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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
WOMEN CHARGED WITH
MURDER ARE RELEASED

New York, Dec. 29.--Dr. Hughes to-
day authorized the return to New
York of Mrs. Caroline B. Martin.
mother of Mrs. Ocey snead, victim Of
the New York bath tub murder mys-
terry and Miss Mary Snead, an aunt
Both women were detained in New
York awaiting extradition on a charge
of being implicated in the murder Of
Mrs. Ocey Snead on November "a.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29

Mrs. Maude Myrtle Johnson. for
merly Mrs, Baney, ana now known
as the Queen of Swiudlers," has been
turned over to the tender mercies ot
the officers at Vancouver, Wash. and
win be taken TO that city for trial
The case against her i'm this district
has been dismissed.
At 1880 this afternoon Mrs. john
son was taken before Judge Bean
FOR q hearing and ut that tine Dis
trict Attorney Phelps announced that
he desired to drop proceedings
against her IN this county so as to
permit of her being taken TO Van
couver for trial He stated that a
warrant was at hand for her arrest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
WRIGHT BROTHERS WILL
NOT ENJOIN AVIATORS

New York, Dec. 29.-Attorney
Williamson for Wilbur and Orville
Wright today declared the report that
the Wright Brothers are preparing to
enjoin certain aeroplanists from par
ticipating in the Los Angeles meet
next month to be utterly false. He
stated that so long as none Of the
wrights' patents were infringed up
on the Dayton aviators would take
no steps to hinder the flights Of 9TH
er inventors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
HOMER DAVENPORT SUFFERS
FROM NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

San Diego, Dec. est was report
ed from the home of A. G. Spaulding
this morning the condition of Homer
Davenport. the cartoonist, who is Wis
iting here, is unchanged Spaulding
announced last night that the artist
had suffered a nervous breakdown
soon after his arrival here last week
from New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29

other Institutions not directly repre-
sented in the association suggested
that the rules minimizing the danger
Of the sport would be acceptable. 1t
was the concensus of opinion that
rules regulating mass plays and the
running tackle. otherwise known as
the flying tackle. and playing
through the line would have to be
abandoned. Representatives of n
number of larger colleges expressed
themselves not only i'm favor of this,
but conveyed the threat that they
would either adopt modified form
OF football or would withdraw from
the association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
dustrlal Workers of the World, Vim
cent st. John, secretary
APPLIES CHRISTMAS GIFT
TO STRIKERS FUND

New York, Dec. ga check run
ming well into We figures was the
Christmas gift Of J. Pierpont Nor
gan to his daughter Anne Morgan,
and will be turned over to the strik-
ing shirtwaist workers, according to
Miss Morgan's friends today. The fl
nancier Is said to have offered no OBJ
lection when his daughter told him
of the purpose to which the gift
would be put.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
" QUEEN Of SW|NDLERS" WILL
Be TRIED At VANCOUVER

upon q charge of swindliug az Van
couver It is understood she Is want
ed there for having swindled a street
car company through fe gntng lniur-
les.
Judge Bean did not pass upon the
question as to whether or not Mrs.
Johnson could be allowed 70 with
draw her former plea Of guilty, made
before the local court. A decision
upon that point was rendered un-
necessary by the action Of the district
attorney. According to Mr. Phelps.
he asked for the dismissal OF the case
against Mrs. Johnson to save the
county the expense of further pro-
ceedings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
WRIGHT BROTHERS WILL NOT
MAKE FLIGHTS FOR AWHILE

Dayton. Ohio, Dec 2s.-The Wright
brothers will not again contest for the
Michelin cup. awarded to Wilbur
Wright in France more than year
ago for the record long distance
flight in an aeroplane. This was an
nounced tonight by Orv'lle Wright.
who added that for some time the
Wrights would make no flights at all.
When they begin again, Orville said
it will be in. Florida, where they ex-
pect 10 have an aviation course. The
Michelin cup never was formally
ella med by Wilbur Wright and is not
now in his possession.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
pensive home product will necessitate
an extra appropriation.
STRIKERS AT BUTTE
WILL GO TO WORK

Butte, Dec. 29.-The striking
swtchmen formerly employed on the
Northern Pacific railroad, notified the
roads officials today that they will
return to work tomorrow regardless
Of the outcome of the st. Paul con-
ference. This action was taken to
mean that the strike in this section is
broken absolutely.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
KuAS WOMAN: THEN
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Peru. md, Dec. 29,-A man who
gistered as e. 3 Lenhart," Chi
cago, but who carried letters address,
ed TO Roy Mckinney, Indianapolis,
killed Miss Dora Chappell, aged 80,
aud committed suic de in the dining
room Of the Bears hotel at noon to-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29

Boston, Dec. 29.-Several vessels
foundered and between so and SO men
were drowned during the gales that
swept New England and the Cana
dian Atlantic coast during Christmas
week according to todays advice from
New Foundland,- Nova Scotia. The
storms. which eliminated in gale
almost of hurricane proportions
Christmas night were general along
this coast. More than "a dozen ves-
sells are still missing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29

That eastern oregon woolgrowers
will receive good prices for the clips
next spring is the optimistic predic-
ton made by Charles II. Greene, well
known woolbuyer who has been in
the city for n day. He came up from
Portland thls morn ng, accompanied
by Edward J. Burke, and spent the
day on business connected with the
securing mill,
AT this time 1t is too early to talk
prices" said Mr.. Greene in conversa-
ton with an East Oregonian repre-
sentative. but they are bound to be
good during the coming spring. There
was comparatively little wool carried
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
ZclnNn MndlN Chccred.

Mexico City, Dee. 29.-Former Pres
ident Zelaya of Nicaragua, arrived
here today ana was received unoffici>
ally by government representatives,
Scores of Central Americans cheered
Wildly as the former presidents car
to the regular train, pulled
into the local station.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
Major General Wiley Dies.

Franklin, Pa, Dec, 2S.-Major Gen
eral John y. Wiley, probably the best
known military figure in Pennsyl-
vania, died tonight, aged &C years.
Until last month General Wiley
controlled large oil interests. He was
brlgadier general of volunteers in the
Spanish American war.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
STRIKERS AWAIT OUTCOME
OF PERHAM'S VISIT

Minneapolis, Dec. 29.-The strike
situation at Minnesota is at stand
still today awaiting the outcome of H
b. Perham's Washington mission Per-
ham, who is an official of one of the
trainmen's organizations is said to
have gone to the capital to lay GER
tain of the strikers demands before
the members of the interstate COM
mercc commission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
Train on Big 4 Wrecked.

Cleveland, Dec. ga passenger
train on. the big four railroad is re-
ported to have been wrecked near
Cleveland today Several persons are
said to have been seriously injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
Cardinal Satolli Sinking.

Rome. Dec. S1.-The condition of
Cardinal Satolli who is suffering
from Nephritis and blood poisoning,
is worse today and hope for his re-
covery $ practically abandoned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
TOlstOi Is Improved.

Moscow, Dec. 29.-Bulletins issued
today from the bedside of Count Leo
Tolstoi, who was stricken with a
high fever last Sunday indicates his
condition is improved.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29

Prof. t. L. Kent Of the agricultur-
al department at the oregon agricul-
titM college, is now in the city, hav-
ing arrived this morn ng.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
Jordan Recommends Rugby.

A letter was read from David Starr
Jordan. president of the Leland Stan
ford university, stating that the Am
er can game had been abandoned
there and that the English game had
been found satisfactory, not only to
the students, but to the spectators.
West Point submitted a set resolu-
ton which called for a radical change
in the playing rules, but these, with
other resolutions, were substituted
by the resolution offered by Mr.. Hall
of Dartsmouth.
1t became apparent that the larger
colleges were in favor of the present
playing rules, perhaps in modified
form and that smaller institutions
were violently opposed to them. The
representative of nearly every insti-
tuition of higher learn ng between
New York and San Francisco made
an address and many offered motions
that would limit the danger of the
present football game. These offer
ngs became so confused that Halls
resolution was adopted as compro-
m Go
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-29
Delegates From Many Schools
Favor Modification OF Rules
of the Game.
ONLY THREE ARE
OPPOSED TO CHANGE
RESOLUTIONS for Revision of Ruics So
AS 10 Eliminate Dangerous Rays,
Meet With Favor AmnI'g Many COL
legcs- Siagg Would Stop interviews
With NcwspaperS-Jordan Urges
Adoption of Rugby-COrnell Is Fa-
yorabIe TO Change.

New York, Dec. 29-The Intercol-
legiate Athletic association adopted
and submitted to the rules commit
modification of the football play
ing rules to reduce the injury to con-
testants to a minimum.
The resolution, which was intro
duced by Professor E. X. Hall of
Dartsmouth and adopted after three
hours of acrimonious discussion, fol-
lows:
THAT the football rules committee
of this association be instructed to
use every possible endeavor to bring
about such a modification of the rules
as i'm their judgment shall tend to
reduce to a minimum the danger of
physical injury to players and at the
same time to retain as far as possible
the most desirable and wholesome
features of the game"
Three Vote in Opposition.
Only three votes were registered
against the resolution, but nearly ev-
cry college in the west had some-
thing 10 say concerning it,
Professor Alonzo A. Stagg of the
University of Chicago made a mo-
,iln that they would prohibit all Of
( cials oi football game. includ ng
ump.rcs. referees ana participants
from talking to newspaper men after
the same. Stagg made a strong APP
peal for this motion, saying that he
had been grossly misquoted at times,
hut the convention defeated the mo-
ton by an overwhelming vote
The revision Of the game was or
dered. it is understood, with due con-
sideration of the association of Yale,
Princeton, Pennsylvan a, Cornell AMI
a few other -institutions that are not
members of the INTERCOLLEGIATE organ
ization. Harvard has joined the as
sociation. but its representative let
il be known that his nstituJ or would
not be bound by the new football
rules OF the assoc!at on although it
would recognize its regulation of
other minor sports.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19
Abolition of the Death
Penalty.

recommend that capital punish
ment be abolished from the laws of
This territory. 1t has been my personal
observation that the poor unfortunate
wretch. who has neither friends nor
influence, is about the only n called
upon to meet the grim demand of this
law. The deliberate murderer has no
fear of death: indeed his execution is
often made the occasion of bravado on
his part. The legal extinction of a
human life does not restore the life
of the victim of murder, and tho de-
mand of Il life for a life in my opin-
ion involves an element of revcnge re-
pugnant to civilization. else why does
D community when a legal execution
takes place within its precincts hang
its head in shame and confusion and
make every effort to y news
Of the event from publication Neither
has Il been show in the experience
Of any commonwealth thai the en-
forcement of the death penalty has
tended to reduce crime. | feel con-
WINGED, gentlemen, that effective legis-
lation can be enacted whereby society
may be protected from the dangerous
criminal by meant other than taking
his life. and | trust you will give this
recommendation you careful atten-
ton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19
Territorial Militia.

The National Guard OF New Mexico
is composed of FIVE companies of in
faltry. enc troop > cavalry and ono
dctchmeut Of signal corps. si-ie. the
legislative assembly of 1907 armOt,f rs
have been erected or are in the course
OF construction in the cities of Santa
Fe. Las Vegas, Roswell, albuquerque.
Las Cruces and Silver city. and the
necessity of renting armorics has thus
been dispensed with. The territory
may well be proud Of these homes for
its militia, whore arms and equip
ment may be properly cared for and
where drills and instruction may be
given the members.
/ trust We shall be able to increase
the infantry at least n company,
FOR while we have had no trouble in
New Mexico and do not anticipate
any, to necessitatc a call for the mill
tia, we should have an efficient body
Of militiamen. ready compctcntly to
respond in case Of emergency; and
especially in event of a national strife
should New Mexico maintain its past
very c%reditable record. keeping abreast
with the other commemorative of the
union in its militia service.
Officers from the War Department
detailed to inspect our militia bestow
very high compliments upon the or
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19

81 conform to conditions under state
rovernment with very few changes
which would require very little ex-
nense; but that the translation ana
p%nblication of the present laws at this
,rime would cost a great deal of money
and that If the revision is held over
mil the new state is formed all cor
,ectings in the new revision and the
translation and publication Thereon
could be made without much addi-
tional expense.
II in your Judgment 1t should be
deemed best that the revision be com
Melted Immediately it will then be for
Won to prepare and pass a proper act
uniting the revision into effect and il
viii also be necessary h a you ar
range TO have the work of inserting
tho acts OF your assembly in the revis-
ion. as well as the printing, proof
reading and indeXing of the work put
under the supervision of some COM
netent person or persons.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19
Coal Oil Inspector.

This office has been well administers
ed and the law enforced. but I con
slider HE inspection fees collected by
The Inspector and his deputies. and re-
tanned by them as salary. entirely too
great and out of proportion Ia the
valnc of the services rendered. 1 re-
commend a reduction of these fees, OF
that the inspector be allowed a fixed
"a Iary. and hat he he given a deputy
for each judicial district. the deputies
to receive about one-third of the fees,
and that all receipts above the amount
allowed the inspector and deputies a.
compensation, be turned into the ter
ritorial treasury for the benefit: of the
public school fun or the Canine Real
fund. At least $1,000 per annum could
be saved TO the a payer and used
for beneficial purposes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19
Superintendent of Insurance.

This office was created March 9,
1905, and since then it's receipts have
amounted TO s115. 361.S3, and the act
ual expense OF maintaining the office
slnce It's creation amounts to $15,-
S04.92.
The receipts for 1907 were $685.
SS9.06, for 1908. $%32,166.17, and the
expenses of the office for these two
years 6,922. 80. 1t is estimated that
the receipts for the ensuing two years
viii amount to over $4,000.
The business of this office has in
creased so rapidly that it is absolute
~ necessary that the superintendent
be given an assistant. The report of
the superintendent is very complete
ana comprehensive, and | shouId be
glad to see his recommendations en-
acted into law.
In May. 1908. the governors Of the
various states and territories in the
union met on invitation from President
Roosevelt in Washington for the pur-
pose OF discussing methods of con
serving the nations %csource and
acting upon a suggestion made by the
governor, the president appoint
ed a national conservation commits
sion. to investigate the condition of
the nations natural wealth. AT this
meeting is was recommended that the
governors appoint local conservation
commissions to cooperate with the
federal commission in working out
developing plans whereby the de-
struction, waste and rapid depletion
of our natural might be
prevented aud rcmedicd,' notably as
relates to streams, forests. lands and
minerals. Acting upon this rccom-
incubation ! appointed in August,
1908, three citizens Of the territory as
a local conservation commission to-
wit: Hon. Solomon Luna, of Los Luz
mas. Hon. A. A. Jones. and Hon. II.
w. Kelly. of Las Vegas. who signified
their willingness to serve without com
pcnsation. These gentlemen attended
a meeting of the national conservation
commission at Washington this win
ter. and rendered valuable service to
the territory.
now recommend that this assem-
bly, create a Territorial Conservation
commission. to consist Of three mem
bcrs, who shall serve without com
pcnsation. but who shall be provided
with a secretary and necessary ex-
penses the duties Of the commission
shall be 60 make an inventory Of the
natural of the territory, Sc
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19
Advertising and immigration.

The benefits to be derived from
thorough advertising in newspapers
and magazines of large circulation and
by the distribution of properly pre-
pared literature, are now generally
recognized by all of the western states
most of which have immigration de-
partmcnts whose duty it Is to secure
such advertising and to induce immi-
grafton and encourage development.
There is no section of the west so
greatly in need of intelligent advertise
ing as Is New Mexico. We have the
land and we have the and
it is our duty to give them the fullest
publicity. 1t is especially important
that we should do this just now when
the tide of immigration is setting to-
ward the west and southwest more
strongly than ever before. New Mex
leo should leave nothing undone to
secure its full share of his immigra~
ton. Moreover, as we are on the eve
of statehood. proper advertising and
publicity are vitality necessary.
The Bureau Of immigration has
been well conducted in the past and
has been of distinct benefit to the ter
ritory. | have no fault to find with
the conduct of the work by the pres
ent bureau. But the bureau system
is cumbersome and is not as effective
as this department should be. n
members Of the bureau are widely
scattered over the territory and the
expense it has been necessary to incur
in bringing them together for meet
ings has been considerable This ex-
pense. applied upon the salary of the
secretary, would enable the territory
to secure the services of a competent
man who could give his entire time
to the work. The salary paid the sec
rotary heretofore has not been suffi-
Client to warrant a nan competent to
conduct the work in giving It all Of
his time.
| would therefore recommend that
the Bureau of Immigration be aboI-
ished and that there he created in
its place the office of Commissioners of
Immigration. with sufficient salary 10
enable the territory to employ a COM
petent ma Who can give his entire
time to the work; and hat the office
he supplied with an appropriation
large enough to enable the commits
sioner TO visit and a%cquaint himself
with all parts of the territory and
especial needs In advertising: and tn
secure the publication of articles in
NEWSPAPERS and magazines of large
circulation. likely to encourage inter
est in the territory and to promote i'm
migration and development: and al
the same time to prepare and circu-
late descriptive and statistical liter
aturc. Such "A department. energetic
caily conducted. by a competent COM
missioner, would he of greatest bcnc-
fit during the ncxt few years when
the Importance of prOper and wide
spread publicity cannot be ovcresti-
mated.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19
I%ndeterminate Sentences and
The Parole Law.

Mann of the states have enacted
laws known as indeterminate sentence
and parole laws, and the fact that the
same laws arc about to be enacted in
other states indicates hat such laws
are beneficial. and l think their en-
actment would be OF advantage to this
territory. I feel that a parole might
be granted with propriety, to give a
prisoner another chance to reform and
support a needy family. possibly when
a full pardon should o be granted
The supervision and report required by
a parole has a restraining effect and
for that reason is beneficial.
The indeterminate sentence simply
gives the courts the power to fix a
minimum and maximum sentence in
stead of a flat sentence. and when
the prisoner has. served the minimum
term OF his sentence IL the circum-
stances and his conduct warrant such
action he may be pardoned under rea-
sonablc conditions of good behavior
and report, and in case of a violation
of his parole by again %resorting to
crime he may be returned to the pris-
on without the necessity or expense OF
another trial.
| request you earnest consideration
of his matter and recommend the en-
aetment OF such a law,
M ftiOlk litN EdlIit iiflt 10 dliotl' liidb-
ter that in my judgment calls for adj
ditional legislation. AS the law now
stands it is mandatory upon the courts,
in addition to the p~cnitentiary sem
tence to assess a fine. in some cases,
as high as five hundred dollars. The
result is hat when the prison SEN
tence has been served. the prisoner,
though abso "' enniiess, will be
held for this \ some cases. as
long as n half years unless
the governor issues a pardon. which,
] may say, is often done and in which
the judge who tried the case concurs.
In such a case under the laws of the
United States. thirty days after the
prison sentence has expired, the pris-
oncr. II unable TO pay fine and costs.
may file a pauper affidavit and be
legally released. As our law now
stands the governor is called upon to
grant many more pardons than he
should be, to release prisoners held in
this way. Therefore. | recommend the
enactment OF such a law as will en-
able an INDECENT prisoner to file a
pauper affidavit within a reasonable
time after the prison sentence has ex-
pired. and thus secure release from
the payment of a fine aud costs which
he Is unable To pay without the neccs-
sity Of a pardon by the governor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-19

cure authentic information as to any
waste or destruction that may he TAX
ing place within its borders. advise
with the federal commission as to re-
medal legislation. prepare sugGes-
tons TO be placed before the terri
torlal legislature with a view to recur-
ing the passage of timely and valua-
bic laws for safeguarding not only
the present but future welfare of the
territory. This commission would re-
ccivc the benefit of tho national IN
vestigation which would be of great
value to the territory.