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The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
7. B. BALCH FOUND
DEAD IN Bed;
GAS TURNED ON
cRIEvED GREATLY OVER FA-
THEIRS DEATH AND SUICIDE
THEORY IS suoeEsTED-wAs
wELI-kNowN MAN.

Thomas B. Balch, aged ~, real
estate agent, was found dead in his
room In the family residence, No.
Csc JefYerson-ave., by "A member of the
household about 10 O'Clock Saturday
morning Gas was escaping from al
open Jet in large quantities and death
was plainly due to asphyxiation, but
whether the gas was turned on &C
cidentally or with suicidal intent Is
not known. The body lay in bed and
death bad evidently come during
sleep.
Mr. Balch's father George w.
Balch, TO whom he was greatly at
tached, died a few days ago and the
son had been greatly depressed since
then. Members OF he family say,
however, that he had made no threats
against his life and 40 note or writ
ing OF any kind that would tend TO
clear up the mystery was found in his
room.
Coroner Bennett wGs called and is
Investigating the case
Mr.. Balch was unmarried. He was
we'll known and popular about town
and the family is one of the best
known in the city. A bank book
found in the clothes % the deceased
shows balance of $1,000 in Detroit
bank
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
ANOTHER BLOW IS
AIMED At THE
SALOON
COUNCIL LIKELY TO ADOPT Or
pINANcE REQUIRING SURETY
BONDS, WHICH WILL PERMIT
ELIMINATION OF LICENSES.
To-. the poor saloonistl


The liquor regulation committee OF
the council has found a new way TO
restrict the liquor business. A new
stick TO prod the undesirable citizen
out of the saloon business is contem-
plated in the recommendation of an
ordinance making surety companies
bondsmen for saloons.
Representative A. F. Bunting, who
got through bill In the last legisla-
ture authorizing any Michigan surety
company 10 bond saloonmen at rate
OF $40 per thousand OF bonds. was
the chief speaker in a meeting of the
liquor regulation committee Saturday
morning. He Is interested in the
Michigan Bonding Il Surety Co., now
being organized, and told the alder
men that the adoption OF such an or
dinance would tend to improve the sa-
loon business. q
His contention is that, with a surety
bond law, the council has the power to
refuse any bond IL the man is not a
proper person to conduct a saloon.
The bonding company will agree not
to go on the bond of any criminal and
to pledge its customers to sell no liz
uor 10 -habitual drunkafds or minors.
"Seventy-five per cent of liquor
bonds are straw in my experience,
said Bunting.
He argued also that the brewers
would lose their grip on the business
to some extent. as they now furnish
the bonds for great many saloons.
His company expects to do general
bonding business as well as saloon
bonding, but will depend upon the lat
ter at its start.
The committee listened to Rep.
Bunting's arguments very carefully,
and In discussion afterwards were In
clined TO bring in favorable report.
Aid. HARPER suggested that such an
ordinance, If drawn, be made so that
the council can accept either surety
or personal bonds, but have the option
OF rejecting both kinds when the APP
plicant is a man OF bad record or one
who is trying to break into a neigh
borhood where the residents do not
want a saloon.
Fifteenth ward residents are now
talking of having a portion OF that
ward, in the neighporhood OF Mt. FL
fiott and Forest'avesE, put within the
restricted district. This is the only
ward In the city that has no territory
forbidden to saloonists.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
kIDNAPS BOY AS
JUDGE IS HEARING
PETITION
GRAND RAPIDS WOMAN, MOTHER
OF QUARRELiNo BUFFALO
WIFE, ELEEs WITH LAD AND
CANNOT BE FOUND. ,..s - =.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March L.
Taking advantage OF the spell of deep
interest being given to the testimony
of the father of the child. Mrs. Emma
Keup. of Buffalo. yesterday afternoon
kidnapped little Albert Keup, three and
ope-half years old. from beneath the
eyes of Probate Judge Jewell and fed
from the city.
The Keups lived in Buffalo. They
quarreled and separated, the wife COM
ing to this city to live with her mother
and bringing the child with her. In
January she filed petition in probate
court for appointment as guardian OF
the little one. Yesterday this petition
was being heard when Keup and his
mother arrived While he -was- ON the
stand The grandmother, s.hebser*ett'
abducted the child, leaving it's wraps
and her own cloak. Believing she
had gone for a walk, and had become
lost, court was adjourned until )
o'clock last night. Not returning. a
warrant was issued and the city
searched. No trace OF the grand
mother and child has been found.
Keup is quartermaster sergeant of
the Seventy-Fourth N. Y. N. g., and
Is well known in Buffalo.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
T0sTORE DYNAMITE
ON ARTIFICIAL
ISLANDS
GOVERNMENT WILL CONSTRUCT
FOUR IN LOWER PART OF DE-
TRoIT RIVER, EACH WITH FlF-
TEEN TONS CAPACITY.

Four artificial islands will be con-
SITUATED i'm the lower Fart of the Dc
troit river for storage of the dynamite
Livingstone channel This Is the final
decision OF Lieut.-Col. Townsend, Unit
ed States engineer, after a number of
meetings held TO satisfy the eros sc
Isle residents and others interested In
the dynamite storage problem. ed
win Henderson. on behalf of the
Crosse Isle residents, secured an IN
junction against the storage of great
quantity of. explosive on Powder isl
and.
Az that time only 20 tons OF dyna-
mite was used, but now II has been
found necessary TO rave so tons In
storage. and SO Is tons will be stored
or each of The islands In solid con
crete storehouses. There was an ex-
p;osion some time ago at Powder ISL
and in which 20 tons OF dynamite let
go, but no one was killed although
houses were damaged slightly on the
nearby islands and windows were
smashed. Ii Is not believed that Is
tons will produce great destruction II
It should happen that one Of the quar-
tet of store-houses blows up.
The Crosse Isle people were only
unanimous in wanting to keep the ex.
rlosive away from immediate proxim.
fly to their own particular homes
each being willing that the stun be
stored near the othe- end OF the Isl.
and or near the Canadian shore.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
Z FATALLY HURT
As TRAIN ROLLS
DOWN BANK

HOLLAND. Mich, March IA
work train on the Pere Marquette was
wrecked by a washont 10 miles south
of here this morning Ii rolled down
a high embankment. Two are dying,
two are seriously injured and many
others are less seriously injured. The
injured:
Engineer Hoffman, Grand Rap
ids, dying
Conductor Schroeder, Grand
Rapids, dying.
George Smith, workman, seri-
ousIy injured.
Worthington Fletcher, work
man, seriously injured.
The train was on the way to repair
another washout further along the
track when the accident occurred. II
was running about 80 miles an hour
when the engine left the tracks with
13 cars. The train turned upside down
in the deep ditch.
The accident occurred so suddenly
that the men aboard were unable to
Jump. Engineer Hoffman and Con
ductor Schroeder were taken from the
wreck In dying condition to near
by farm house. George Smith and
-wurtnfngtun ffafirtcirer srfefffbt.rs
OF the bridge gang" and were seri
ously injured They were also taken
to a nearby farmhouse.
A special train has been dispatched
from here with every available doctor
Ia the city aboard.
Supt. Long. of the Pere Marquette
and the road engineer are said to have
been aboard the train, but 1t is not
known whether or not they were In
jured.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
: "YEGGS" NABBEO
BY YOKELs At Ter
HOT CHASE
ONE OF DESPERATE TRIO Es-
CAPES FROM JERSEY POSSE
TERRoRiZED COUNTRY FOLK
OVER 2o-MILE STRETCH.

PHILADELPHIA, March 7.-Afrer
cutting a wide swath Of terror through
a peaceful 20-mile stretch of New
Jersey, three desperate safebreakers
were freed today in wooded swamp
near Wenonah, Is miles from Camden
and in pistol battle with posse OF
plucky farmers, two OF them were shot
and taken. The third man, badly
wounded. got away, but was captured
later
The trio robbed postoff1ces. imper-
He'd a sleeping family. intimated sew
eral citizens, exchanged shots with a
game town marshal and travelled a
long distance behind stolen team.
before the aroused dwellers OF the
countryside drove them TO cover in
the marshy woodland between the viii
lagos of Wenonah and Sewall.
The first known stopping point on
the terror-breeding itinerary of the
bandits was the little town of Ped
ricktown. 20 miles from Woodbury..
Going first TO the ivory stable of j..
". Caventa on the main street, the
men forced side door. took from The
stall the fastest horses In the bafn,
hitched them To a light wagon and
drove the outfit to TIE postofiice.
Heavy Charge OF Soup"
They got into the postoffice through
q front window. The charge of nitro
with which they blew the safe, was a
heavy one. II tore the safe into scrap
metal, wrecked the interior of the
Office and set fire TO the building. With
$3.50 In stamps and money which they
hurriedly gathered together. the yeggs
fed behind the stolen horses, yelling
derisively at the drowsy townspeople
who, awakened by the crash of the
explosion. were pouring out OF their
houses half dressed.
The pursuers soon lost trace OF the
three men in the flying road wagon.
But two hours later, news came that
the trio had paid costly visit to the
town of Bridgeport eight miles away
II was about 2 o'clock when the
tired horses halted in front, OF the
Springer building, where the Bridge
port postoffice Is located. The family
of VIM. Brown occupied the living
rooms on the second floor. The charge
of explosive which the ''yeggs" set off
In holes In the postoffice safe, was of
sufficient strength to fling the Browns
from their beds with stunning force
Brown grabbed revolver and ran
downstairs and into the wrecked post
Office. He bumped into the muzzles
OF three big revolvers. While the
leader held him helpless, the smaller
men crammed $500 in stamps and $50
in cash into a gunnysack Then, dis
arming Brown and driving him back
upstairs, the robbers jumped in the
wagon and made OF in the direction
|of Woodbury..
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
This Little Girls
Truancy Was Gladly
Excused by Father

CLEVELAND, March lone lay OF
Joy frightened the dreadful scene
about the blackened walls OF the
North Collinwood school, within which
the lives of practically one-third OF
the school children were wiped out.
Helen Marks had been sent to school
that morning as usual. She failed tn
return at night and her father. falling
to find her body at the morgue, was
one OF the sorrow stricken group
which gathered at the ruins at dawn.
While. In despair, DC was prodding
among the ruins, the girl approached
and, coming behind him. threw her
arms about him and cried: Guess
who | am, papa"
She had played truhnt from school
and spent the day and night with reia-
tives In the country, who knew moth
ing of the fire.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
LAD BROWNS IN A
FLOODED HIGHWAY
NEAR MONROE
WITH HIS FATHER, HAD BEEN
CELEBRATING HIS 18TH BIRTH
DAY ANNIvERsARY--PERE MAR
ouETTE TRAINS STALLED.

\ MONROE. Mich. March 7.--tSpe'
cial) Frank Duvall and his 13-year.
old SON, of the Plaisance road, south
of here, started home In rig late last
night and found the highway washed
out. The boy was swept from the
wagon and drowned. He had been in
Monroe celebrating his 18th birthday.
Fire engines are in constant de-
mand. pumping out the flooded cellars
here.
MUSHROOM, Mich, March 7.-(Sper
cial.) --Pere Marquette trains are held
UP at Watervliet by a track washout.
Reports from outlying farm districts
credit Muskegon county with no dan
ger from food. Muskegon river Is
high -hst-the- plant and dams of the
Grant Rapids Power Co
are In no danger.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
SCHULTZ TO Be
TR|EO TH|RO TINE
JURY HAS TWICE DISAGREED Nv
CASE OF MAN CHARGED WITH
NUMBERING ALTON CAMERON.

For the third time within a year.
Joseph Schultz will be placed on trial
before Judge Mandell in the circuiI
court next week for the murder OF
Alton Cameron. The murdered man
is brother-inlaw of Judge Connolly.
OF the recorders court. and for that
reason the case is transferred TO the
circuit court.
Cameron was shet=aeMH=ha - Schultz
In Gus Wells saloon. on Russell-st..
H. January. 1907. Schultz claims he
acted in self-defense. At the former
trial the juries disagreed. and at the
conclusion of the second trial the late
prosecutor. George +. Robson, moved
that Schultz be discharged Judge
Hosmer refused to grant the request.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
BISHOP RAPs
''OUTY' CALLS
SAYS SOCIETY WOMEN OUGHT TO
ADOPT BANKS SYSTEM AND
HAVE CLEARING HOUSE.

Bishop Williams paid his respects
20 the system in vogue among society
women OF making duty" calls, In MS
address Saturday, at the MONDAY
Lenten services In the Mariners
church.
"One woman must call on Mrs. SD
and-So. because the latter called on
her last week" said the bishop. and
II is even said that in Washington
some women send their coachmen
around with lheir-cards- insteadn-et
calling themselves. II would seem
that II we're better 81 establish SO
clal clearing house as is done by the
banks, than continue the present sys-
tenn. The idea CT having pleasant
chat with friend Is absent the spirit
OF friendship is lacking.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
BURNED BY stove
LPOLlsH;GEIssl,50Q
MRS. ALICE CLEMENT AWARDED
VERDICT AGAINST MANuFAc-
TuRERs OF STUFF.

A verdict of $500 was brought In
by a jury In Judge Hosmers court
Saturday morning in favor OF Mrs.
Alice Clement. and against the Crosby
Manufacturing Co.
Mrs Clement claimed tu have been
seriously burned when can or 81
ga" stove polish. which she was us
ing. became ignited and set fire to her
waist. The polish is manufactured
by the Crosby company. The com
rany says that the product now sold
bears q label, giving proper instruc-
tons as to it's use.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
BEAUTY SHOOTS
Rival, THEN F[EEs
WOMAN IN SHELTON,
co." NJ. c., ARRESTED
IN TENNESSEE.

MARSHALL, NJ c., March Miss
Parzada Shelton. known as the pref.
test young Woman in Shelton county
and a member of the wellknown Shell
ton family, from which the county gets
its name. shot Miss Ida Franklin. anoth-
er well-known young woman, of whom
she was jealous and then fed across the
state line and took refuge In Tennes-
see. where she was arrested.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
TRAIN TURNS OVER;
HURTING NUMBER

: KANSAS CITY. Mo, March T.
Train No. 4 on the Burlington rail.
road, the Missouri and Illinois local
passenger, was wrecked this morning
about $3.50 between Robinson and Tur-
ney, Mo- The train is reported 10 have
turned over and number OF people
injured. Doctors have been sent TO
the scene of the wreck.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
CHINA 1k0WF0WS
IN APOLOGY
CONSENTS 70 TELL JAPAN SHE'S
SORRY ABOUT TATsu-MARu
INCIDENT.

SHANGHAI, March China. II is
reported. has consented to apologize
to Japan and to punish the command
or of the navy at Kwang-Tung, who
was responsible for hauling down the
flag of the Japanese steamer Tatsu-
Maru. -
II is reported that the decision OF
the government TO release the Tatsu-
Msru was reached after the receipt
OF an ultimatum In which the mikado
demanded that China should release
the vessel and apologize for the insult
&c the Japanese flag, within twenty
four hours. No official confirmation
OF these reports can be obtained. bat
The report Is believed here.
How easy II Is TO teli others it's no
use 10
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
Mystery in Mans Injury.

Frank Loss, aged p, an assistant
lamp inspector for the Michigan Cen.
trail railroad. was injured In an un.
known manner while ut work, Friday
afternoon, and was taken to the De.
troit Sanitarium in an unconscious
condition with severn bruises abous
the head and side. LOSS revived Fri.
day night, but was unable to tell how
he was hurt He will recover.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
2 Die IN FIRE
At BRuCETON, PA.

PTTTsBURG. March TAT least
two persons met death and eight
houses were destroyed by fire u:
Bruceton shortly after 2 o'clock this
morning. Bruceton is Il miles from
pittsburg on the wabash railroad
'rhe body or Dorothy Vernon, an IL
yoar-old child. has been taken from
The ruins. The Gre fer a time threat.
ened 10 destroy the eatlse village. --
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
SAYS HUBBY'S CONVICT,
SEEKS DIVORCE

Alleging that her husband. Max Lee
Beau, is a convict. and Is now serving
time in-Jackson prison for horse
stealing. Mary Helen LaBeau has fled
a bill for divorce.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
THE WEATHER

Detroit ssS vfssnlsys saSorday useht
end sunday, paftiy cloudy coeier 9un>
asyt fresh westerly wtnds heesntog
Law~r MscAixsss Fnsr fsnsaht as<
urobuhax suudsy1 roo1r9 sunday fre1n
west 60 southwest wtnAk-
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
Wraps Babe So Closely
In robe. He Is Smothered

LANSING. Mich, March 7.-tSpe-
cial. while driving home from Ian
cling. Mrs. Stewart Shutes. or Merit
dian township, wrapped her s-months-
old son so closely IN the robe that be
was smothered to death.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
suupres sed Divorce suits.

Suppressed suits for divorce were
filed Saturday morning by Agnes W,
Henry Wolfe: Nettie J. vs.. Henry Y.
Macbeth. Minnie Il, VS., Meyer j.
Kaufman.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
HUGHES |ND0RsED
BY n. Y. COM'TEE

NEW YORK, March THE Repub-
lican state committee. at noon today.
unanimously Endorsed Gov. Hughes for
the presidential nomination. The state
convention was set for Saturday.
April IL.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07
DR.. HAL c. WYMAN
IS SERIOUSLY Ill

DR.. Hal G. wyman, at the head of
the Michigan College OF Medicine, and
well-known In Michigan as surgeon
and also for his connection with the
state board OF corrections and chart.
ties, is seriously III in his home, No
46 Adams-ave west. suffering from
pneumonia. Or. Burton ID, Parker,
Who is attending him. says that bis
Ipatient Is doing as well as could be
expected. He is very sick, but there
is hope for his recovery.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07

After tho theatsr go TO GIes Cafe
And Restaurant - everything IN sea-
son - Strohs famous Bohemian Beer
on tnp. -'--s ------- -.-''---.-z--
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07

MIR Hance was invariably genial
and courteous. He was endowed with
love of literature. His sense OF hui
NOR was keen. He carried with him,
always. a consideration for the feel.
lngs of others that prevented him
from indulging in harsh criticism Or
speaking an unkind word. His kind
ly sympathy extended to all who came
in contact with him. and the shock
of his unexpected death has affected
an unusually vide circle of friends.
who mourn his loss: therefore
Resolved. That this memorial be
spread upon the records, in token OF
the appreciation by the board Of direo-
tors OF the long and efficient services
rendered by Mr.. Hance during his
connection with this company.
Resolved. That the board OF direc-
tors extend to his family their pro-
found sympathy in the great loss
which has been occasioned by his
death. and that a suitable copy OF this
memorial be prepared and presented
to them.
The Detroit times., 1908-03-07

How easy II is to t&ll others it's no
use 10 worry. ----.----------
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
Plant Wizards Queer Fruit.

Two Of the most peculiar specimens
Of freak fruit exhibited this year have
been received from Guy Ross Of 42O
Park avenue, says a dispatch from
Riverside, Cal. The two are nothing
less than a vine peach and a vine
lemon. Some three years ago Mr..
Ross bought the seed from some
wizard working Burbank east Of the
Rockies, and last spring he planted
them.
The vine peach is not unlike the
peach in color, odor and flavor, and
in shape and size is agin to the aver
age sized orange. In habits Of growth
it is like a cucumber, and its peculiar
flavor and shape were inbred through
the crossing Of the cucumber with
some other plant, which the odor
would suggest was a cantaloupe.
The vine lemon bears even a closer
resemblance TO the cucumber, from
which it is also developed, and al
though it has no particularly acid
qualities when first picked from the
vine. it becomes decidedly tart when
cooked, and in the making of mar,
malade 1t is preferable to the best
tIee-grown lemons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
City BreUities

All kinds OF good dry wood. See
MINIS.
wanted-Any kind of sewing. APP
ply 3O4 Garden street.
More new rugs Just received at
Pendleton Furniture Co.
See Minnis for good, dy wood that
burns Lots OF 1t on hand.
Dressed chickens every day. Stark
Poultry House. Phone black S791.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent. Enquire at East Oregonian
office.
Miss Genevieve Fish, piano instruc-
tion. 11S Monroe street, phone red
1901.
Farm, dairy and orchard for rent;
reasonable terms. Apply SO West
Webb.
All kinds OF transfer work done
promptly Stansberry & Milne, phone
Main 8.
Fine store and office room for rent.
East Oregonian building. Enquire
this office.
Hotel Bowman Cafe is now open.
9 n. m. to 10 p. m, la carte. Straw
berries and ice cream also served.
See our line OF hammocks. gasoline
oil stoves, freezers, before purchasing
elsewhere. We are making special
prices Goodman Hardware Co.
Annual reduction sale on all seas
enable lines at Goodman Hardware
Co.'S. Refrlgerators, freezers ham
mocks, churns and many other arti-
cles 10 be closed out at cost.
Lost-Telescope between town and
Mckay creek; bears name OF e. A,
Parlet Return to Mlchaels. Pilot
Rock; $40 reward.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
Wallowa Branch at Minam.

News from "the front" indicates
that the construction crew which is
laying steel into Wallowa county, has
reached the Minam, says the La
Grange Observer. The bridge across
the Wallowa river below the juno
ton with the Minam, is only a tenn
porary structure. however, and pas
senger trains cannot be handled over
it with any degree of safety The
large crew which is stringing Western
Union telegraph wires into that coun-
ty is following along with the steel
laying as they cannot get ahead of
the steel gang, as that would require
other means of transportation than
the new road. Work on both de-
partments is progressing fully salts
factory to the officials.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
RoCKAFELLER's GENEROSITY
Gives One Dollar Bill to Poor Woman
on BoyhoOd Farm.

Cleveland Aug. IA new story OF
Rockefeller's generosity came to light
today. 1t is related by William
Krauss, who is poor, in debt and liv-
ing on the farm which was the boy
hood home Of Rockefeller.
Rockefeller stopped at the place the
other day and was greatly affected
when he learned how the family was
struggling under a heavy debt. Mrs.
Krause told her troubles. Rockefel-
Ter pulled out a roll of bills big
enough to choke a COW. please take
money from me to pay off the debt,
said Rockefeller, and he skinned off
an old dollar bill and handed it to her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
SURVEYORS SWARNnNG
IN PASCO COUNTY.
Railroad Lines and Irrigation Canal
Levels Being Run in Every Di-
rectiOn

EeCllOH,
Kennewick, Wash, Aug. Tn the
vicinity of Kennewick the sagebrush
is full of surveyors. Many of the
crews are working on railroad lines,
while others are running levels for
irrigation canals.
For the Kennewick Northern, a new
line incorporated by Jim Hill, to run
from Adrian to this city, connecting
with the Spokane, Portland & Seattle
railway, the engineers are beginning
-sectioning, and construction
work is expected to start this fall.
The new road is the result of the
Hill scheme to find a water grade to
the coast for some of his Great
Norththern territory, and the COM
pletion of the Kennewick Northern
will provide this cheap transporta-
tion. This new connection is made
with the Great Northern and with
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07

that roads feeders and the feeders Of
the Northern Pacific, practically all
the wheat raised in Washington and
oregon will seek a market via Port
land.
The activity of the Hill interests,
it is believed, has stimulated the
progress of the North Coast, which
has several parties of engineers in
this vicinity. The greater part of its
right Of way has been purchased,
and the prospects are that there will
be keen competition for this terri
tory; Hill with his water grades to
Portland having the apparent ad-
vantage