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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Kamela, July 81.

Kamela, July 81.
To the East oregonian:-
That the newspapers Of Pendleton
are read abroad and that they have
q potent and irresistible influence in
building up the community was for
cibly impressed upon me today.
While riding from Kamela to Union
on an o. Il. g. n. train l heard an
elderly tourist cursing Pendleton and
Pendleton newspapers, to a seat COM
panion, and l was greatly interested
and amused at the old mans argu-
ments and earnestness.
He spared no language In express
ing his disgust for accounts Of PEN
dleton and Umatilla county which he
had read in his far eastern home
BILE for him spending about. 800
with z. H. Hartman for a tourist
ticket from Ohio to oregon and re-
turn.
II have read more OF this town OF
Pendleton during the past year than
Of any other town in the west" he
said. My neighbor IN Ohio takes a
Pendleton paper, and all l hear ev-
cry week is Pendleton, Pendleton,
Pendleton! So came out to see
Pendleton, and / am now going back
home. have seen Pendleton, and It
is damned sell. Nothing in the
whole country around II. Only a
little town down in canyon. Can't
see out. Nothing in sight from the
railroad. Track follows down the
canyon all the way. Not a square
mile of wheat TO be seen from the
car window"
But here / began TO get mad, and
interrupted his animated description
Of my home town.
"My friend" said, did you make
a trip in any direction ont of Pen
dleton?"
Nav; nothin' to see," he replied.
How do you know there is nothing
10 see?" queried.
as II usual to build cities in a des- |
ert with no resources with no re-
sources surrounding them? Can q |
city Of 1000 people subsist on moth
ing have no industries. no resources,
nothing TO do or depend upon?"
Nothing in sight" he angrily re-
piled.
did you visit the wheat belt in
any direction from Pendleton? Do
you know that Pendleton ships ont
1000, 600 bushels OF wheat and grinds
about 100000 bushels into flour
each year? Where does this come
from? Did you learn that in the
three banks Of Pendleton are s2,50O,-
900 on deposit? Are such sums Of
money accumulated from deserts?"
But the passengers were laughing
at the old mans confusion by thig
time, and he made no reply. but
changed his seat TO another portion
of the car.
Pendleton papers are doing their
part to advertise Pendleton, II only
the PendIeton commercial association
would do something to hold the home
seeker and make him feel at home.
The kindly greeting OF a live as
sociaton would have put this home
seeker right, and perhaps would have
made permanent settler OF him.
The incident contains hint and
a lesson for all of us. Every citizen
should be a reception committee to {
greet the stranger.
Better Methods Pay.
This week l visited the foothill
section Of Union county and was sur ,
prlsed and delighted to note the in
creased yields of hay, grain and
fruits and vegetables in those locali-
tiles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
WILL CHOOSE SITE.
Location of Pendleton Federal Build.
to be Decided.

j, H. Mcdowell, of the supervising
architects office in Washington, D. c.,
left that city this morning for Walla
Walla to locate the site for the new
federal building. This news has been
received by local authorities and ac-
cording to them it will be but few
days now until the site for the build
ing is picked out.
While Architect Mcdowell is in the
west he will locate the sites for build
ings at Pocatello, La Grande and PEN
dleton. He will arrive in Walla Walla
the latter part of this week or the first
of next week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
BALLOONIsT FALLS HALF NILE.
Parachute Fails TO Work-Hits the
Ground With Great Force.

Jackson, Miss. July 31.-willlam
Oliver is dead today as a result of
falling half a mile from a balloon. His
ascension at Vandercook, late Thurs
day, was witnessed by a big crowd.
Shouting Good bye" he sailed up
5000 feet, and then cut loose his para
chute, which failed to work. He
struck the ground with great force
and died a few minutes later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Authors Widow Sells Home.

San Francisco, July S1.-The
quaint, beautiful San Francisco home
OF Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, oc-
cupied by her since the death of her
distinguished husband in Samoa, has
been sold and Mrs. Stevenson will
hereafter reside in Santa Barbara
The Stevenson house, because of its
strange architecture and its associa-
tions, has long been an object of in
terest 10 sIghtseers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Portland Man Wells.

San Jose, Cal, July S1.-Charles
Grelle "a young Portland capitalist,
is on his way to Santa Barbara today
with one of San Jose's most beautiful
girls as a bride Miss Bessie E. Hen
ry, daughter OF J. H. Henry, a
wealthy mining man, became his wife
last night at an elaborate wedding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
CHANGE ADNIIRALS.
Charles S, Swinburne Now i'm Charge
of Pacific F1eet.

Vallejo Cal, July 31.-Rear Admi-
raj John II. Dayton today delivered
the command OF the Pacific fleet to
Rear Admiral Charles S. Swinburne
on board the flagship Virginia. The
ceremony was simple.
AS Dayton's flag was hauled down
from the armored cruiser it was sa-
luted by 13 guns. There was another
salute when Dayton left the ship.
There was the same salute when
Swinburne took charge
Dayton does not retire until Octo-
ber,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
COSTLY FIRE IN WHEAT FIELD.
Over a Thousand Sacks of Grain De-
strOyed Last Night,

Damage to the amount Of about
$4,000 was done last night by fire on
the W. A. Raymond ranch four miles
northeast Of town, says the Walla
Walla Statesman, Two settings of
threshed wheat comprising more than
1000 sacks, derrick wagon and feed
racks of the threshing outfit Of Geo.
Mcclure, were destroyed.
The fire resulted from an explosion
caused by smut, and the engine and
water wagon were the only part OF
the outfit saved Some standing grain
was destroyed, but not much. Hard
work on the part of the threshing
crew and the residents OF that part Of
the country was all that saved much
more grain from being devoured by
the flames.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Beware of Buttermilk.

Mason City, Iowa, July 31.-That
buttermilk is capable of becoming as
dangerous a beverage as cocktails
was proven here when a barrel of the
former liquid exploded. A negro sit
ting on the barrel was hurled dozen
feet through the air by the force of
the explosion, but escaped serious in
jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Tons of Fish Dying.

San Bernardino, Cal, July ST.
Reports from the desert side of San
Bernardino mountains today say tons
of trout are dying in pools left in the
beds Of streams which have dried up
for the summer. In a deep creek at
Little Mojave headquarters the fish
are so thick they resemble a great
mass of wrigglers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31

Seattle, July 31.-COnfronted by ir-
regularities in his own books and
statements of depositors in New
York and Chicago banks, B. F. Park
hurst, assistant cashier OF the First
National bank, confessed last even
ing that he had stolen $4S,330 OF the
banks funds during the past IA
years, and was arrested on a charge
of embezzlement.
Suspicion was drawn to his books
four weeks ago when President NJ. A.
Arnold inaugurated a new checking
system. Asked for an explanation,
Parkhurst Indignantly denied that he
had taken any OF the banks funds
and was compelled to accept a va
cation Of two weeks. Bank officials
confirmed their suspicious. and the
National Surety company, on Park
hurst bonds for $4,000, were noti-
fled, and placed him under surveil-
lance.
He said, when arrested on the
street, that he was glad 1t was over.
Rose Rapidly.
Parkhurst had risen in the banks
employ from exchange teller to as
.sistant cashier during the eighteen
years he has been identified with the
bank. He was drawing a salary Of
$3.50 a month.
Following his confession, Park
hurst was asked by President Arnold
why he had taken the money. He
said he could not live on the salary
paid him. He protested against the
new checking system when II was in
lugurated a few months ago, and
called on President Arnold at his res
dence at night to demonstrate against
I as unwarranted.
Parkhurst checked and reconciled
he banks statements Of deposit on
eastern banks, and the theft does not
INVOLVE the depositors.
President Arnold says the shortage
will be fully covered by Parkhurst's
'onds and property he had turned
,ver to the bank.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Strike Cripples College,

San Francisco, July S1.-An inter-
nal strike in the college of physicians
and surgeons has resulted in the res
ignation of 10 of the most prominent
instructors. The college is badly Grip
pied. The designations followed a
disagreement between faculty mem
bers and President Winslow Ander-
son.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Two Hundred Persons Witness
Double Execution at San
Qpentin Prison.
TWO MEN DIE FRIENDS
SIEMSEN FORGVES PAL
Series of Cold-BlOOded Murders Are
Avenged-CrimeS OF Pair Stirred
San Francisco Immediately After
the Quake-With Robbery as Mo.
tive They Dashed Out Brains OF
Their Victims-Attack on Japanese
Bank Their Undoing.

San Quentin, Cal, July 31.-Louis
Dabner and John Siemsen. the San
Francisco gas pipe thugs, were hang
ed simultaneously in San Quentin
prison at 1890 this morning. Two
hundred persons witnessed the hang
ing.
The priest who converted both the
murderers TO the Catholic faith, re-
mained in their cells praying with the
doomed men until the warden ap-
peared, shortly before 10. and made
preparations for the death march.
Everything was still in the old fur
niture factory where the gallows are.
With their arms strapped to their
sides and two rows of guards on eth
er side Of the condemned men, the
march began, led by the warden and
priest Both men trembled visibly as
they faced the crowd in front OF
them.
Almost instantly as they stepped on
the trap, the guards drew the black
caps over their heads. The handman
adjusted the nooses. the warden rails.
ed his hand and the guards in a hid
den box released the cords operating
the traps and three murders were
avenged.
Just before the cap was put on
Siemsen he said to the crowd: Good
bye ALL" Dabner went to his death
without saying a word.
History of the Crimes.
The crimes for which Dabner and
Siesmen hanged were a series of cold
blooded murders causing a reign OF
terror in San Francisco, Immediately
after the earthquake. The two men
dashed out the brains of the three
men with robbery as a motive.
They first slew ]. Pfitzner a hum
Die shoe merchant in his little estab-
ishment on McAllister street.
Three weeks later they murdered
William Friede, a haberdasher. and
soon after. NJ. Munakata. president
If the Kimmon Ginko japanese bank,
vas murdered and his clerk danger
'usly injured. Dabner and Siemsen
ook $2S0O.
1t was for the Japanese murder
hat they hanged.
The thugs interprersed their mur.
iers with many robberies. An ex.
convict was sent to prison for one of
he robberies, but was released when
)abner confessed.
Dabner's poor mother visited her
ION for the last time a few days ago.
She wept bitterly, but Dabner paid no
ttention to her.
Dabner and Siemsen died friends, |
! reconciliation being affected last
light, Siemsen extending the hand of |
forgiveness. Before Dabner retired !
asst night, Siemsen wrote this note
nd handed it to Dabner for his sig |
ature: Mother dear: Forgive Dab,
er; you. mamma forgive and forget
III; this is for Dabner and l. MAY |
ou in your grief feel for Mrs. Dab
er what you suffer, so will She Pray
or us in this, our and your misfor-
une."
The note was signed by both men.
Siemsen had been angry at Dabner
or confessing. Siemsen's mother il
ow in Honolulu
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31

Yeggemen were busy at Pasco again
Sunday morning. when the Crescent
pharmacy was robbed. 1t is estimat-
ed that stuff worth 3400 was taken.
No clue which will lead to the identity
Of the thieves has been discovered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Action for Money

Suit to collect the sum of $3.50 has
been brought by the Monumental
company against ]. w. Coopering.
This amount is alleged to be due the
plaintiffs upon notes given by the de-
fendant. The suit was filed by Peters
& Wilson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31

WILL RACE FROM NEW
YORK TO FRISCO.

+ New York, July 31.-Auto-
: mobile racers today are pre-
+ pairing for an endurance con-
: test from New York to San
: Francisco and return. The
: cars will leave New York Aug.
, 22, and according to the itin-
: erary, the cars will reach San
: Francisco Sept. 2. They will Z
! arrive there again Oct, 8. The
drivers will be required to run :
; to the coast over one route and Z
return by another. Each car :
must carry four persons, a driv- :
er, a mechanic, an observer
! and a newspaper man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Sherman Is Still Ill.

Hot Springs, Ark, July 31.-Taft
and family arrived here today for a
months stay Taft said Sherman, the
vice-presidential nominee. is still at
home sick, but he will participate in
the campaign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Big Wheat Yield.

Fifty bushels of wheat to the acre
is the yield John Miller will get from
his ranch in the foothills, near walla
Walla. The grain is called the Jen-
kins. Farmers generally report heavy
yields Of wheat this year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Jeffries Withdraws.

Los Angeles, July S1.-Jeffries an
nounced today that he intends to
withdraw from the club bearing his
name. and not to referee any more
fights, because things are not run
right
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Seattle Banker Embczzles.

Seattle, July 31.-H. F. Parkhurst
first assistant cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Seattle, has just been
arrested, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $4S,3SO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Workman Drowned.

While employed on the Northern
Pacific bridge near Plains. Mont,
Monday. Louis Jensen fell into the
river and was drowned. The body
was not recovered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
NEWSPAPERS Do
THEIR PART WELL
Read Abroad and Bring Pros
pective Settlers to City of
PendletOn.
SOMETHING MUST BE
DONE TO HOLD THEM.

Striking Illustration Of Potent Influ-
ence of Local Papers and Need Of
Systematic Effort TO Show Home
seekers "the Goods''-Nothing Can
Be Seen of Wonderful Resources
from Train or Town-COmmercial
Bodies Not Doing Full Duty To-
ward City and County
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
FRANCE HAS A
. 'eEr SERIOUS:STRIKE.

Paris, July 31.-A committee :
of all labor organizations and Z
general labor federation held I
secret meetings today to take
action regarding the clash be- :
tween the soldiers and strikers I
! at Vigneux Thursday. The gov I
ernment regards the situation I
; as serious. Two strikers wound I
; ed died today, making total :
Of eight deaths resulting from :
the rloting. Several were I
; wounded and are not expected I
to live.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
SEATTLE BANKER
ADMITS GUILT
R. F. ParkhurSt Admits Having
Taken $48,330 of Banks
Funds.
ASSISTANT CASHIER IN
FIRST NATIONAL.

Shortage Fully Covered by Bonds and
Bank VIII Lose NOthing-Embez-
zler Says He Could Not Live on
Salary. Protest Against New Meth
ed Of Checking Was His Undoing-
Deposits Not Involved by Pecula-
tiOns-Man Had Risen from Teller.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
". ]. BRYAN WILL
ATTACK HEARST
Democratic Nominee Expect.
ed to Show up Motives OF
independence League.
REPORTED THAT HEARST
TRIED TO MAKE A DEAL.

II Is Said the New York Journalist
Promised TO Support the Nebras>
kan This Year "If Latter Would
Aid Hearst In 1912--Fillng of Affi-
davit as TO Packed Convention Is
Only FOrerunner Of What Is TO
Come-Bryan's Disclosures Expect.
ed After Notification.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-31
Better Methods Pay.

This week l visited the foothill
section Of Union county and was sur
prlsed and delighted to note the in
creased yields Of hay, grain and
fruits and vegetables in those locali-
tiles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-20
Other Nominations.

RcSuming the call of the roll the
clerk elected no response until Mis-
sissippi was reached when the chair
man Of the delegation arose and sec
ondcd. amid cheers, the nomination Of
Mr.. Sherman.
New Jersey sent to the platform
Thomas n. McCartcr to place in nomi-
nation Former Governor Franklin
Murphy of that state.
New Jersey chccrcd the name of
Murphy.
Harry Skinner, delegate frog,
North Carolina, while standing spoke
briefly. scconding the nomination of
Sherman.
Ohio was passed over without re-
Spouse and then Dennis Flynn of Okla
homa added the second of that state
to the fast growing Sherman candi-
dacy.
Pcnnsylvania's scconding Of Sher-
man called out great cheering from
the New York delegation as they re-
garded this a conclusive promise for
their candidate.
When Tennessee was reached an
other second was given to Sherman by
Fl. Clay Evans and c. b. Slemp of Nir-
ginia put his state in line for the
New York man.
The call proceeded and was COM
Melted when number of Louisiana
delegates pressed forward to the front
of the speakers platform asking that
their state be called again in order to
allow Ex-Gov. Warmoth to deliver a
seconding speech. The chairman re-
CO.
"The clerk will call the roll"
alabama"
alabama casts one vote for Guild,
two for Murphy and 10 for Sherman"
Arkansas gave her solid vote to
Sherman. as did California and
Georgia
Illinois gave Sherman 81 out of "a
votes.
The Sherman tide continued steadily
to rise and when Louisiana had cast
her split vote in favor of the New York
candidate there no longer was any
doubt.
Maine gave three to Guild and the
remainder of her votes for sherman
Massachusetts went solidly for
Guild but the tide of Sherman votes
rolled steadily along until Montana
split. giving to Guild.
Ohio, realizing that the contest was
settled. put her vote to all the candl-
dates. giving 10 to Murphy, 10 to Guild
and 26 to Sherman.
When New York was called Timothy
Woodruff arose and said:
sNew York casts her IS votes for the
next Vice President OF the United
c4o+oe Tor,oc G Sherman -
The isssts was settled and New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-20
Speaker C;,nnon's Speech.

MIR. Cannon was given what was
really ore of the most enthusiastic re-
Wp'l2ns accorded to any man during
me convention. He repeatedly waved
mn hand to the convention, motlonlns
uiem to resume their seats, but 1t was
several minutes before he was able
P" commence his speech. H said:
Ir. Chairman and Gentlemen:
). L would rather be a doorkeeper IN
'he Rouse of the Lord than to dwell IN
Ae tents OF wickedness. (applause
ana laughter). The Republican party,
uN to its policies since it's organlZa-
uon, the party of law and ORDER
aihing in the light of wisdom, keeping
.'eo with the advance of civilization.
=. ,aS net in its great national conVen-
aoh and has made a platform that IS
nue TO the policies, the hope, the as
t"atlohs, the progress of the coun-
~ appause). 1t has nominated Tor
-, 10 standard bearer and its great
sseer, Ohios son, William II. Taft
@ppiause). broad educated, judicial
.a'hoed official, that has never failed
~ answer every draft that has been
=. a"n upon him in the equivalent OF
ny fullest payment, with fidelity to
pubic service, for the good of the
lpuoiic and all the people therein
mpplause). 7 most heartily and cheer
my without mental reservation, say
1 William H. Taft is my candidate
ssfplause) and l congratulate this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-20
CAREFULLY GUARDED.
Washington Policeman Assigned to
Protect Candidate.

Washington, june 1a.-t'sunlly an
cary riS"r, Secretary I'1ft was i little
LET" in taking up the business Of the
day and it ,ya& after 9 O'Clock this
morning. before hu came down tp
breakfast. The PRINCIPAL lower rooms
Of thc X street residence Of tho score
tar?- wore still ftIlcd with magnificent
h1nchcS Of cut flowers. and kilograms
of congratulations were piled high up
on 4 sidcbroad.
The iatiCucS and excitement OF last
night apparently made little impress
sion upon Mrs Taft ana other MEM
bcrs Of the sccrctaryS family and even
before the usual breakfast hour. all Of
them were downstairs ana deeply en-
crossed in tho morning newspapers,
every one of which displayed more or
less pleasing likenesses Of the war
secretary ard candidates on the first
pages
sign OF the change that has TAX
en- place in the official status of Sec
rotary Taft was the appearance Of a
blue-coated policeman at an early
hour. who took up a station Mt the
curb directly in front Of the Taft res
;dence. where he or one of his mates
will remain constantly on duty. day
arc night. whenever the candidate is
in Washington.
When the secretary descended from
his bedroom this morning and enter
ed the drawing room, he found his first
caller in the person of Lieut.. Gener-
al Henry G. Corbin, not only known
to the secretary in that capacity but
also in his incumbency of the COVER
nor generalship of the Philippines a
warm personal friend and last. but not
least, as an Ohio man. He extended his
congratulations and they were CRATE
fully received.
"A telegram received over night from
a member of his family in the West
determined Secretary Taft to leave
Washington this afternoon for Gin
cinnati. He expected to take the 8
o'clock train and stopping in Cincin-
natl tomorrow, will leave that city in
time TO reach New Haven Monday to
participate in the reunion Of his Glass
of 1878.
Sec. Taft reached the White House
at 1920 o'clock this morning and at