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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
BURNED MOTHER AND CHILD.
Fire Also Destroyed Home of Section
Foreman HimmelMrigLlt at Bavaria.

Salina, Kan, Dec. 12.-In a fire
which destroyed their home at Ba-
varia, near here, Friday afternoo on,
Mrs. Frank Himmelwright, wife of a
section foreman, and her six-months-
old child were burned to death. Him
melwright was away at work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
Mrs. Gould Is Denied a jury

New York, Dec. 12.-Katherine
Cfemmens Gould has been denied in
the appellate division of the supreme
court a trial by jury in her action for
divorce from Howard Gould.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

Ernest Lindner's home. They have
had one summer and have increased
to the hfty-three counted last week.
Clay Center Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
200 AthIetes in NIarathon Ram.

New York, Dec. l2.-From present
indications a field OF 200 runners,
probably the largest that ever faced a
starter in a local foot race, will COM
pete in the championship Marathon, to
be run under the auspices of the You-
kers A. A. on New Years day at the
Empire City track. All the cham
pions are in training including Jim
Crowley, the sturdy Irish-American,
who won the Thanksgiving day Mara
thon in Yonkers; Sam Mellor. the vet
eran, who finished second; Fowler of
Boston, who finished third, and Corey
and Hatch of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
Death of Geo. w. Ess.

Salina, Kan, Dec. 12.-George w.
Ess, one of the best known travelling
shoe salesman in central Kansas. died
at his home in this city aged 38 years.
He had been a resident of SaIina for
many years and is survived by wild
ow and three children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
HARVARD EIGHT-oARED SHELL
Crimson Oarsmen Get New Boat as 9
Christmas Gift

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 12.-Har-
wards new eight-oared shell, which
Will be used at New London next June.
mas arrived from George Sims & Co,
Putney, England. The new boat is
which the Crimson eight defeated Yale
last June. The seats are arranged
alternately according to the English
idea, but it is probable that the rig
ging will be changed to conform with
the American system. The new shell
was donated to the crew association
by w. c. Baylies of the class of 's4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12
Rau CIub for SaIina.

Salina, Kan, Dec. 12.-About forty
baseball fans met in this city and a
local organization was formed. The
organization will be incorporated and
application for a charter was sent to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure an
case of itching, blind, bleeding or protrudin
piles in to IA days or money refunded. soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

A Masonic Lodge Election.
Tribune, Dec. 12.-Horace lodge, A.
F. & A. NJ, at it's regular communica-
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Getty of Wyandotte fires opening
gun in his contest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
Start Work ON Big Dam.

Preliminary work has been COM
menced on the third dam across the
Missouri river below Helena, Mont,
which is to be located about three
miles and half east of Wolf creek
station, says Helena dispatch. At
present, about S5 men are employed
and the work of locating bedrock on
the banks by means of have been, es-
tablished near the Heron ranch, and
postoffice will soon be established.
The dam will, probably, be known as
Hotter dam, and it will be consider
ably higher than either the Hauser
lake dam or the Canyon ferry dam.
Some idea Of the size of the under
taking can be gained by the state
ment that the dam will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000, 900. More
than 500 men will be employed in it's
construction, and it will be 10 feet
high.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
PAT CALLAHAN IN Tolls.

Has Given PendIetOn Police Endless
Worry--Wn Go Back to Asylum.
Pat Callahan is once more In the
county Jail and preparations are be-
ing made to return him to the asylum
where he unquestionably belongs He
was taken to the county bastile from
the city jail this morning and an at
ltendant has been summoned from Sa-
Item.
Callahan, II win be remembered,
led a startling career here last spring.
He is OF Irish descent and is of a
drink-consuming, quarrelsome nature.
After many engagements with the po-
ice here he escaped" from Jail one
day and the police reioiced greatly
at his departure. However, a few
days later Marshal Gurdane was no.
titled by the marshal at Echo that
he had caught the fleeing Pat and
once more Callahan became a Pen
dleton pest. Soon after being brought
back from Echo he tried to sandbag
the chief of police by hitting him with
a handkerchief in which he had
wrapped a piece Of iron pipe. He
was then examined for insanity and
consigned to Salem.
Several weeks ago Callahan reap
peared here with all his former fall
ings and since that time he has been
source of constant annoyance to the
officers. When drunk he is danger
ously crazy and according to the po-
lice is liable to kill someone. Under
the circumstances the asylum is con-
sidered the place for Pat and there
he will go again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
Crowd of Young Boys Drunk
on WhiSkey Bought at the
Brewery Saloon,
TWO CHARGES AGAINST
PROPRIErORs OF PLACE
Boys Involved Are All of Good Fami-
lies and Tlseir Actions Are Deeply
Regrettcl-Bougm WhislSey at the
Brewery Saloon on Christmas and
New Years Night and District At
torney Phelps Is Prepared to Indict
PrOprietms.

This morning a startling tale OF
youthful drunkenness and of disre-
gard for law on the part of one sa-
loon firm was told to District Attor-
ney Phelps. AS a sequence to the
story 1t is understood that an indict-
ment will be filed against Messrs. Jor-
dan & Shull this afternoon, for II was
the proprletors OF the Brewery saloon
that have been involved.
The charge against the Brewery sa-
loon owners is that on Christmas
night they sold liquor over the bar
to a crowd of youthful customers,
none OF whom are of age and show
the fact very plainly. On New Years
eve the saloon men are said to have
sold liquor by the bottle. to members
OF the same crowd, and so there is
change for double indictment
against the firm.
The boys who are involved In the
trouble are all we'll known Pendleton
lads and are Of good families. They
range from 16 to Is years OF age and
for the most part have had good rec
ords heretofore, though several of the
crowd have already acquired reputa-
tlons Tor getting drunk. However. out
OF consideration for the boys and
their relatives their names are with
held by the East Oregonian.
The trouble in which the boys fig
ured was brought to official notice
through the fact that one member OF
the gang was unable to get home New
Years eve. He was taken in by the
night officers and lodged in the city
Jail over night. Subsequently the
story of the carousal became known
and all the boys were subpoenaed to
appear before the district attorney
this morning. They did so and when
questioned by Mr.. Phelps told what
seemed a very frank story regarding
how they became supplied with Ii
quor.
Following the examination the dis
trict attorney stated that a charge
would he made against Messrs Jor-
dan q Shull and that 1t would likely
be filed this afternoon. Under the
state law a saloonman guilty of SELL
ing liquor to minors is not only sub
ject to a fine or Imprisonment for the
offence. but his license also becomes
forfeited, Consequently the Brewery
WIN find themselves hard
hit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
REFUSE To Be
BOUND BY UNION
ALASKA-YUKON DIRECTORATE
DECLARES OPEN SHOP.
Money for Exposition Came From All
Sources. All Sources Must Benefit
i'm DistributiOn-Union Men De-
clare Boycott on Fair and Advise
Men to Work in Opposition TO It
Seattle Contractors Getting Tired
of Union Domination.

Seattle Jan. 4.-Angered because
the Yukon-Alaska fair directorate
would not bind itself to employ only
union labor the building trades coun-
Gil last night met and called upon
union men everywhere to boycott the
fair and work in opposition to it.
President Chilberg, of the exposi-
tion, said after the action taken.
"The money for the exposition came
from all classes and the work will be
distributed the same way. We will
play no favorites."
The open shop agitation in Seattle
may result in a general walkout in
the building trades. Several of the
contractors have announced their in
tention to employ both union and
non-union men If they desire.
The contractor of the new $150,000
church put on force of non-union
men yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
POsTOEF|CE INSPECTOR SEARCHES FOR JAP


Because all Japs look alike to post
office clerks a most complicated case
has been presented to the postoffice
detectives and William Troensegaard'
Of New York city, one of the leading
special inspectors in the service, has
been in Pendleton for some time seek
ing to unravel the matter.
Some time ago a Japanese laborer
belonging to the japanese association
in this city received a registered let
ter in the mail which belonged to the
association and while the registered
letter did not belong to this particu-
lar Jap, yet he cashed it by represent
ing to the postoffce here that he was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
Two Jurors Were for ConvlC-
ton and Refused to Vote
Otherwise All Night.
VERDICT OCCASIONS NO
SURPRISE AND WAS EXPECTED
Jury Deliberated Over II Hours
flushed Silence When Jury An
nOunced Verdict That Meant So
Much to Pallid Defendant-GrOup
of Friends Congratulate PetdbOnc
No Prosecution OF. Meyer Is Ex-
pected-Scenes About Court Room
During Night.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. George A.
Pettibone was acquitted today Of the
charge Of completely in the murder
of Ex-Governor George A. Steunen-
berg by jury OF Ada county citizens
after prolonged dellberation of over
IA hours
The first ballot. taken last night
at o'clock, resulted in a vote of 10
for acquittal and two for conviction.
The obdurate two stood out for the
balance of the night, declaring, state
the jurymen, that they would hang
the jury.
Finally, however. they came over
to the side of the majority and at
10:45 they announced that a verdict
had been reached.
Judge Wood sent for the attorneys
and principals in the case and at
1915 the jury filed into the court
room and amidst a hushed silence
read the short sentence that meant
so much to the pallid defendant sit
ting beneath them.
PettIbone was at once surrounded
by a group Of friends who congratu-
lated him warmly. The verdict oc-
casl0ned no surprise.
1t had been generally expected and
doubt as TO the ultimate result was
rarely expressed in Boise until the
jury remained out so long. 1t was
then feared that a hung jury might
result
No prosecution of Meyer is expect
ed He will probably be released from
bail at once and with Pettibone will
return to Denver. Pettibone was
formally released by Judge Wood and
taken to the hospital.
The Long Night Session.
The jury was out almost IA hours
and when Judge Wood convened court
This morning no intimation of how the
jury stood in regard to the case had
passed through the closed doors be-
hind which the jury was imprisoned.
During the long hours of the night
the jurymen discussed, argued and
voted. This much was known. for
the little group of watchers that re-
rnained up in hope of verdict, could
hear the high voices lift
ed in angry disputation.
Pettibone, laying back in his chair,
heavily wrapped in steamer rugs,
pale and so weak that he was unable
to do more than to move his hands
and occasionally whisper, remained
in the court room until midnight.
Then, under the doctors orders, he
was carried to the hospital. Meyer
and a few friends remained at the
court house until morning,
Juror Stahl was again sick and |
Judge Wood ordered that a cot be
ent in to him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
Mrs. Norton Gives Concert,

Mrs. Anna Selkirk Norton gave an
other of her concerts under the auspi-
ces of the Presbyterian church choir
at the church last evening and this
concert proved one of the most de-
lightful yet given. Mrs, Norton was
in fine voice and her rendition of the
difficult classical numbers was unsur-
passed. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Fischer of Walia Waila. The
closing number, annie Laurie" was
most delightfully."- rendered
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
TELLS HENEY To
PUT UP OR SHUT UP
SENATOR FULTON TELLS
HIM TO GIVE HIS FACTS
Angered by Interview Fulton Writes
Open Letter to Heney and Demands
That He Make Good or Withdraw
His Charges - Must Not Hide
Longer Behind InsinuatiOns -
Stands Ready at All Times to Meet
Any Charge.

Astoria, Ore, Jan. 4.-Angered at
an interview in a Portland paper
from Francis j. Heney stating that
Heney knew that United States Sem
ator Fulton had INDUCED in certain
corrupt practices. Fulton last night
made public an open letter written by
him to Heney in which he demanded
that either Heney at once make good
or withdraw his charges.
you shall no longer hide behind
insinuations, states Senator Fulton
to Heney. Let the facts be given
and given at once, If facts there be.
I stand ready at all times to meet
any charge"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
MRS. GILLETTE SEEKS DIVORCE
Accuses Husband OF Cruel Treatment,
Jealousy, and That He Called Her
Objectionable Names.

There is trouble between the land
lord and the landlady Of the Hotel
Echo and this forenoon a suit for di-
vorce was started by Mrs. Mollie E.
Gillette against her husband, NJ. H.
Gillette. IN, the complaint, which was
filed by Peter West, she charges nu-
merous offenses against her spouse
but dwells particularly upon his jeal-
ousy and his habit of calling her OBJ
jectionable names.
The Gillettes were married in this
city in 1902 and have one child now
three years of age. According to the
statements of the wife her husband
began to manifest an unreasonable
jealousy soon after their marriage.
This, she asserts, often led him to
abuse her and to accuse her of being
intimate with other men, which
charges were false. On one night,
when the Diamond Wing theater
troop happened to be at Echo, the
defendant, while drunk, accused the
plaintiff Of thinking she was "cute"
and administered a beating that was
very brutal.
1t is also charged by the plaintiff
that her husband has threatened to
kill her and she says she is afraid he
will do so unless restrained by order
Of the court.
The defendant is the proprietor of
the Hotel Echo which is valued at
$4,000, and the plaintiff asks that
she be given the sum of 5000 and
that the defendant be required to
pay $50 per month towards supporting
their little child. which shall be left
in the custody of the mother and that
he be required to pay $500 for the
costs of the divorce suit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04

the man named in the REGISTERED let
ter.
He soon afterward disappeared and
the rightful owner OF the letter and
the postoffice department have been
searching for him ever since. The
sum contained in the registered letter
amounted to about 800, according to
the Japanese of this city and every
effort to locate the offending member
of the association has been of no
avail
Mr.. Troensegaard is following the
railroads. station by station, closely
scrutinizing the Japanese section
crews in hopes that he will be able
to apprehend his man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
Compares Fulton to Abe Ruef.

Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 4.-Replying to
Senator Fulton's letter of last night
to Heney, demanding that he produce
the evidence against him to back up
his statements of Fulton's alleged
corrupt practices, Heney said: when
/ made the accusation against Sena
tor Mitchell and Abe Ruef they both
said the same thing and took the same
position Fulton takes now. All I
have to say is that when the proper
time comes shall give the public the
facts upon which base my accu-
.sation against Fulton"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
CANDIDATES SUGGESTED.
Butter Creek Citizen Opens the Cam.
paign Early.

"a Butter Creek Citizen" writing
to the Echo Register of the coming
county campaign says:
Asa Il. Thompson, Fred Andrews,
Frank Sloan, T. G. Smith or Odd Teel
will either one make good county
commissioner. These men have push
and go-ahead. Just such men as we
want in office. If these men do not
want the office we can find other
men. We want some good men to
help push things along.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
BOMB WRECKS BANK
AND INJURIES THREE

Kansas City. Jan A terrific
bomb explosion in the basement OF
the First National bank created in
tense excitement here this morning
1t wrecked that part of the build
ing and injured n plumber, porter
and three bank employees. At first il
was thought an attempt had been
made to rob the bank and as yet no
explanation has been offered.
j. Donaldson, pass-book clerk, Lo-
gan Wilson. mail teller, and Elbert
Ward, negro porter, are the men
injured in the explosion. A strange
man was seen in the lavatOry 30 min
utes prior TO the explosion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
JAPS HIRED IN PLACE
OF WHITES ARE MOBBED

Ogden, Utah, Jan. 4.-Shouting
'-'lsang the Japs," n mob of $50 men
rushed the Japanese quarter here lasl
night ana attempted 10 drive the orl-
entails out OF town.
But for the arrival Of Chief of PO-
lice Browning and the entire police
force Of the city with the sheriff and
deputies, much bloodshed -would have
resulted. As it was missiles were
thrown and a number of men slightly
injured ON both sides. The trouble
followed the discharge OF so Ameri-
cans I'm the Southern Pacific shops
und the substitution of japanese at
lower pay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04

Boise, Jan. 4.-Alleging that he
was libeled in an interview from
Governor Frank Gooding, in the Boise
Statesman, in which Gooding replied
to articles signed by State Auditor
Bragaw in regard to a controversy
over the fund used to pay the expen-
ses of the Pettibone-Haywood trial,
Bragaw today brought suit against
Gooding and the Statesman for $780,
600. Bragaw's article appeared in
the Capital News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
Wenatchee Claims Prize.

A Wenatchee report states that
there has been found in the Wenat-
chee valley a fine quality of silica
sand which will meet the require
ments of the Columbia steel works OF
Portland The steel company lately
announced that it will take 100 tons
each month at Sc per ton of silica
sand, 9S per cent pure silica and free
from iron oxides and pay 500 in cash
to any citizen of the northwest who
discovers a deposit of such silica
sand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
Hand Severely Burned.

This morning while Sam Osborn
the popular janitor of the Savings
bank building, was replenishing the
fire in the furnace of the heating
plant, quantity of sealing wax which
was stuck to some waste paper, burst
into flame suddenly and severely
burned one of his hands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
TENDLEToN. OREGON SATURDAY. JANUARY A. 1908.
-, G1IO
hNanl0
years shall
same place(
each year,
.,o1eIH ,af 1 o
| I0Ot 1nrlhnr nnilcl

'oa'' ','"" uoJ9Ao !.
ss1S ss%s S.ss S,ase r,,.o'.:S.Hal :Salasr no,s, CO
operating an maintenance charge OF
81 per acre Of irrigable land per an
mum shall be due and payable at the
same tine and place,
For all applications for water
rights filed before Jane Is, in any
year building, operation and main
tenance charges shall be collected at
the time of filing for that irrlgating
season. but so much as may be paid
on account OF operation and mainten-
ance shall be credit on account OF
Installment for next year. Charges
herein provided for may, for con-
venisnce Of applicants, be paid to the
special fiscal agent Of the reclama-
ton service at Hermiston for trans
mission to the receiver of the land
office at la Grande, on or before the
dates specified herein for payment at
the local land office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04

The funeral service over the re-
mains of the late Bert Brown will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The services will be held at the Baker
& Folsom parlor and the body will
be inferred in Olney cemetery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
ROOSEVELT CALLS FOR
EAGLESON'S RESIGNATION

Washington, Jan. 4s-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today created
stir in the political circles by
demanding the resignation OF
Surveyor General Eagleson of
Boise.
1t is said that the president
was dissatisfied with Eagleson's
conduct of the office because Of
his friction with the land office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
GRAND TRUNK LINE
AFTER DUTCH LABOR

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. A.
, The Grand Trunk Railway has
given up hope. apparently Of
, securing Japanese labor for
the construction work on its
lines next summer.
Advertisements in the De
Courant of Amsterdam. Holland.
are asking for 10000 Hollanders
for work on the Grand Trunk
, next summer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
MARTIAL LAW IN INDIANA.

indianapolis, Jan. 4.-Martial law
was declared at Muncie today. The
militia will take possession of the city
mt once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04
December Business Shows
Remarkable Increase Over
Previous Year.
NOVEMBER WAS ALSO
AN UNUSUAL MONTH.
Panic Has Affected Postal Business
Peculiarly by Increasing the Regu.
lar Business - Receipts for No
vember Were Exceptionally Good
Closing Month I'm Year Best Ever
Noted at the PendletOn Office-Ag.-
gregate Sales $1851.O6.

Those who look at the business sit
uation through glasses that are dark
and imagine that the recent holiday
trade in Pendleton was not up to
standard, should look at the postal
receipts for the month.
By the cold figures in the postof--
flee report now being compiled by
Harry Rees, assistant postmaster, It
is shown that the sales for the month
of December were greater than ever
before for that month. In round
numbers the December sales aggre-
gate $1S51.O6 and the itimlzed sales
were as followes:
stamps '''''''''''''' Sl4O0.OV
Envelopes ...............s 279.06
cards ................ $3.50
BOOKS 1880
The nearest approach to last
months business was the record for
December, 1905, when the sales ag-
gregated $1S40.26, but $11 less than
the amount for this year. For De-
cember 1905, the sales amounted to
only S166S.13, while for December
1904, only a paltry $1464.4S was re-
ceived.
According to the postoffice people
they were unaware of the splendid
record being made for the closing
month of the year, though they real
lied that rushing business was being
transacted. The safes are made In
the ordinary course Of business and
there waS nothing abnormal to swell
the total
1t will be surprising to many t.,
know that the November business at
the postoffice was also ahead Of tina.
for the corresponding month last
year. The total receipts from all
sources for November were $20O4.0S,
while for November 1906 the amount
was s146442. In connection with this
it may be said that the $1S51.06 re-
ceived from sales last month does not
the total income for it does
not include the box rents nor news
paper postage.
1t is a recognized fact that the pos
tai business of any town is a sure
of the general commercial
pulse and such being true there can
he no room for complaint regarding
the business that has been transacted
here during the past two months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-04

The Dalles city council yesterday IL
censed 81 saloons, giving that city a
total of 90 of the drinking houses