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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
ENGINEER PROBABLY
IS FATALLY INJURED
GASOLINE STOVE EXPL0DES
ASHE PREPARES MEAL
Burning Fluid Is Scattered over Him.
Necessltating His Removal to
HospitaI-Is In Critical
Condition

L. C. Reider, an engineer at the Maler
Brewing company plant, probably was
fatally burned yesterday morning at
his home at I'll North Evergreen
street. when a gasoline stove on Whlcn
he was cooking his breakfast exploded
and scattered the blazing liquid on MN.
Tbe blazing oil set fire to the house ana
If was destroyed almost totally peIore
+he arrival of the fire department
Reider was treated at the receiving
hosnital and later removed TO tHe
Crocker street hospital, where ne Is III
critical condition.
Reider was bending over the stove
preparing his morning meal, when IN
some manner the flames were conlIhu-
nicated to the supply tank and an eA-
plosion followed. :.
The blazing liquid was thrown IN
Reider's face and on his clothing. he
ran to the street with his clothing
ablaze. where neighbors found him and
succeeded in extinguishing the hre III
his clothes. ,,,i
He was taken to the receiving hospl-
tai in the police ambulance, and the
noIice surgeon after an examination
found his back hands and face terribly
blistered. Reider also had inhaled con-
siderable heated air and his condition is
considered critical.
Before the fire department Responded
to the alarm turned in the house, a
four-room frame structure was IN
ruins.
Reider lived at the place, and the
damage to the house and contents is
estimated at $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
SUNDAY School 10 Picnic

The First Methodist Sunday school
will have a picnic Saturday at Ana
helm landing. Cars will leave Hewes
market at O'Clock in the morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
HAS PLAN TO
CLEAR DEBTS
STOCK BROKER WOULD FORM
CORPORATION
MERITS OF SCHEME ARGUED IN
COURT
Creditors of Fred Dorr, Bankrupt, OBJ
lect to Receiving Stock in Con-
Germ in Settlement of
Claims

The plans of Fred Dorr, bankrupt
stock broker, to form a corporation and
issue to his creditors stock In this or
ganization in proportion to their claims
against the estate, and thereby enable
him to settle his debts, was the main
question involved when the matter was
brought up before Judge Wellborn OF
the federal court yesterday.
The examination of Dorr was lengthy
and minute. He testified that he pro-
posed to turn over to this corporation
a portion of his earnings until the
claims are all settled.
"This corporation will be merely a
holding concern to receive the earnings
and distribute them to the stockhold-
ers," said Dorr.
Several of the creditors objected to
this proposition, among them being
Judge Wheaton A. Gray. representing
Homer Laughlin, jr
Judge Gray stated that Dorr had
$4,000 Of McLaughlin's money and he did
not propose to go into partnership With
him in any further business ventures.
When questioned by Judge Gray Dorr
admitted he had been arrested twice on
charges of embezzlement in connection
with his failure.
Dorr stated the cases had been dis
lulSSGu IuCll NlllOdS ASeNSAAiilss q
a jury trial, but in answer to a ques-
tion admitted he had not paid off the
claimants who brought those suits.
Carroll Allen, trustee for the estate,
testified that when he took the estate
the assets were $4,000 and the liabil-
tiles $4S9,00o.
"The principal asset" stated Allen,
"was a seat on the New York stock
exchange valued a few days ago at
$S7. 0OO."
Dorr declared the average value of
the seat was only $4,000.
When asked his intention in case the
compromise was rejected Allen stated
he thought the seat should be sold.
The matter will be argued further.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
CITY CLUB MEMBERS
TO INSPECT HARBOR

Arrangements for the harbor trip Of
the members Of the City club, Whicn
will be next Saturday, have been com
pleted by the secretary, Frank G. Hen
derson. The party will leave the Pacific
Electric station at 1 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, special cars having been pro-
vided.
The special object of the trip is to
inspect all the proposed work to be
done in the inner and outer harbors
and will be explained in detail by
Capt. Amos A Fries, the government
engineer in charge.
The party will go direct to Point
Firmin where an inspection and birds
eve view of the harbor from the bluff
above Point Firmin will be made.
Launches will then be taken at the
South Coast Yacht club landing for
the breakwater government reserva-
ton and outer harbor, including l46
acres of municipal lands and the pro-
posed Improvement following consoli-
dation.
The trip will continue to Wilmington
harbor, with visit to the government
dredge and Wilmington municipal i'm
provement work.
From Cerritos channel the party will
continue to Long Beach harbor, where
the work of dredging the channel TO
the ocean will be viewed. The Craig
shipbuilding plant will also be visited.
At Long Beach dinner will be served
at the Virginia hotel at $3.50 o'clock and
the return to Los Angeles will be made
at o'clock.
The educational and entertaining
features of the trip is responsible for
the large number who have already
signified their intention of going. The
entire cost of the trip will be ".
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
SNEAK THIEVES RANSACK
ROOM, BUT SECURE LITTLE
Belief Is Expressed Robbers Were
Trying to Secure Diamond Which
Occupant Wears

Sneak thieves entered the room OF
M. Blood, lodger at the Conway S4o
South Broadway, last evening and Sc
cured a valuable collection of old COINS
a large snake skin, some old clothes
and a suit case.
Blood, who is an employe Of the "a
cif1c Electric company, owns Valua-
BILE diamond ring. and it is supposed II
was this ring for which the thieves
were searching. A large quantity OF
matches had been burned, the room'
which is on the ground floor, being
thoroughly ransacked. That the crime
was committed by a person or persons
acquainted with Blood's movements is
certain. The thieves had entered the
main corridor early in the evening ana
had gone into the room by means OF
skeleton key.
The police were notified and later in
the evening the suit case, partially
filed with clothes. was found several
blocks away on Grand avenue. AS yet
no clew has been secured to warrant
an arrest, although several suspects
are being colsely watched.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
LENIENT WITH RAILWAY
BECAUSE OF CONVENTION
Los AngeIes=Pacifc Is Permitted to
Disregard Specifications in
interests of Haste

In order that the dangerous condi-
ton on Hill street, between First and
Third streets, may be remedied before
the Elks' convention, the city council
yesterday authorized the Los Angeles
Pacific railway to disregard specitica-
tions and lay asphalt-concrete between
their tracks.
Hill street, between these two points,
has been in bad condition for several
months. The railway is laying new
tracks and the street has been torn up.
Before the pavement could be relaid
City Engineer Hamlin took up the
matter of forcing railways to comply
with specifications prescribed for other
portions of the same street. This has
always been the law but 1t has been
disregarded. The railways have used
asphalt concrete while the city engi-
neer demands they use cement-concrete.
The railway showed it would be i'm
possible to comply with the city en-
gineer's ideas in time for the Elks' con-
Yention and on this account the coun-
ell bent the rule a little.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
STABBED IN QUARREL OVER
WOMAN, APPEARS IN COURT
Seriously Injured Less Than Month
Ago, Man Testifes Against
Assailant

Although S. C. Carmona of 621 Buena
Vista street suffered siX-inch cut in
his abdomen and his intestines were
punctured twice when he became in
volved May 23 in a difficulty with Theo
Lara, he appeared in Police Justice
Chambers court yesterday morning and
testified at the preliminary hearing of
Lara on a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon. After hearing the tes-
timony of witnesses in the case JUS
tice Chambers held Lara to answer in
the superior court under bonds of $500.
According to the witnesses, the fight
occurred at the home of Marta Gado,
where the rivals for her affections,
Lara and Carmona, met. 1t seems that
Carmona was the most favored, and
Lara became angered and picked
quarrel. In the melee that followed
Carmona was stabbed in the abdomen
with a keen bladed knife. He was
taken to the receiving hospital and the
police surgeons who operated on the
injured man thought the victim would
not live more than few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
SECOND TRIAL OF GROSSER
PUT OVER TO SEPTEMBER 8
Former Secretary Of Good Govern
ment Ward Club Is Charged with
Conducting Blind Pig

Police Justice Chambers yesterday
postponed until September the sec
ond trial of Arthur Grosser, secretary
of the Sixth Ward Good Government
club, and William Grosser, his brother,
on a charge of violating the retail
liquor ordinance.
The Grossers were arrested February
1 on a charge of conducting blind pig
in the rear of their nursery at Four
teenth street and Central avenue. Their
first trial resulted in the jury disa6 ee-
ing.
The case against Arthur 4rosser
probably will be dismissed, as the evil
dence against him at the last trial was
weak.
Both accused contend that the liquor
which was seized by the police was
some that had been left over from a
wholesale liquor business which they
formerly conducted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
SIR BOUNTIFUL
TILTS AT FENCE
SPITE BARRIER AR0USES KIND
IMPULSES
UNGRATEFUL CAPITALIST HAS
BOARDS PUT BACK
"a Had the Best Intentions in the
World" Says Public Spirited
Peacemaker, Sorrow-
fully
Branches: 9th and Main
2426 South Hoover Street

r. G. Doyle, the we'll known real
estate dealer, is noted for his keen in
terest in improving the scenic condl-
tions of Los Angeles. and among the
obstacles which he regards as detrl-
mental to the beauty of landscapes are
"spite fences" %
CHANGING to be in the vicinity of
Woodlawn avenue recently Mr.. Doyle
noticed a spite fence, towering fourteen
feet in the air, and at once interested
himself and obtained-or at least sup
posed he neutrality-suspicious. from the
owner, Martin ]. Mcmahon, to remove
the fence.
ing of 4O77 Woodlawn avenue. Ac-
cording to Doyle, the fence was draw
back to the otherwise fine condition or
the property. ~,
Doyle told Mcmahon that he would
remove the fence personally II allowed,
and understanding the latter to reply
in the affirmative, Doyle, armed with
crow bar and AK, arrived at the MIC
Mahon home last night and at once
hegan a strenuous bonbardment of the
Objectionable fence.
Dovle boasts of no small amount of
aVoirdupois, and when he got the crow
bar properly working the sound OF
crashing boards could be heard for a
long distance. At least McMahon heard
1t. and, running Out, was SUI ~ iSSN -
see about four yards of his fence al
ready down.
few harsh words were spoken, and
DOYLE left the place, considerably agi-
tated. with threats of arrest uttered py
McMahon ringing In his ears. Accord
ing to Doyle, Mcmahon had given him
permission to destroy the fence, but
evidently changed his mind; and what
Doyle was pondering over at last ac-
counts was whether he would be prose-
cuted for what he termed his public
spiritedness. NJ
Dovle. "and although I put in a hard
hours work in vain last night, still
am willing to go to any part of the city
and personally tear down spite fences,
If It is not contrary to law. 1 realize I
butted in last night, and the joke is
-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
Summer School to Teach Law

The U. S. C. College of Law will con-
duct the largest summer school in It's
history, beginning June 25. The sub
iects to be studied will be bailments
and carriers, wills and probate law
partnership, equity pleading, clement
ary law and Blackstone, water rights
and irrigation law, common law plead
ing and some others. The faculty of
the summer school are Frank M. Por-
ter, Judge H. c.. Dillon, Clair S. Tap
paan and Gavin w. Craig. The school
is ideally located for summer work.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
BABY GIRL IS BORN
TO QUEEN VICTORIA
ST0RK BRINGS PRINCESS TO
SPANISH RULERS
Birth of Daughter, Following That OF
Two Sons, Particularly Pleasing
to Monarch-Congratula-
tions Numerous

LA GRANJA, Spain, June 22.-Queen
Victoria gave birth to a daughter dI
6:25 a. m. today.
When it was seen last night that the
accouchment was imminent the mem
bers of the royal family, the premier
and a number of high court personages
were hastily summoned to- the palace;
The birth of a princess is particu-
larly pleasing to both the king and the
queen, as they had hoped that this this
child, the third, would be a girl. The
first two children are boys, Prince AL
fonso, born May 10, 1907, and Prince
Jaime, born June %, 1908
The eldest, the heir to the throne,
is fair like his mother, but he mas
the protruding lip of his father, pro-
nounced characteristic of the Spanish
Hapsburgs.
The second son, on the other hand
is dark complexioned and looks the
real Spaniard. He was named after
Jamie the Conqueror, king Of Aramon.
as a compliment to the province of
Catalonia, which formed a part of the
ancient kingdom.
Queen Victoria of Spain is daugh-
ter of the late Prince Henry of Bat
tenburg and Princess Beatrice, daugh-
ter of the late Queen Victoria of Great
Britain. She was married to King AL
fonso May 81, 1906.
The accouchment was in every re-
spect successful. The Dowager Queen
Christina, the mother of King Alfonso.
and Princess Beatrice, mother of
Queen Victoria were at the bedside of
her majesty.
The booming of fifteen guns an
nounced the birth of girl and the
rejoicing thereafter was general. Half
an hour later the king, accompanied
by the mistress of the robes, presented
the infant to the dignitaries assembled
in the ante-chamber.
The king has been showered with
congratulations and in commemoration
of the event he signed the pardon Of
several prisoners and redeemed the
nuniShment for a number of others.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
CHARGED WITH NEGLECT
OF THREE MINOR CHILDREN
Bartender Must Answer in Superior
Court to Omission Rated as
Felony

A. p. Anderson, a bartender, was
given his preliminary hearing before
Police Justice Chambers yesterday az
ternoon on a charge of failure 10 pro-
vide for three minor children, and was
held to answer to the superior court in
bonds of $780,
Anderson, whose wife is dead, is al
legged to have neglected his children
and failed to provide for them in a
proper manner. This offense, under the
new law is a felony and punishable by
term of years in the state peniten-
tiary.
One Witness testified that Anderson
had contributed but SIS during the past
three years for the support of his chill
dren.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS
TO SAIL ON WORLD TOUR
Twenty-four Persons Secure Passage
on Steamer Manchurla for
other Continent

The following persons leave on the
owl this evening for San Francisco,
from which city they sail Thursday on
the Pacific Mail steamship Manchuria
on a tour around the world, visiting
Honolulu, Japan, China, Ceylon, Ara
bia, Egypt and Europe. the party Is
accompanied by d. F. Robertson man
ager of the steamship department at
the German American Savings bank:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. McVay, Miss
Laura e. McVay, Miss Helene S. Nc
Way. Miss Silence K. McVay. Mr.. and
Mrs John Rieff, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Vandergrift, John M. Vandergrift,
w. e. Blackstone. Mrs. Matllda
cieseke. Miss Blanche Gieseke, Mrs.
Lucinda Rafferty,, Mrs. l.. j. Richards,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Runyan, Miss Edith
Runyan, Miss Helen Runyan, Miss
Edith Sclischer. Mrs. Frank w. Tre-
man and Mrs. A. L. Cummings.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
To Allow Restraining Order

At the request of Judge Bordwell, at
torneys representing respectively the
Sunset Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany and the city of Pasadena agreed
yesterday to allow the present restrain
inc. order, preventing the city authori-
ties for interfering with the company's
lines, to remain in force during the next
seven days.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23

IT'S as easy to secure a bargain In q used
automobile, through want advertising, as IL
used to be-and still is-to secure horse
and carriage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-08
MERCHANTS WILL CLOSE FOR
GR|D|R0N CONTEST FRIDAY

Local football interest is now CEN
tering in the big Pendleton- Baker
City high school game which is to be
played in this city next Friday after
noon, commencing at o'clock. This
is the great annual struggle between
the two teams and all the rivalry ex-
isting between the cities of Pendle-
ton and Baker is manifested at these
annual contests.
Many Baker City people always
accompany their eleven to Pendle-
ton when the game is to be played
here and when the contest is held in
Baker the local enthusiasts SO over
there by the score. More interest
than usual is being manifested this
year by reason of the fact that both
schools are said to be represented by
the strongest teams in their history
The dope sheets do not give either
one the advantage, but indicate that
the struggle will be battle royal
from start to finish.
AS evidence of the great amount
Of interest ibeing manifested In this
city. all the leading stores have
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-08
GIRL IS FACING
MURDER CHARGE

Auburn, Calf, Nov. Sit has
been ascertained that life insurance
paid at the death of Joseph Armes
is being used to employ counsel to
prosecute Aim Bell the 20 year old
girl who is being tried on a charge
of numbering him The work of
getting jurors who are well known
is progressing slowly The fact that
she was for four years the sweetheart
of Armes' son who is wealthy ranch>
er, and the fact that after she had
killed him a lifeless child was born
to her, are so well known that every
talesman admits a fixed opinion.
The prosecution says 1t will prove
that the crime was premeditated, that
she had been practicing with a re-
volver some time prior to the killing.
and went to his house that night with
the intention OF numbering him. 1t
will lay stress upon the letter which
tells of the intention of killing him.
The defense I'm sofar as the legal as
aspect of the battle is concerned. lies
upon that provision of the statute
which excuses killing on the ground
of temporary insanity, produced by
the great mental anguish arising in
the heart of the girl when she real
lied she was to become q mother and
that her lover had forsakcu her in
the hour of need
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-08
ROASTED TO DEATH
IN SIGHT OF STREET
FACTORY FIRE RESULTS
IN LOSS OF 0 LIVES

Men Imprisoned in flaming Building
by Iron Bars OF Windows Give Vent
TO Horrible Screams While Specta-
tors Sicken at Slght-Rescue at
tempts are Futile.
New York, Nov. Shine persons.
eight OF whom were workingmen and
the other a boy, perished in a fire
which destroyed the celluloid factory
in Brooklyn and caused a panic OF
employees which resulted in ten work.
men being seriously injured while a
score Of others sustained painful cuts
and bruises from jumping from the
third story. The origin OF the fire is
unknown. Several bodies have been
recovered.
The building was owned by William
Morrison. The fire started in the
second floor, and before the alarm was
sounded the flames had spread to the
stairways leading to the third floor.
With no way of escape except by
jumping. Employees above were panic
stricken, and fought frantically to
reach the windows. Some hurled them
selves through the glass and ten were
seriously injured by the thirty foot
fall 'h@T
William Morrison, junior member of
he firm was badly burned and is be-
lieved to be dying. His son. Robert
Jr., was caught by the flames on the
upper floor but saved himself by
jumping.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-08
BANK WRECKER WILL
MAKE INSANITY PLEA
j. W. SCRIBER HOPES
THUS TO ESCAPE PENALTY

La Grande Cashier Abandons Attempt
to Rely Upon Mercy OF Court and
Friendship of U. S. Attorney-Pros-
ecutiOn VIII Show Forgeries too
CIeverly Executed for Insane Per-
son.
Portland, Nov. S.-With a plea of
insanity j. w. Scriber, wrecker of the
Farmers and Traders National bank
of La Grande, expects TO escape pay
ing the penalty prescribed for bank
looters by the laws of the United
States. Until today it had been under
stood by United States Attorney Nc
Court that the former cashier would
plead guilty and throw himself upon
the liency of the court, as well as make
an effort to gain the sympathy of his
old friend and neighbor the attorney
for the United States. If Scriber
had any intention of abiding by the
plea of guilty he has abandoned it. If
he expected to disarm prosecution by
misleading them into not being ready
to present evidence to jury, in con-
vincing form, he has overshot his
mark. Mr.. McCourt acknowledged an
acquaintance Of many years with the
La Grande exponent of high fin
ance" but will force the defendant to
face the jury November 18th or for
felt his $4,000 bond upon which he
is at liberty. The district attorney
came to his present office from the
home town of the defendant but does
not propose to pay any attention to
the ties of friendship which preceded
his oath to office. 'It is one of the
duties which come to public officer.
unpleasant but necessary" says Nc
Court The district attorney expects
to show that the whole scheme of for
geries and entries on the books Of the
bank were so cunningly executed as to
preclude the defense of insanity.
There are four cases against Scriber,
aggregating forty counts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-08
RECEPTION FOR
WO0LGR0WERS
Business Men Will Welcome
Delegates at Informal Smo-
ker Tonight,
ADVANCE GUARD HERE
OTHERS FOLLOW CLOSELY

Orchestra Will Play and Major Moor
houses Braves VIII Give War Dance
for Enlightenment OF FIocImasters
Tomorrow and Wednesday VIII
See Busy Sessions-Big Banquet
Wednesday Night.
At the Eagles -Woodmen hall this
evening the citizens Of Pendleton will
welcome the state woolgrowers to the
city with a reception and smoker Civ
en- under the auspices of the CONNER
cial association. 1t will be a strictly
informal affair and all local people
are invited to attend. The session
will be held largely for the purpose.
OF allowing people to become ac-
quainted,
No extensive program has been ar
ranged for the evening. yet unless all
signs fail the sheepmen will not lack
entertainment. Johnsons orchestra
will pour forth music in hopes of
soothing the feelings of the guests.
Major Lee Moorhouse and his band Of
Umatilla braves will be on hand to
dance and TO see that things do not be-
come too tame. Performers from the
local vaudeville shows will also assist
in the entertainment. There will be
little speechmaking tonight, that fea-
ture of the convention being deferred
until tomorrow.
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convention will be formally opened.
All day tomorrow will be devoted to
carrying out the excellent program
arranged for the meeting. There will
be no evening session tomorrow. Most
of those attending the convention will
probably witness the sparring match
to be given at the Oregon theatre.
However the bout is being given by
an athletic club and not by the sheep
men as has been enormously reported
by the Portland papers.
At this writing quite a number of
prominent growers have already ar
rived in the city while others are ex-
pected on the evening trains. Among
those arriving last night was George
of Vale, the vice president
of the association. President ]. ".
Burgess has been here for several days
with Secretary Smythe in lin
ing out the work for the convention.
The convention will occupy the en-
tire days both Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Wednesday evening a banquet
will be given at the Eagles Woodmen
hall in honor of the visitors. the af-
lair being under the auspices of the
Commercial association.