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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

V. A. Townsend Of Freewater, over
whom an indictment for selling IL
quor contrary to the local option law
has been hanging for more than two
years. is again in the tolls for a sim
liar offense. He was arrested yester-
day on the charge of selling LIQUOR
and after preliminary examination
before Justice of the Peace Childers,
was held to appear before the grand
jury under $500 bonds.
Townsend, who is now in the city
in an effort to raise bonds so he will
not be compelled to spend several
months in Jail, while awaiting trial,
says he sold nothing but near beer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
NORDICA MARRIES
AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE

London, July 29.-Madame Lillian
Nordica the famous opera singer, was
married today to George w. Young,
a multi-millionaire of New York, and
will spend their honeymoon in the
groom's yacht. The marriage occurred
at the Kings Weigh house church,
Rev. DIR. Henderson officiated and
Mrs. Del Castro, the brides sister, was
matron of honor. Frederick Townsend
was best man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
REPORTED THAT JACK
SIMPKINS Is CAPTURED

The Dalles, Ore. July 29.-Sherift
Chrisman is in receipt of a dispatch
from the sheriff of Canyon county,
Idaho, saying the description which
Sheriff Chrisman forwarded of the
mand held at The Dalles, supposed to
be Jack Slmpkins, Steunenberg's al
legged murderer, agrees with the de-
soription the Idaho officials have or
Simpkins
Photographs and fuller descriptions
are being forwarded by mail, and in
the meantime the man will be held.
He denies any connection with the plot
against the murdered governor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
FREEWATER MAN ARRESTED FOR
VIOLATING LOCAL OPTION LAW

According to the history of the
case 1t seems that two men We're ar
rested in Freewater for drunkenness,
Upon being questioned they declared
that had secured the Intoxicating
beverage from Townsend and upon
the testimony of these men. Townsend
was arrested and bound over.
The reason Townsend has escaped
So long under the old indictment is
because the only witness against him
has been in California, ever since the
case has been ready for trial. If the
witness ever returns the case against
against him will probably be tried.
II he does not it will probably be ne
cessary to dismiss the case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

Portland. July 29.-John d. Porter,
who is building the railroad suppos-
edly for Hill in the Des Chutes canon
said today: "Harriman's agents are
offering fabulous prices to property
holders along our right of way Offer
ing to protect them from litigation IL
they will sell rights already decided to
u.s."
Porter brothers opened an office to-
day at The Dalles. Porter denied We
hemently that he ever offered to sell
his interests in the Oregon Trunk to
Hartman, and said "Our firm is 60
ing to build a real railroad into CEN
tIal Oregon. We are moving a large
force of men for that purpose. Our
rights are secured, we are not afraid
OF Hartman"
He declined to discuss the hackers
though he said he does not represent
Hill. Porter is planning to get the
northern division completed so that II
can be used in transporting supplies
and material for further work.
Ii is believed in railroad circles to-
day that the battle between Hill and
Hartman interests for the Deschutes
river line is the beginning of the ad-
vancement of the Hill lines toward
San Francisco. 1t is reported that
Hill plans 20 extend a line down the
coast where possible to form a con-
nection with Gould's new western Pa
cific at San Francisco, opening a til
tanic struggle to dislodge Hartman
from his present firm control of the
coast business and also shake his grip
on the transcOntinental traffic through
the central states. Intense action and
great activity by both parties in the
fight is believed to lend color to this
latest report.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
RULES ON WHAT
ARE NUDE PICTURES

San Francisco, July 29.-Superior
Judge Conlon. reversing the convic-
ton of David Tomey for selling lewd
pictures, ruled as follows: "Nude
pictures can never be termed OBJ
scene as long as the theme of the
artist is pure" The picture in ques-
tion was presented in the court and
the judge said that only the base
mind could find vulgarity in it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

ords and seal of the corporation snd
because Yates was in possession OF
these things and was acting in the
capacity of clerk.
Last evening a mandamus suit was
filed against Yates by the attorneys
for the new" board and writ was
served upon him, ordering him to
turn over the books, records and seal
before Monday or to appear in court
on that day and show cause why he
should not do so. 1t seems that in
addition to olding the records and
seal, Yates also holds the key to the.
building, which is the property OF
the association, and that he has re-
fused to turn over the KEY. For this
reason the corporation, as we'll as the
board of managers, has been made a,
party TO the suit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
TAFT SENDS OUT
AN U[T|MATUM
INSISTS ON LOWER TARIFF
RATE ON GLOVES AND LUMBER
Sends Communication to the Confer
ence Today-Says Lumber Can't
Go Above SIPS Per Thousand Feet
Wants Senate Rate on Gloves and
Hosiery.

Washington, July 29.-In a writ
ten communication to the conference
committee, President Taft insisted
that the tariff on lumber should not
exceed $1.25 per thousand feet, and
that the senate rate on gloves and
hosiery should be retained.
With this communication, which is
regarded as an ultimatum, before
them, it became necessary for re-
publicans to withdraw their invita-
ton for the democrats to attend the
meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
HUSBAND AND WIFE
HADN'T SPOKEN FOR 10 YEARS

San Francisco, July 29.-Seeking a
divorce, Mrs. James Wyrel, wife of a
Los Angeles real estate dealer, today
stated that she had not heard her
husbands voice for ten years until he
ordered her to leave the house. She
stated that they lived together
through long period without any
oral communication. A small daugh-
ter conveyed such messages as was
necessary between the parents She
did not explain the reason for the
strange silence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
HOTEL LANDLADY
CAPTURES A BURGLAR

Tacoma, July 29.-Mrs. John
Cruikshank-Scott the hotel landlady
caught burglar in the hall this NOR
ming when she pointed revolver and
held him prisoner under a death
threat until the police arrived. The
thief gave the name of Harry Jones.
He had ransacked the guests rooms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
SUTTON MAY HAVE
HAD A DUEL PENDING

San Francisco, July 29.-Miss Daisy
Sutton, sister of Lieut.. James NJ. SUIT
ton. visiting here, said note was
found in her brothers clothes after his
death, reading, Sutton will consider
all gun play off. I was wrong"
She expressed the belief that this
proved a duel was impending, and
said the sensational evidence was yet
to be introduced. She anticipates
startling revelations and is not at lib
erty to explain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
DREAM THAT FATHER
Is DEAD COMES TRUE

Portland, July 29.-Nettie Scott.
aged 12 years, dreamed that her faith
er was dead, and told her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Foster. who this morning pick
ed up newspaper and recognizing as
the girls father the picture of an
unknown man" who hanged himself
ar the Olsen ranch opposite the mouth
OF the Willamette river, and was bur
led in the potters field at Vancouver.
Wn. Scott had been unemployed re-
Gently and left his home seeking work
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
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MORE DEATHS EN-
, HEAT HICAGO.

Chicago, July z1.-Two are
dead and scores are prostrated,
as the result of the heat waves
that is sweeping the city the
last two days. Many slept on
the sidewalks and in the parks
last night. There is no pros
pect Of relief and 1t is expected
to be hotter today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Soldiers Are Deserving.

Madrid, July 29.-The government
is in a desperate situation. Civil war
seems imminent. Many of the troops
have deserted the flag at Barselona,
joining the rioting strikers, destroying
property and shedding blood Scores
are reported killed in the renewed
rioting today and troops are unable to
cope with the situation, refuging in
the barracks where they are besieged
by the rioters. The declaration or
martial law throughout the country
has served to increase the dissension-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Attributed TO OyerworlS.

New York, July 29.-The suicide Is
attributed to overwork following the
national league trouble of last year.
He returned recently after several
months vacation and since has been
morose, and has suffered fits of des-
pondency,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
THAW GOING ON
THE WITNESS STAND

White Planes, July 29.-Harry *
Thaw resumed the stand this after
noon and was subjected to continued
gruelling by William Travis Jerome
who tried to shake his assertion that
he killed White while suffering from
a brain storm. The witness withstood
the attack we'll
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Jerome Not Yet Through.

White Plains, July 29.-William
Travis jerome announced that he will
question Harry X Traw in every de-
tail of his life. and settle the sanity
question once and for all.
Thaw declared: 81 don't care how
long | am on the stand. I am conf
dent that l can withstand the examl-
nation successfully"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Old Harrison Mil.

Hillsboro Argus: Speaking of the
old John Harrison MILL built a mile
above the present Cove Oaks mill.
owned now by George r. Bagley, VIII
liam b. Jolly says: Harrison built
the mill and ran 1t in the winter of
1850, and I have heard by father
say that when he went over to get a
grist that the yard would be blocked
with burros from California. Harri-
son sold to the Spaniards and they
packed the flour clear to California
during the gold excitement"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Civil War is Feared.

Madrid, July 29.-(Via. Frontier)
AS indicating that the government
fears civil war more than defeat in
Morocco is shown when the strong
forces of several warships were or
dered to proceed Immediately to Bar
celona. The uprising is becoming
general throughout the province Of
Catalonia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Spanish are Defeated.

Gibraltar, July 29.-Official advi-.
ces from Malilla show that the Span
ish troops were overwhelmingly de-
feated by the Moors and forced to re-
treat abandoning their position. A
Spanish gunboat today captured a
blockade runner containing 13e
tribesmen
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
KING s ARMY
IS DEFEATED
One thousand Spanish Sol
dierS Reported Killed in
Battle With MOors.
CIVIL WAR is FEARED AS
RESULT OF POPULAR FEELING

Soldiers are Reported to be Deserving
From the Army and Joining tho
Rioting Strixers-Scores are Killed
i'm the Renewed Rioting-Troops ara
Unable to Meet the Situation-CfvH
War Seems Imminent Throughout
the Kingdom.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Coast Players Express Regret.

Portland, Ore, July 29.-The sui
eide of Pullam is a great shock to
baseball players and the manager of
the Pacific Coast league. Manager
McCredie said at removes one Of
the most splendid characters in the
baseball world and is a sad blow to
lovers of the national game"
j. Cal Ewipg, president Of the Coast
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

Madrid, July 29.-The mob before
the palace today shouted Down with
the King" King Alphonso appeared
at the balcony, and was greeted with
jeers and boots which drowned his
effort to speak. The king was forced
to retire. The situation is serioua
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
Pulllam's Successor.

Chicago, July 29.-It is understood
that James A. Hart. former owner Of
the Chicago Nationals is strongly
backed to succeed Pulliam. Secretary
John Heydles, who acted as president
during Pulliam's six months vacation
is also talked of.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

TIME OF DRAWING
FOR INDIAN LANDS

+ Spokane, July 29.-Answer-
+ ing many inquiries:
! The registration for these
4 lands will close August 5.
I The days announced for the !
4 public drawing, to occur at
I Coeur d'Alene, are:
+ August $40 - Coeur d'Alene :
+ lands.
Z August 12-13-Flathead lands. :
= August 16-17-Spokane lands. :
4 1t is estimated that nearly :
I 100000 people will register for
+ these lands. Only the success :
+ full ones will receive an official :
Z notice from the government.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

Washington, July 29.-The demo-
cratic conferees attended the meeting
of the conference committee meet
ing this morning. This is taken to
indicate that the work on the tariff
bill is about completed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

league, paid Pulliam high tribute in
statement at San Francisco.
Henry Berry, manager at Los An
geles. expressed the utmost sorrow
through a note. He was surprised,
but he said Pulliam was broken down
under heavy work and uplifting the
game from rowdyism to a gentle
mans sport.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

An Elgin dealer received carload
shipment of watermelons from Tur-
lock, Cal. They cost on the ground
II the rate of about SO per ton, but
he shipping charges are about three
times that price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
THUNDERSHOWER RELIEVES
DEADENING CHICAGO HEAT

Chicago, July ga Thunderstorm.
and torrents of rain this afternoon
dispelled the heat wave which up to
? o'clock had killed four and pros
trated scores.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

New York, July 29.-All games of
the American national league will be
postponed on day of PuIlmans fun
eral, The news was a heavy shock to
all players and fans throughout the
country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
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Gibraltar, July 29.-Semi-of- :
ficial advices from Melilla say a :
thousand Spaniards were killed :
and $500 wounded in yesterdays I
fighting. when the outposts were
captured by tribesmen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

Chicago, July 29.-Nineteen new
indictments were returned against
the resort keepers in South Chicago
levee districts by the grand jury
probing the allegations of corruption
and vice. Protection has been exist
ing for years.
The disappearance of thirty wit
nesses wanted by the state in con-
nection with the west side levee is
under investigation.
Additional indictments are expect
ed against Inspector McCann and De-
tective Griffin.
There is much speculation as to
where the next bombshell will strike.
Astounding revelations of wide
spread system of collecting graft for
the protection of vice is limited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29

. New York. July 29. Harry
. C. Pulliam, president Of the
. national baseball league, died
. at 1880 this morning from a
. self-infllcted pistol wound, in
. his room at the New York Ath-
. .letic club. He was the most
. prominent baseball official in
. years. 1t is known that ne has
. been worrying and was extreme
. ly nervous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
BASEBALL MAN
ENDS HIS LIFE
President PuIIiam Of the Ma
tionaI League Dies From a
SeIf.lnhiCted Wound.
CAUSE OF ACT is NOT
YET PUBLICLY KNOWN

Found in His Room In the New York
Club House Late Yesterday
Holds Revolver TO His Head and
Fires the Fatal ShOt-Died at 1880
This Morning After Regaining
,Semi-consclousness - Known to
Have Been Worrying Lately.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
RAILROAD WAR
CROWS FIERCE
Hartman Agents Offer Fabu-
Ious Prices for Rights Of
Way Owned by Porter.
PORTER SAYS HE WILL
BUILD A REAL RAILROAD

Asserts That His Rights Have Been
Secured and That he is Not Afraid
of Hariman-Opens up an Office
at The Dalles-StilI Thought that
Porter is Hill Representative-Ma
be First Step In Railroad War for
Coast Trade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-29
NEW GRAF TIERS
ARE INDICTED
Nineteen Chicago Men Added
to the List of Those Who
Are Profting by Vice.
ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS
ARE EXPECTED VERY SOON

Grand Jury Continued to Probe the
Allegation of Corruption and Vice
Among the Resort Keepers in Chi
cago-AlIeged That Protection Has
Existed for Years Witnesses
Wanted by the State Disappear
More Bomb Shells Expected to Fall.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-20

fearful squawking arose in the back
yard, where Solomon daily throws
scraps for the benefit Of the cats OF
the neighborhood.
Rushing out they found Tom Grady,
the largest and handsomest tiger cat
in the district, in battle with a bird,
with other cats fleeing in all directions
from what looked to be a feathered
Johnson in action. Tom was getting
the beating of his nine lives when
Tfeffer got large bag and threw it
over the bird.
Then, followed by large crowd, he
ran to the station. He arrived there
SO excited that he could not say any,
thing to Lieut.. Connors but bird cat "
Connors was still wondering what was
wrong when the bird answered the
question by breaking out Of the bag
and flying straight for his head. Con.
nors sidestepped, and the bird flew
into the inspectors room, where pc.
licemen were playing checkers. They
dropped the checkers to chase the
bird, which made line for the third
floor, where more tired policemen
were dreaming.
Thence the chase led to the inspec.
ton room once more, policemen in all
states of dress and undress aiding in
the pursuit, which, seemingly, was to
be endless, until Hugh Montgomery
the doOrman, came to the rescue.
Hugh goes fishing a great deal in the
summer, and had small net used tC
catch minnows handy. Deity he
threw it over the bird, and in a short
time it was in an improvised cage, and
the station settled down to its normal
condition.
On examination the eagle was found
to have escaped all but minor injuries
at the hands of Tom Grady, and now
awaits a claimant.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-20
Oddly Cured by T,s;rp

Worcester. Mass.-Unable to leave
his bed for three years. James A. SUIT
ton, at his home near Rochdale, enter
tanned tramp the other evening. The
tramp told Sutton 10 get up and walk
saying: Il think II you tried yor
could get up and walk"
Mr.. Sutton got onto his feet and
found he could stand. When he die
this the tramp looked surprised, and
started TO the door. Mr.. Sutton spoke
saying: Come back, come back, and
stay the night with u.s." But the
tramp had disappeared in the dark
ness.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-20
FAIR INDIAN MAID STOLEN.
TahIequah Cherokee Girl Has the
Time of Her Life.

Muskogee, Okla.-Because she pos.
sessed lease which half a dozen oil
companies sought, Susie Turner, a
Tahlequah Cherokee Indian girl, who
lacked one month of being Is years
old, has spent that month in fairyland.
Kidnapped at night on a street OF
Tahlequah and driven As miles in a
race to catch train, the young Indian
girl was hustled into Pullman state.
room on the Katy Flyer, hurried out of
Oklahoma, married to her sweetheart
on the train, wined, dined and enter.
tanned at the expense of one of the
rival oil companies, and has just been
returned to Oklahoma, Is years old
Mrs. Moses Harris, and legally able
to sign over lease to the spendthrift
oil men.
When girl Mrs. Harris inherited
valuable oil lands and as the day OF
her maturity drew near several con.
Germs, among them the Holdenville Oil
Company, appeared in the field as
rivals for the rich leases. 1t was when
the bargaining was just reaching o
climax that the Holdenville crowd kid
naped the girl and kept her i'm the
fairyland of the east until she was
old enough to give them the much
sought-for lease.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-20

Since the removal of the internal
revenue tax on denatured alcohol by
congress much general interest has as
serted itself regarding the form Of
manufacture OF the product. So far
little has resulted, except in the way
of experimentation. The Minnesota
experiment station is one of the first
to take up the work and is now operat-
ing small still.
The Illustration shows the outfit
that has recently been installed foT
the manufacture Of denatured alcohol
on small scale, applicable to farm
conditions. 1t was necessary 10 inn
Port the still from France, where al
cohol is successfully made on the
farm, as no manufacturer In this
country engaged in the construction
and erection of distilling plants APP
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-20

pears to make such small outfits. The
cheapest one that could be supplied
by an American firm cost about $1O,-
600.
The plant consists Of mailing vat
90 (an old cheese vat) supplied with
hot and cold water for regulating the
temperature during the fermentation
process. The Gull potatoes, low grade
grain or whatever material is used, is,
after grinding and suitable mechan-
ical preparation, placed in the vat
where it is fermented with yeast, and
alcohol is formed. The fermented
product is then placed in the still
(2), fire is kindled in the fire box
%, and the alcohol is vaporized,
passes through the tube (11) into the
condenser (3), where it is cooled and
liquified. The condenser is supplied
at with cold running water. The
alcohol delivered from the condenser
at A is passed into the sealed cop
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-02-20
FIRST TILE DRAIN
LAID In AMERICA
BY Elmer o. Fippin.

1t Is an interesting fact that the
first tile drains used in America were
laid near Geneva in 1887 by John
Johnston. Mr.. Johnston's farm of 300
acres consisted of clay loan and clay
soils with smaller areas of marshy
land, but it could not be regarded as
being more wet than the average of
the land in that region. During the
course of 80 years Mr.. Johnston in
stalled between sixty and seveny miles
of tile drains in his farm with results
entirely satisfactory to himself So
marked were the effects of his drain
age system on the condition OF his
soil and the yield of crops, that it at
tracted wide notice and through the
New York State Agricultural society
led to the public recognition of Mr..
Johnston's services to the farming
community. He was presented with
several gold and silver pieces as en-
blems of this esteem.
Many other men were led to the use
of tile drains through Mr.. Johnston's
example and the gospel of tile drain
age seems 10 nave spread out from
Geneva as center. The drains in
stalled by Mr.. Johnston are still in
good working condition. The yield Of
crops, which are reported to have In
creased from the Indifferent amounts
of Is or 20 bushels of wheat per acre
10 80 or 40 bushels per acre and fire.
quently more, are still maintained un-
der the management of the present
owner, Mr.. Charles r. Mellen.
The first tile installed were u
shaped and sole tile, some of which
were imported from Scotland, the ma
tivity of Mr.. Johnston. Later he used
round tile. They were hard burned
and were laid at an average depth OF
~ feet.