth.

New York, Aug. 13.-Agents of
various railroad car equipment COM
panies are here preparing to submit
bids on 5000 steel cars, reported TO be
decided for use by Hartman lines.
1t is not stated where the cars will
be used. The cost will be between
six and seven million dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Farley I'm Switzerland.

Rome, Aug. 1S,-Archbishop Far
ley is on his way to Switzerland to
remain some time. 1t is probable the
pope will soon announce that Farley
will be made an American cardinal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Q<SCHOOL ON
CHILDREN s DAY
School Superintendent Rec
Ommends That Schools of
County Attend Fair
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
WILL BE BIG DAY.

Arrangements Being Perfected for
Making School Chlldren's Day
a Feature OF Big Morrow Umatilla
District Fair This Year and Every
Year Hereafter--Many Hundred
Children Expected TO BE Present.
Stock Exhibit This Year VIII Be
Large.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Although milking cows by electric
ity was at first ridculed it has been
demonstrated that it can be success
fully and profitably accomplished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Stock From Willamette.

1t is possible that there will be a
fine exhibit OF sheep from a number
OF Willamette valley counties, as the
commission is now comforting with
Willamette valley breeders in regard
to the matter
For a number of years Willamette
valley counties have sold many fine
sheep in eastern oregon and in order
to bring their stock before eastern
Oregon sheepmen 1t is believed that
the breeders of the valley countles
will be willing to make an exhibit at
the fair.
The matter of having A. c. Ruby
and other horsemen bring an exhibit
of fine horses to the fair is also un-
der way and It is hoped that the live
stock exhibit this year will exceed
any former exhibit of this kind.
Home StoclOmcn Interested.
w. o. Minor of Heppner, whose
shorthorn herd is the wonder and
pride of eastern Oregon, will bring
his entire herd here for the fair and
1t is the intention of George Linsner
OF Nye, the we'll known breeder OF |
Herefords, to make a good exhibit |
again this year. Mr.. Linsner took a
large number Of premiums at the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
MADMAN RUNS
AMUCK WITH AXE
Father BeheadS His Son and
Daughter and Wounds Wife
and Himself.
MURDERS son WHILE
ASLEEP IN BED.

Sewers Daughters Head with One
Blow and Hacks Body as 1t Falls
10 Floor-SIashes Wife, Cuts Own
Throat and Savagely Attacks Po-
licemah, but Is Overpowered and
Taken 10 Hospital, where He VIII
RecOver-Sudden Attack of Insan-
ity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
WILL KEEP HANDS OFF.
European Powers VIII Not Interfere
In Turkish Affairs.

London, Aug. 13.-An Official OF
the foreign office today said, discuss
ing the Turkey situation in connec-
tlon with meeting ,of King Edward
and Emperor Josef, of Austria, that
the powers had decided not to inter-
fere in Turkeys affairs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
FREE
To j. s. JACK|ES
Auckland Street Cars, Thea
terS and Amusement Re-
sorts Are All Open,
RIFLE TEAM DEFEATED,
BUT GIVEN HANDSOME CUP.

Law of Nation Suspended TO Allow
Marksmen to Land-With Officers
Still at National Park, City Is Turn
ell Over 20 the Sailor Boys, with
Everything to Be Had for the Ask
ing-Entire Island POpulace Strives
TO Entertain the Fleet,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13

Fire destroyed the postoffice at
Van, Ore. Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-13
Baseball Scores.

Los Angeles 2, Portland 0.
San Francisco 3, Oakland 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-18
|s4NfAff NOTES

General Superintendent =. C. Fox left
last night for Newton and Arkansas City
F. r. Frost. electrical i engineer of the
Santa Fe. returned yesterday from Calf
fornia on business trip.
used by President E. p. Ripley. has been
turned out Of the shops after having
n f %no 5spo al the for
Minor, has left for Newton where he
Mrs. Packard has gone to work temper
arily as stenographer In the office Of T.
S. Stevens. signal engineer Of the Santa
Mrs. Porter. NJ. Mitchell Of Chicago is
in Topeka visiting with friends. Mr..
Mitchell was formerly connected with the
Topeka and has recently been transfer
red to a similar position In Chicago.
A. e. voigt. electrical inspector Of the
business trip to Usage City.
Engineer Robert Brentnall Is working
in extra road service.
Mrs. Nichodemus, who has been visiting
her sister, Miss Clara Fry, manager OF
the local news stand. has returned to
Denver.
Engineer 3. o. whitcomb is running on
| and st. Joseph in place Of Engineer Andy
Conductor J. H. Griffith is laying on
| for a few days and is in La Junta on
| hospital business for the Santa Fe.
| Engineer Pearson Of Argentine has re-
turned to work in regular passenger ser
vice.
Two sections Of train No. 11e were run
| last night. The extra section was In
| charge of Conductor French and Engf-
| neer W. Woods.
Engineer e. s. Lynn Is working tenn
porarily on runs Nos. and 10 between
| Kansas City and Newton.
Engineer Harry French is running on
runs Nos. II and IS between Topeka and
4 Newton in the place of Engineer w. p.
/ Gilpin who Is laying on.
| Conductor Stfvers who has been laying
| on for several days has returned to work
and was in charge of the stub section OF
| No. S yesterday.
| w. e. Hogbin Of the rip track depart.
ment, left for Tecumseh this afternoon
1 where he will visit with relatives Sunday
| D. c. Fuller. trouble man for the sig
nal department, has returned from EN-
/ Business car No. was deadheaded in.
to Topeka yesterday and will be used By
n M Rice. general storekeeper Of tbs
Z. Stanley. trainmaster at Emporia
/ was in Topeka a business today.
| 8. w. Everett, assistant electrical engi
| neer, and F. A. Howe. expert electrician
1 night to spend Sunday.
4 L. NJ. Gain, chief electrician, and c
/ Nutter, engineer OF electrical construc
i ton, are in Albuquerque, N. M, on com
L pany business.
T. e. Prout. secretary of the Railroad
Y. NJ. G.. A., WIN 20 to Silver Lake TO
n nSe sd ab vii &c. A. sse 5sp an
II evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-18

Wellhouse, Mr. Amer Robenson. Mr..
Ernest Gustafson and Mr.. Will Mont
gomery.
1t has been moved and seconded
that afternoon teas should be given in
the evening during the summer and
that a long. cold drink should be sub
stituted for the tea.
= 4
The Washburn summer school
closed with a picnic on the campus
Friday evening which was attended by
DR.. and Mrs. E. c. Wilm Mr. and
Mrs. Clerin Zumwalt, Miss Jean
Campbell, Miss Mary Sutherland, Miss
Elsie Wood, Miss Jean Sears, Miss
Ethel LeVan, Miss Gertrude HAYNES.
Miss Laura Haynes, Miss Gertrude
Morton. Miss Jennie Arnold, Miss An
ma Quinch. Miss Edith johnson, Miss
Ethel Chapman. Miss Ethel Miller,
Miss Minnie Stewart, Miss Nell Nc
Farland, Miss LaVere Langdon, Mr..
Glenwood Jones, Mr.. Walter Altman,
Mr.. John Robb. Mr.. Murill K. Lind
say, Mr.. Floyd Webb, Mr.. ]. A. Les
sig, Mr.. w. A Beanblossom, Mr.. Merle
Evans.
With all white or neutral colored
frocks red hat is charming when the
color is becoming to the wearer, and
the accompanying drawing shows such
hat in one of the large, fashionable
Of fine Milan straw in a lovely shade of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-18

Miss Annabel Garvey at Lake Chau-
tauQua. N. Y.
Mrs. b. Mcclure Prescott. who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
ton d. Moore, in Lawrence, returned
home last night.
Mrs. T. L. Ciinkenbeard OF 1900 Van
Buren, street will return Monday from
Kansas City where she has been visit
Ing for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. HALLS and Miss
Edna Shreve will leave tomorrow for
Denver and Colorado SpriI<S.
Miss Allie Stratton and Miss Laura
Anthony of Clay Center are guests of
Mrs. T. E. Sheard at Sherwood Place.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Cain OF 1000 To-
peka avenue, accompanied by Miss
Gertrude C1inkenbeard. have gone to
Rock Creek for sever al weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gray of Kansas
City are expected tonight to visit Mrs.
A. p. Shreve.
Miss Gussie Losh of 632 Lake street
returned home today from Overlook
where she has been visiting at the
home Of Mrs. Kate Eagon, and also at
tended the yearly Grange picnic
Mr.. John 8. Long Of Muscatine, Iowa.
arrived yesterday to visit his sister.
Mrs. Andrew Losh and family, of 6S2
Lake street.
Mr. and Mrs. woolf of 1923 Kansas
avenue celebrated the 18th birthday of
their daughter Sylvia Thursday. July
16. Those present were Misses Fay
Friedberg, Rose Gilberg. Francis
Ulamperl, Belle Gordon, Viola Ward.
Helen Gordon, Naomi Ward. Esther
Raffelock and Rose Woolf.