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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2.-Carle-
ton B. Hazard, a wealthy Virginian,
today declined to discuss the rebuke
he had addressed to the president re-
garding the presidents alleged action
in accosting Hazards daughter on
read in Rock Creek park.
The letter read: MY little daugh-
ter, Martha, aged fourteen, came
home about two weeks ago from
horseback ride crying. She stated she
had been accosted while riding in
Rock Greek park, and informed me
that she had Unexpectedly came upon
your party. Not wishing to pass, she
rode slowly, back of you, until she
came to the road leading to her home
whereupon you turned on her, and
asked her if she did not think she
had followed you long enough, order
ing her to take a side road, which
would lead her away from home. She
refused to do this and promptly told
you she would take the other road,
which she did.
Did you expect my little daughter
10 dismount on meeting you?
"As for my little girl she shall take
her rides as usual and if she should
be so unfortunate as TO meet you
again, / feel confident that this COM
munication from me will be sufficient
to assure her safety hereafter"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
INSANE F|NANDER TRIES SUICIDE
|MAG|NEs WOMAN IS SEEKING Him

To the architect who planned the
city Jail at Umatilla Joe Dombrouskj
owes the fact that he is alive today.
1t is not Joe's fault for In fit of in
sanity he attempted to kill himself by
hanging In the Jail at that place yes
terday afternoon.
That the man did not succeed is due
to the fact that the Jail is simply a
cabin of 2x4 timbers without the usual
steel bars and gratings, and the insane
man could not find anything to which
to fasten the rope he had tied about
his neck. 5NW
Dombroskj pronounced DOM
brosky-is a Finlander employed by
the Newport Construction company in
clearing land at Umatilla. He has
been about Hermiston for the last two
years and has been known to be crazy,
but never until Thursday did the man
become more than just simple, wit
less worker Then he developed an
idea that a woman wanted him.
He told his troubles to Marshal Pete
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Tillson of Umatilla and showed the
officer newspaper picture of Mrs.
Claudia Hams, the heroine of the
tragic trial now on in the east, whom
he declared was in Umatilla seeking
him. He wanted the officers help to
find her.
Later Dombrouskj was taken into
custody by the marshal. He had been
threatening to cut his own throat.
Placed in Jail the man tore to
shreds the quilt given him for cover
ing and making a rope fastened one
end about his neck. Then he sought
some place to which to tie the other
end and could find none. When dis
covered by Marshal Tillson he was
still seeking a hitching post.
The man was brought to this city
by the marshal last evening, and is
now in the county Jail. Judge Gill;
land is investigating the case and
should the man prove to be harm
less lmbecile he will be returned to
Finland, otherwise he will be sent to
the asylum In this state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

it will no doubt continue to increase
in volume. The reason is that Una
tilla county is becoming known and
developed and with many people COM
ing in here from distance to buy
homes the transfers are becoming
much more numerous. This is espe-
cially true of the irrigated districts
which are developing so rapidly and
where the tracts are small and many
During the next year the real es-
tate men expect a heavy increase in
transfers over that of the last year,
as the several irrigation projects are
becoming better advertised and more
land is placed under development. The
past year has been considered a poor
one from the standpoint of the land
men, but ie has shown a steady in
crease in the business OF this office.
and II the immigration that is expect
ed during the coming season makes
good We will be very busy during the
year to come"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bentley Married
for FOrty-one Years

With a big family dinner at their
home, 40S Jefferson street, Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ Bentley today celebrat-
ed the 41st anniversary of their mar
riage, which occurred January 2, 1858,
at Mack's Ferry, Cal. Jefferson Bent
ley and Richard Bentley of this city,
brothers of ], NJ. Bentley, participated
in the good things at the dinner.
Mr.. Bentley's marriage was dou-
BILE wedding, his sister having been
married on the same day. The broth
er, jefferson Bentley of Modesto, Cal,
who is now visiting here, was the only
person present at the ceremony aside
from Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley who par
ticipated in today's commemoration.
The Bentley family has a remark
able record, the oldest brother, JEFF
fersen, having just celebrated his 50th
wedding anniversary. R. H. Bentley
of this city will celebrate his golden
wedding anniversary next August,
while the third brother, G. W., of
Adams, will soon commemorate the
4Srd anniversary of his wedding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
SHIPPERS LOSE
IN FREIGHT RATES
INCREASE RATES ON
SOUTHERN LINES IN EFFECT
California Shippers Declare They Will
Carry Their Fight TO Interstate
Commerce Commission Immediate
ly-Some Talk of Asking for Gov
crnment Steamboat Line 10 Isthmus
OF Panama.

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-California
shippers will carry their fight against
the increased railroad rates to the in
terstate commerce commission imme-
dlately, as their protests have been
ineffective. The increased freight
rates are in operation tday.
The shippers are contemplating
asking congress and Roosevelt for
government steamship line between
here and Panama.
Every shipper has been asked by
the executive committee which han
died the shippers fight, to keep
strict account of the increased freight
bills so evidence will not be lacking
in event the appeal to the Interstate
commission is successful,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Portland, Ore, Jan. 2.-James Finch
the attorney, convicted of numbering
Ralph Fisher, prosecutor for the Ore
gon bar association in the latters
office a few weeks ago, was today
sentenced to hang in Salem February
s. by Judge Bronough. When the
words meaning his death passed the
judges lips, Finch sank into his chair
on the verge OF collapse.
The evidence showed that Finch.
angry because Fisher was instrumental
In having him suspended from the
bar, entered the office and fired.
hardly without a word Of warning.
Finch declared he fired in self-de-
fense, that Fisher had attacked him
with a notorial seal, which II develop
ed, was untouched all the time Finch
was in the office.
Finch had been married only two
weeks when the shot was fired.
Standing erect, Finch made a
strained effort to appear at his ease.
Just after the court spoke the final
words, THAT you be hanged by the
neck until dead-may God have mercy
upon you" Finch collapsed in his
chair beside his attorneys. pulling his
long black hair In a bewildered FASH
ion.
Finch makes the fifth prisoner un-
der sentence of death in Oregon.
Three Fridays of this month will be
hangman's day at Salem.
Besides Finch the condemned men
are: Math Jancijag, who killed his
sweetheart at oregon City, and is
sentenced TO hang next Friday; Wal
ter Johnson, who killed Walter Per-
due in a lonely cabin in the timber
belt Of Washington county, near For
est Grove and who will hang January
90 Harry Daley. who killed Parker, a
saloon man in Portland, who will hang
January 20, and Joe Anderson, who
killed railroad engineer in an at
tempt to hold up a train in South
Portland year ago. and who was
sentenced to hang June 26 last. but
appealed his case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Rome, Italy, Jan. 2.-Hundreds OF
rescuers have fallen among the VIC
tins of he quake and wave at Mes
sina and Reggie. Continued labor,
lack of food and the impossibility OF
sleeping, has driven them to a state
OF ineipient insanity in which they
found the survivors. 1t is difficult to
tell the rescuers from the survivors.
Sailors and soldiers are giving their
clothing to the sufferers and conse-
quently are going almost naked.
As soon as the living are removed
from the ruins of Messina and Reg
gio the remaining buildings will be
lcveled by a fleet bombardment, as
there is no possibility that the build
ings will be used again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
WILL EXTEND
COYOTE CRUSADE
CRUSADE WILL COVER
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
Sheepmen Open Campaign Today
With Circular Letter TO All Grow
ers of Wool i'm State and Especially
in Eastern Oregon Counties-Valu-
able Information for Coyote De-
struction.

Not only January in the presen
year, but February also, will be
months devoted to an organized eff
fort to wipe out the coyotes, by the
stockmen of Oregon. The sheepmen
are opening the campaign today with
circular letter to be issued from
the offices of the oregon Wool Grow
ers' association in this city in which
Secretary Dan P. Smythe urges the
cooperation of every wool grower in
the effort to stamp out the rapidly
Increasing pest.
Last year the month of January
was devoted to killing the coyotes,
the sheepmen using special precau-
ton in keeping their dogs away from
poison set for the pests and by the
use of meat treated with poisons to-
getheir with hunting and trapping
some 10000 coyotes are estimated to
have been killed in the state. This
year greater efforts will be made by
the wool growers and the campaign
will spread over two months at the
end of which it is hoped that the
plague will be materially lessened.
The commission has had printed
monograph upon the coyote extermi-
nation war, and those interested will
receive a copy thereof at any time by
addressing the secretary of the asso-
citation in this city. The leaflet con-
tains much valuable information re-
garding the determination of the
pests and resulted in much of the
good done last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
: *++++**++++++++'
WOMEN INJURED IN
PANIC ON FERRYBOAT

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-The break
ing of a shaft on the ferryboat Sau-
salito early today threw several hun
dred passengers into panic in which
fatalities were averted only by the
quick action of the captain and crew.
In the rush for life preservers and
boats several women were knocked
down, but not seriously injured. The
boat was towed ashore.
The threshing of the huge steel
shaft did considerable damage before
the engine was stopped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Few Americans in Messina.

Rome Italy, Jan. 2.-Signor Sarao,
q hotel proprietor, who arrived today
from Messssiiha, says there were few
Americans in Messina at the time of
the quake and none in the hotels. 1t
is believed that the only Americans
killed were in the consulate.
The archbishop of Messina was
found today in the ruins of the cathe-
dral where he had been imprisoned
since the quake. He has been con-
tinually praying before the crucifix.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Americans Drowned.

Rome, Italy, Jan. 2.-Evelyn Pierce
has arrived here with the news that
her brother. Joseph H. Pierce. Amer
lean vice-consul at Messina and men,
bers of his household, were drowned
by the tidal wave after escaping
from the quake. The death of Amer
ican Consul Cheney at Messina is
practically certain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Queen Helena Injured.

Messina, Italy. Jan. Queen Hell
ena, while working in the ruins Of
Messina last night, was painfully in
jured by panic-stricken sufferers dur
ing slight recurrent shock. She
was in a partly demolished building
when the ground trembled. In the
rush she was trampled upon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
FORMER PORTLAND
POLICEMAN IN TROUBLE

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. enlarged
with drunkenness and suspected Of
passing worthless checks, ]. C. Sand
strom, formerly a policeman of Port
land, has been arrested here. In ne
gotlating for the purchase of saloon
he Is alleged to have given a brewery
a worthless $4,000 check.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Death OF Americans Confirmed.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 2.-The
state department today received a ca
bic from Consul Crowninshield at Ma
Piles, confirming the death of Arthur
Cheney and Vice-Consuls Luptcn and
Pierce at the American consulate in
Messina. It is impossible to recover
the bodies. Lupton had just arrived
at Messina.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Pasadena. Cal. Jan. Fear is ex-
pressed here that Mrs. L. ]. Fish, of
this city, perished in the Italy dis
astcr. Friends here recently received
a letter from her, dated Dec. 2S, in
which she announced her intention of
spending Christmas in Rome. 1t is
thought she returned to the section
now in ruins.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
FRAZIER Has Heart Trouble.

J. A. Dude" Frazier yesterday, was
seized with an attack of heart trou-
BILE while standing in front of the
American National bank. The seizure
was serious at that the time, but up
on his removal to his home, Mr.. Fra
zier became rapidly better.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Make Vatican Into Hospitnl

Rome, Italy, Jan. 2.-The Vatican
gardens have been transferred into a
hospital for the wounded refugees
from Messina and Reggie, so the pope
can attend the sufferers personally.
The church authorities have reported
to the pope that many Americans are
in the ruins of Messina.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
CONTRACT LET FOR
EXTENSION OF POWER HOUSE
Especial Correspondence J

Milton, Ore, Jan. 2.-The contract
for drigging the 1s60-foot trench for
the proposed extension of the barrel
flume used in furnishing water for
the city power plant and domestic
uses. was let yesterday evening to
Warren Walters and j. d. Bennett.
The contract price is s1156 and the
work must, according to specifications
b. completed by Wednesday, Febru-
ary Is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Messina, Sicily, Jan. 2.-Tracing
the sounds of his voice rescuers today
discovered Marquis Samola alive in
the cellar of his castle beneath tons
of debris. He told the rescuers to
give their attention to others as he
had enough food.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Billion Dollar loss.

Rome, Italy, Jan. 2.-King En-
manuel today ordered the sale of his
Sicilian estate in the western part of
the island to provide relief funds. The
total property loss is estimated at
billion dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
FINCH WILL HANG
FEBRUARY FIFTH
Attorney Who Murdered Ralph
Fisher Will Pay Death Pen
atty at Penitentiary.
-FOUR OTHER CONDEMNED
MEN WAITING DEATH

Finch Nearly Collapses When Fatal
Words Are Spoken by Judge
Though Making Frantic Effort TO
Maintain Oomposurc Evidence
Showed Murder Was Cold BloOded
and Prcmediated-Vlctim Shot
Down without Slightest Chance TO
Defend Himself from Assassin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
+ + +*++ **++ **++ =
KILLS BOY WHO
WRONGED SISTER

4 Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. q
+ William Mitchell. an iron work. 4
+ err, has been arrested, charged 1
= with numbering Cecil Thayer, 4
T. aged nineteen, and a messenger, I
4 accused of leading Mitehell's
+ sister, aged sixteen, astray
+ Mitchell approached the boy
4 last night and asked: Are you 1
4 Cecil Thayer?" When he receiv- I
4 ed an answer in the affirmative !
4 he drew his revolver and shot I
+ the lad dead. He fired more I
+ bullets into the PROSTATE form I
4 and then surrendered. I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Henry Schmidt and wife of Athena
were guests of local friends yesterday,
while returning to their. home from
southern California where they have
been spending the winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
CHARLEY TAFT WILL
NOT SUCCEED REID

Augusta, Ga, Jan. 2.-It is denied
at the headquarters of Presldent-elect
Taft that his brother. Charles Taft.
will be appointed ambassador to Eng
land to success Whitelaw Reid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Boston to Aid Sufferers

Boston, Mass. Jan. "A house to
house canvass to secure earthquake
funds was begun today by the local
Red Cross society.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

A. c. Hampton. principal of the
high school, returned to the city today
from Baker City. where he visited
with friends during the holidays.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Kidder have re-
turned to their home in Spokane af-
ter holiday visit with friends and
relatives in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
Miners VIII Aid Stricken.

Roslyn, Wash. Jan. 2.-Miners of
this city will have Tag day" to
raise funds for the relief OF the Ital-
ian quake sufferers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
st. Louis Saloon Robbed.

St. Louis, Jan. 2.-Burglars today
blew open a safe in an East St. Louis
saloon and secured $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
HIS PLEA WAS
PATRIOTIC INSANITY

San Francisco, Jan. 2.-In Wan
Chang, Korean, convicted of the mur-
der OF Durham White Stevens, was
sentenced to serve 25 years in the
state penitentiary today by Judge
Coow. He was convicted of murder
in the second degree after a plea of
emotional patriotic insanity.
Stevens, an American diplomat, was
killed by Chang and another Korean
named Chun while on his way to a
ferry to take train to Washington to
report on the conditions in Korea.
Koreans imagined Stevens was going
to misrepresent conditions to the
Washington officials. The day pre-
vious to the shooting Stevens was at
tackled in the lobby of the Fairmont
hotel Chun is still missing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

A good many OF the bruises on our
hearts come from climbing over con-
science.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
.ST|NG|NG REBUKE
FOR PRESIDENT
Irate Virginia Father Takes
Roosevelt to Task for an
0fense to Daughter.
SAYS GIRL WAS ACCOSTED
BY PRESIDENT WHILE RIDING

Charles b. Hazard, Wealthy Virgin
ian, Addresses Letter to President
Which is Couched I'm no Uncertain
Language-Alleged That Roosevelt
Accused Girl of Following Him and
Ordered Her TO Take Side Road
Says Daughter Would be Unfortu-
nate to Meet Him Again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02
RESCUERS DRIVEN
INTO INSANITY
Working Without Food or
Rest, They Fall Among the
Ones They Seek to Aid.
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
GIVE AWAY THEIR CLOTHING

Messina and Reggie VIII be DepOpu-
lated AS Soon as Possible and
buildings Will Then be Leveled by
BOmbardment From Fleet-Will
Never be Inhabited Again-King
Sells Estate TO Provide Funds for
Rescue Work-Pope Attends injur-
ed Personally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-02

Powerful Priest Is Dead.
st. Pearsburg, Jan. 2.-Father John
of Kronstadt. the most powerful
priest in Russia, is reported dead.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-03
High School Notes.

Mrs. Chase, nee Miss Calkins, and
Mrs. hartman were visitors in room
last Monday.
So much objection has been raised
to the old custom of having to reserve
new seats for each number of the en-
tertainment course that 1t has been de-
cided to allow holders of seats to re-
serve seats for the entire course. The
board will be opened Saturday, Nov 6,
at a. m. at Bixbys jewelry store. and
holders of season tickets should be
there at that time to select their seats
for the season. Single admission will
be so cents and 80 cents instead OF
80 and % cents. as first announced.
The first number of the lecture course
will be Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the Lowell
Opera House.
Miss Hadley spent Sunday with Miss
Smith at Crown Point.
The game last Saturday was a de.
cided victory for the home team, the
score being Is to Ii. Brownel1 an6
McNay, two of the best players of the
home team, could not play. The Crow
Point huskies weighed six pounds NOR,
to the man. The visitors came will
the determination of winning, and i
they could not do so any other way
they decided to lay out the best play
ers. This was partly accomplished will
/ BrownelL and they next tried it OF
| Lambert, the captain. but were unsuc
! cessful here, as he was aware of tn
| act
Room has had no tardies for tn
past month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-03
LOWELL.

The regular meeting of the Lowell
board of trustees was largely attended
last Monday night Mr.. Graver, rep
resentative of the Indiana Northwest
ern Traction company. was at the meet
ing asking franchise to run an inter-
urban railway through the streets of
Lowell. The company asks a seventy
flve-year franchise. and if 1t is granted
they agree to begin construction as
soon as the frost is out of the ground
next spring Mr.. Graver informed the
meeting that the company hoped to
have cars running from the north to
Cedar Lake early IN the summer and
into Lowell by next fall. 1t was the
universal expression of a large num-
Der of the representative citizen present
at the meeting that Lowell needed an
interurban railway, and with few
minor changes IN the franchise, the
town board and everybody present ever
in favor OF granting It. A special meet
ing was ordered for Nov. Is. when final
action will be taken. and at which time
IT is thought will be favorable for the
interurban.
Fred King has returned to Lowell
and taken his old position as black
smith in the shops of B. Beckman.
Mrs. John Triton and granddaughter
Flossie Newkirk, have returned from a
three weeks visit with Whiting, Indi-
ana Harbor, Hammond and Chicago rel
atives.
irwin Windbigler is carrying his hand
in a sling with quite a severe case OF
/ blood poison
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-03
DYER

Fruit Dealer Dave Friedman moved
the contents of his store to the build
ing formerly occupied by J. J. Klein
as a saloon yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baumgartnen of
near st. John visited with relatives here
over Sunday.
John Austgen, a former Dyer man.
now employed as conductor by the
South Chicago city Railway company,
spent Monday at the home of his moth
er. Mrs. n. Austgen of this place.
Trustee F. F. Scheidt made an official
visit to the county superintendent at
/ Crownt Point Monday.
Mrs. William Herman of St John
was the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank L. Keilman, over Sunday.
Mrs Charles StommeI of Hammond
spent Monday here to see her many
/ friends.
A valuable team of horses and double
and single harness was stolen from the
I barn Of Ferdinand KaIvelage, west 0.
/ here, Monday night. The whole country
is being secured, but thus far no trace
mas been found
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-03

Ingrie Hendrickson heard Gypsy"
Smith in Chicago Sunday evening.
Mrs Hansen of Chicago is visiting
Mrs. John FernelI of Wilcox.
Mrs. william walker and son. Roy,
were Chicago visitors on Monday.
The many friends OF Charles Hen
erickson Will be pleased to hear that he
arrived in Denver. Colo. safely. His
health is in pretty good shape, and he
found his wife feeling fine.
Sidney Haight has returned from Chi
cago. where he has been spending a few
days visiting with his son.
myer in South Chicago visitors yester-
day.
Isaac Burns of Ohio avenue and
nephew, Laverne Payne Of Robertsdale.
attended the Calumet theater last even
ing.
Mrs. Harriet winslow of Indiana Har-
Dor was local visitor yesterday
About twelve OF Margaret Weigand s
friends rendered her a most pleasant
surprise party at her home in Sheridan
avenue. The evening was spent in
games and music, after which refresh
ments were served.
! Fearn Morrison most delightfully."- en-
| tertained several of her classmates al
| her home in New York avenue on Mno-
| day evening. Games and music were
the main diversions. and a bounteous
luncheon was served to the guests By
the hostess, who proved were agree.
able.